Florida Statute 827.04 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 827
ABUSE OF CHILDREN

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F.S. 827.04

827.04 Contributing to the delinquency or dependency of a child; penalty.—

(1) Any person who:

(a) Commits any act which causes, tends to cause, encourages, or contributes to a child becoming a delinquent or dependent child or a child in need of services; or

(b) Induces or endeavors to induce, by act, threat, command, or persuasion, a child to commit or perform any act, follow any course of conduct, or live in a manner that causes or tends to cause such child to become or to remain a dependent or delinquent child or a child in need of services,

commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) It is not necessary for any court exercising juvenile jurisdiction to make an adjudication that any child is delinquent or dependent or a child in need of services in order to prosecute a violation of this section. An adjudication that a child is delinquent or dependent or a child in need of services shall not preclude a subsequent prosecution of a violation of this section.

(3) A person 21 years of age or older who impregnates a child under 16 years of age commits an act of child abuse which constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. A person who impregnates a child in violation of this subsection commits an offense under this subsection regardless of whether the person is found to have committed, or has been charged with or prosecuted for, any other offense committed during the course of the same criminal transaction or episode, including, but not limited to, an offense proscribed under s. 800.04, relating to lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon any person under 16 years of age. Neither the victim’s lack of chastity nor the victim’s consent is a defense to the crime proscribed under this subsection.

History.—s. 50, ch. 74-383; s. 30, ch. 75-298; s. 1, ch. 77-73; s. 1, ch. 77-429; s. 4, ch. 88-151; s. 8, ch. 90-53; s. 2, ch. 96-215; s. 10, ch. 96-322.

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Amendments to 827.04

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 827.04

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S827.04 1 - CRUELTY TOWARD CHILD - REPEALED 1996 GREAT HARM PHYSICAL MENTAL INJ - F: T

S827.04 1 - CONTRIB DELINQ MINOR - REMOVED - M: F

S827.04 1 - NEGLECT CHILD - REPEALED 1996 GREAT HARM DEPRIVE ALLOW - F: T

S827.04 1a - CONTRIB DELINQ MINOR - CAUSE TO BECOME DELINQ DEPENDENT NEEDY - M: F

S827.04 1b - CONTRIB DELINQ MINOR - CAUSE CHILD COMMIT ACT OF DELINQ DEPEND NEED - M: F

S827.04 2 - CRUELTY TOWARD CHILD - REPEALED 1996 PHYSICAL OR MENTAL INJURE CHILD - M: F

S827.04 2 - NEGLECT CHILD - REPEALED 1996 DEPRIVE OR ALLOW DEPRIVATION - M: F

S827.04 3 - CRUELTY TOWARD CHILD - OVER 21 IMPREGNATE CHILD UNDER 16 CHILD ABUSE - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 827.04

Total Results: 20

Ronald Stuyvesant Boyd v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: alleged that Boyd committed misdemeanors. See § 827.04(1)(a), Fla. Stat. Pursuant to a plea agreement

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-03

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-02-05T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Substance Contributing to the 827.04(1) 16.4 delinquency of

Guardian Ad Litem Program v. C.W. (In re X.W.)

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-02-09T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 255 So. 3d 882

Snippet: person over twenty-one is a violation of section 827.04(3), Florida Statutes (2013), and is part of the

GUARDIAN AD LITEM PROGRAM v. DEPT. OF CHILDREN & FAMILIES

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-02-08T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: person over twenty-one is a violation of section 827.04(3), Florida Statutes (2013), and is part of the

Nixon Lazard v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-10-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 229 So. 3d 439

Snippet: a child, a misdemeanor, in violation of section 827.04, Florida Statutes (2003). 1 The trial

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-06

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-06-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 195 So. 3d 356, 2016 WL 3450481

Snippet: CHILD [~IN NEED OF SERVICES] ■ " • § 827.04(31), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Contributing

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-04

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-04-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 190 So. 3d 614, 2016 WL 1460587

Snippet: ^___ Contributing to the dependency of a ■ 827.04(1)' 16.4 '_ minor___ Battery; only

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2014-02

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-09-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 152 So. 3d 475, 2014 WL 4458879

Snippet: None Contributing to the dependency of a 827.04(1) 16.4 minor Battery; only under certain

Ramirez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-03-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 133 So. 3d 648, 2014 WL 996524, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 3604

Snippet: . 826.04; s. 827.03, involving sexual abuse; s. 827.04, involving sexual abuse; s. 827.071; or s. 847.0135

Montgomery v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-05-17T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 112 So. 3d 781, 2013 WL 2121750, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7964

Snippet: of the information: (1) a violation of section 827.04(3), Florida Statutes (2009), a third-degree felony

Rodriguez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-05-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 112 So. 3d 744, 2013 WL 1918863, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7505

Snippet: Fla. Stat. (2009). . § 800.04(5)(a), (c)2. .§ 827.04(l)(a). No. 5D12-363 District Court of

Norris v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-10-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 98 So. 3d 230, 2012 WL 4497731, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16506

Snippet: statute, section 562.11(l)(a)l., and not section 827.04, which defines contributing to the delinquency …remand for consideration of this issue under section 827.04(3), while affirming the remaining violations. If…If the trial court finds no violation of section 827.04(3), it is directed to consider whether Appellant

Moulton v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-06-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 113 So. 3d 866, 2012 WL 2054115, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9189

Snippet: and contributing to the delinquency of child, § 827.04(1), Fla. Stat. (2007). On the form “Findings on…of contributing to the delinquency of a child, § 827.04(1). On the form “Findings on Specified Sex Offenses

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report 2010-05

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2012-02-09T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 87 So. 3d 679, 2012 WL 399879

Snippet: PERSON 21 OR OLDER IMPREGNATING CHILD UNDER 16 § 827.04(3), Fla.Stat. To prove the crime of Contributing

Santarelli v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-06-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 62 So. 3d 1211, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8818, 2011 WL 2268959

Snippet: ] See § 856.015, Fla. Stat. (2008). [2] See § 827.04(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008). [3] See § 782.07(1),

Chisolm v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-02-28T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 58 So. 3d 304, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2513, 2011 WL 680347

Snippet: child, a first-degree misdemeanor under section 827.04, Florida Statutes, but not third-degree felony …dependency of a minor [a misdemeanor under section 827.04] for such conduct.... [I]f a parent can be charged…charged with the misdemeanor offense under section 827.04 when a spanking results in significant welts, the…contributing to the dependency of a child under section 827.04. See King v. State, 903 So.2d 954, 955 (Fla. 2d

Oquendo v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-12-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 24 So. 3d 746, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 20370, 2009 WL 5125172

Snippet: of a minor, in violation of sections 827.071 and 827.04, Florida Statutes (2007).[1] We reverse the conviction

AD v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-07-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 15 So. 3d 831

Snippet: dependent child or a child in need of services." § 827.04, Fla. Stat. (2006). However, the statute for felony…1] See § 827.03, Fla. Stat. (2006). [2] See § 827.04, Fla. Stat. (2006). 2D08-1930 District

A.D. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-07-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 15 So. 3d 831, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 10124

Snippet: dependent child or a child in need of services.” § 827.04, Fla. Stat. (2006). However, the statute for felony…. . See § 827.03, Fla. Stat. (2006). . See § 827.04, Fla. Stat. (2006). No. 2D08-1930 District

Hobbs v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-12-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 999 So. 2d 1025

Snippet: . 826.04; s. 827.03, involving sexual abuse; s. 827.04, involving sexual abuse; s. 827.071, or any other