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Fla. Stat. § 836.11 (2025)

Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited.

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836.11 Publications which tend to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule prohibited.—

(1) It shall be unlawful to print, publish, distribute or cause to be printed, published or distributed by any means, or in any manner whatsoever, any publication, handbill, dodger, circular, booklet, pamphlet, leaflet, card, sticker, periodical, literature, paper or other printed material which tends to expose any individual or any religious group to hatred, contempt, ridicule or obloquy unless the following is clearly printed or written thereon:

(a) The true name and post office address of the person, firm, partnership, corporation or organization causing the same to be printed, published or distributed; and,

(b) If such name is that of a firm, corporation or organization, the name and post office address of the individual acting in its behalf in causing such printing, publication or distribution.

(2) Any person, firm or corporation violating any of the sections of this statute shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 22744, 1945; s. 996, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 836.11

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§836.11CRIMES AGAINST PERSONPUBLICATION EXPOSE PERSON HATRED CONTEMPT ETCM · 1st

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 2001–2002 · leading case: Liliana Cuesta v. Sch. Bd. of Miami-Dade, 285 F.3d 962 (11th Cir. 2002).

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Liliana Cuesta v. Sch. Bd. of Miami-Dade, 285 F.3d 962 (11th Cir. 2002). · cites it 2× “After examining a book of Florida statutes, Officer Alexander concluded that the students had violated Fla. Stat. § 836.11 , a misdemeanor that crimi 1 nalizes the anonymous distribution of publications that “expose any individual or any religious group to hatred, contempt,…”

State v. Shank, 795 So. 2d 1067 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001). · cites it 10× “The State of Florida appeals the county court's dismissal of an information charging appellee with a violation of section 836.11, Florida Statutes, which prohibits publications tending to expose persons to hatred, contempt, or ridicule.”

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