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Florida Statute 871.02 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 871.02 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 871.02 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
871.02 Indictments or informations for disturbing assembly.—The several grand juries of this state in their respective counties may return indictments or the several state attorneys of the state in their respective circuits may file information against all persons violating s. 871.01, and such indictments or informations, when filed with the clerk of the circuit court in the county where such offense is alleged to have been committed, shall be forthwith certified by the clerk to some court in the county having jurisdiction to try and determine such charge, and said court to which such indictment or information is certified shall proceed to try and determine such charge upon such indictment or information, the same as if affidavit had been made before such court charging the said offense.
History.—ss. 2, 3, ch. 5719, 1907; RGS 5449; CGL 7592; s. 1404, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2006-264.

Cases Citing F.S. 871.02

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·In Re Stand. Jury Inst. in Crim. Cases No. 2007-03, 976 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. 2008).

Cited 57 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2008 WL 596805

...--------------------------------------------------------------------- Disturbing a school, religious None 871.01(1) 29.15 or lawful assembly --------------------------------------------------------------------- *1097 Comment See Title 10 U.S.C. § 1491 for further details. To commit an offense under § 871.02 a person must have deliberately acted to create a disturbance....
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·United States v. Donald Vincent Callahan, 702 F.2d 964 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 38 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 28790

than five years, or both. 18 U.S.C.A. § 871. 2 . The government argues the evidence
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·United States v. Michael Kapelushnik, 306 F.3d 1090 (11th Cir. 2002).

Cited 30 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

transport stolen goods, in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 871; (2) transportation of stolen goods, in violation
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