Florida Statute 871.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 871
DISTURBING RELIGIOUS AND OTHER ASSEMBLIES

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F.S. 871.015

871.015 Unlawful protests.—

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Funeral or burial” means a service or ceremony offered or provided in connection with the final disposition, memorialization, interment, entombment, or inurnment of human remains or cremated human remains.

(b) “Funeral procession” has the same meaning as provided in s. 316.1974.

(c) “Protest activities” means any action, including picketing, which is undertaken with the intent to interrupt or disturb a funeral or burial.

(2) A person may not knowingly engage in protest activities or knowingly cause protest activities to occur within 500 feet of the property line of a residence, cemetery, funeral home, house of worship, or other location during or within 1 hour before or 1 hour after the conducting of a funeral or burial at that place. This subsection does not prohibit protest activities that occur adjacent to that portion of a funeral procession which extends beyond 500 feet of the property line of the location of the funeral or burial.

(3) A person who violates this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2013-19; s. 166, ch. 2014-17.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 871.015

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Cases Citing Statute 871.015

Total Results: 3

PEOPLE'S TRUST INSURANCE COMPANY v. MIGUEL TOSAR AND MARIA TOSAR

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-12-15

Snippet: subtracted from the total, the insureds’ net claim was $871.15. On November 24, 2017, People’s Trust sent

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2014-05

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-02-05

Citation: 157 So. 3d 1027, 2015 WL 474161

Snippet: burial at that location. Give if applicable. § 871.015, Fla. Stat., is unclear whether the provision below

Barrow v. Bailey

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1853-01-15

Citation: 5 Fla. 9

Snippet: showing the entire cash payment to 'amount to $26,-. 871.15. It is contended, on behalf of the respondent,