Florida Statute 860.8 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 860
OFFENSES CONCERNING AIRCRAFT, MOTOR VEHICLES, VESSELS, AND RAILROADS

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F.S. 860.08

860.08 Interference with railroad signals prohibited; penalty.—Any person, other than an employee or authorized agent of a railroad company acting within the line of duty, who knowingly or willfully interferes with or removes any railroad signal system used to control railroad operations, any railroad crossing warning devices, or any lantern, light, lamp, torch, flag, fuse, torpedo, or other signal used in connection with railroad operations is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 4705, 1899; GS 3657; RGS 5594; CGL 7780; s. 1092, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 79-360; s. 1392, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 860.08

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

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Cases Citing Statute 860.08

Total Results: 1

M.C. v. State

614 So. 2d 4, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 1622, 1993 WL 31575

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 1993 | Docket: 64694387

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service. The State charged M.C. with violating section 860.08, Florida Statutes (1991), which provides: Any