Florida Statute 812.171 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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F.S. 812.171

812.171 Definition.—As used in this act, the term “convenience business” means any place of business that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of groceries, or both groceries and gasoline, that is open for business at any time between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and that is licensed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation pursuant to chapter 210, chapter 561, chapter 562, chapter 563, chapter 564, chapter 565, or chapter 569, as applicable. The term “convenience business” does not include:

(1) A business that is solely or primarily a restaurant.

(2) A business that always has at least five employees on the premises after 11 p.m. and before 5 a.m.

(3) A business that has at least 10,000 square feet of retail floor space.

(4) A business in which the owner or members of his or her family work between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.

History.—s. 3, ch. 90-346; s. 2, ch. 92-103; s. 1243, ch. 97-102; s. 20, ch. 2021-131.

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Total Results: 12

Larry v. State

61 So. 3d 1205, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 6766, 2011 WL 1810604

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 13, 2011 | Docket: 2325967

Cited 7 times | Published

10,000 square feet of retail floor space. See § 812.171(3), Fla. Stat. (2010). Thus, in its case in chief

Dickerson v. State

783 So. 2d 1144, 2001 WL 303558

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2001 | Docket: 1259627

Cited 6 times | Published

defined in s. 812.171. *1146 (emphasis added). Section 812.171, Florida Statutes (1999), defines a "convenience

Royal v. State

784 So. 2d 1210, 2001 WL 359626

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 12, 2001 | Docket: 1492171

Cited 2 times | Published

term only by reference to another statute, section 812.171, Florida Statutes (1999). Section 893.13(1)(e)

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2013-05

153 So. 3d 192, 2014 WL 6977938

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 2014 | Docket: 2613862

Cited 1 times | Published

nonprofit operation. Convenience business. § 812.171 Fla. Stat. A “convenience business” means

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-12.

272 So. 3d 243

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 30, 2019 | Docket: 15696547

Published

nonprofit operation. Convenience business. § 812.171, Fla. Stat. A "convenience business"

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2016-09

216 So. 3d 497

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 2017 | Docket: 5813561

Published

nonprofit operation. Convenience business. § 812.171, Fla. Stat. A “convenience business” means

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-03 – Corrected Opinion

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 19, 2016 | Docket: 3065478

Published

nonprofit operation. Convenience business. § 812.171, Fla. Stat. A “convenience business” means

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2015-03

191 So. 3d 291, 2016 WL 1375710

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 7, 2016 | Docket: 3051607

Published

operation. *304 Convenience business. § 812.171,_ Fla. Stat. A “convenience business” means

Baker v. State

951 So. 2d 78, 2007 WL 737541

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 13, 2007 | Docket: 1280820

Published

convenience business as defined in s. 812.171. Section 812.171, Florida Statutes (2005), defines a convenience

State v. Higdon

814 So. 2d 1196, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 5101, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 872

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 19, 2002 | Docket: 64814679

Published

was a “convenience business” as defined in section 812.171, Florida Statutes (1999). On appeal, the State

Dickerson v. State

783 So. 2d 1144, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 4113

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2001 | Docket: 64805086

Published

defined in s. 812.171. *1146(emphasis added). Section 812.171, Florida Statutes (1999), defines a “convenience

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 27, 1992 | Docket: 3255720

Published

City of Pinellas Park Code of Ordinances. 3 Section 812.171, F.S., as amended by s. 2, Ch. 92-103, Laws