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Florida Statute 860.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 860.04 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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860.04 Riding or attempting to ride on a railroad train with intent to ride free.—Any person who, without permission of those having authority, with the intention of being transported free, rides or attempts to ride on any railroad train in this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 4703, 1899; GS 3643; RGS 5579; CGL 7765; s. 1088, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 860.04

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
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Cases Citing F.S. 860.04

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·United States v. Saavedra, 148 F.3d 1311 (11th Cir. 1998).

Cited 30 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1998 U.S. App. LEXIS 18218, 1998 WL 454104

841(a) and only § 2D 1.2 for violations of § 860. 4 The United States urges us to sidestep
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·Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. Pickard, 573 So. 2d 850 (Fla. 1st DCA 1991).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 126316

...cher and Ms. Barrickman. [6] The standards of the railroad industry as embodied in the written Seaboard policy apparently do not require employees to escort unauthorized persons off the premises unless those persons are children of tender years. [7] Section 860.04, Florida Statutes provides: Any person who, without permission of those having authority, with the intention of being transported free, rides or attempts to ride on any railroad train in this state shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in Section 775.082 or 775.083....
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United States v. Saavedra, 148 F.3d 1311 (11th Cir. 1998).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

of § 841(a) and only § 2D1.2 for violations of § 860.4 The United States urges us to sidestep the

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