Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 836.115 (2025)
Cyberintimidation by publication.
✓ 2025 Florida Statutes — current through the 2025 Regular Session
Find cases:
SyfertCases citing this section
FL-LEGleg.state.fl.us
JustiaFla. Statutes
CornellLII Search
CasesGoogle Scholar
836.115 Cyberintimidation by publication.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Electronically publish” means to disseminate, post, or otherwise disclose information to an Internet site or forum.
(b) “Harass” has the same meaning as provided in s. 817.568(1)(c).
(c) “Personal identification information” has the same meaning as provided in s. 817.568(1)(f).
(2) It is unlawful for a person to electronically publish another person’s personal identification information with the intent to, or with the intent that a third party will use the information to:
(a) Incite violence or commit a crime against the person; or
(b) Threaten or harass the person, placing such person in reasonable fear of bodily harm.
A person who violates this subsection commits a misdemeanor of a first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 836.115
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§836.115(2a)INTIMIDATIONCYBER INTIMIDATE INCITE VIOL CRIME PERSON
§836.115(2b)INTIMIDATIONCYBER INTIMIDATE THREATEN HARASS BODILY HARM
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2021–2021 · leading case: Dream Defenders v. Desantis (N.D. Fla. 2021).
Dream Defenders v. Desantis (N.D. Fla. 2021). “” § 836.115, Fla Stat. (2021). Section 15 defines “riot.”
— 836.115(2)(a) — 1 case
Dream Defenders v. Desantis (N.D. Fla. 2021). “” § 836.115, Fla Stat. (2021). Section 15 defines “riot.”
Annotations are extracted automatically from the opinions in the
Syfert caselaw corpus and ranked by authority, recency, and
treatment. Dots show Syfertize treatment of the citing case itself.