Florida Statute 877.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 877
MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES

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F.S. 877.03

877.03 Breach of the peace; disorderly conduct.—Whoever commits such acts as are of a nature to corrupt the public morals, or outrage the sense of public decency, or affect the peace and quiet of persons who may witness them, or engages in brawling or fighting, or engages in such conduct as to constitute a breach of the peace or disorderly conduct, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 1, ch. 59-325; s. 1147, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 86-174.

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Amendments to 877.03

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 877.03

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

S877.03 - DISORDERLY CONDUCT - BRAWLING FIGHTING CORRUPT PUBLIC MORAL DECENCY - M: S

S877.03 - DISTURBING PEACE - BREACH OF THE PEACE - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 877.03

Total Results: 20

Geoffrey Carlo v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-03T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: of disorderly conduct as prohibited by section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2021): Whoever commits

PETER M. HAVER and GALINA HAVER v. THE CITY OF WEST PALM BEACH, INC.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-06-10T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: So. 2d 832 (Fla. 1972). Detournay, 127 So. 3d at 877. 3 These cases set forth the standing requirement

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-02.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-10-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 256 So. 3d 1316

Snippet: DISORDERLY CONDUCT] [BREACH OF THE PEACE] § 877.03, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of [Disorderly… [DISORDERLY CONDUCT] [BREACH OF THE PEACE] - § 877.03 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. None

EDMOND ST. FLEURY v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-05-02T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: State, 830 So. 2d 792, 803 (Fla. 2002). Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2016), which criminalizes disorderly… 2 limited the scope of section 877.03 “to words which ‘by their very utterance . . . … .” Id. Therefore, “a violation of Fla. Stat. § 877.03, F.S.A., requires more than the creation of a mere…sufficient to sustain a conviction under section 877.03.” Id. at 1066. Here, in contrast, appellant did

BCML Holding LLC v. Wilmington Trust, N.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-09-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 201 So. 3d 109, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 14019

Snippet: at 388; Williams, 92 So. at 877. 3 . We find no merit in BCML’s additional

S.S., a child v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-01-21T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 154 So. 3d 1217, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 718

Snippet: relied on the disorderly conduct statute, section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2013), by stating, “So, the … 3d 1231, 1234 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2013), which criminalizes breach…court, or perhaps an assault. See §§ 784.011 & 877.03, Fla. Stat. (2013). Whether or not to bring charges

K.P. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-06-13T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 90 So. 3d 890, 2012 WL 2122162, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9580

Snippet: concur. . The disorderly conduct statute, section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2010), provides in pertinent

M.L.J. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-05-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 93 So. 3d 348, 2012 WL 1649708, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 7408

Snippet: disposition order finding that he violated section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2009), which prohibits disorderly

KMB v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-08-10T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 69 So. 3d 311

Snippet: Fla. 1976) (limiting the application of section 877.03, Florida Statutes, and applying it only to either

K.M.B. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-08-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 69 So. 3d 311, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 12549

Snippet: Fla. 1976) (limiting the application of section 877.03, Florida Statutes, and applying it only to either

CN v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-12-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 49 So. 3d 831

Snippet: juvenile, was charged with disorderly conduct, § 877.03, Fla. Stat. (2008), and resisting an officer without

Sorena v. Gerald J. Tobin, P.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-10-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 47 So. 3d 875, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15836, 2010 WL 4103522

Snippet: x27;s agreement to permit the construction, and *877 (3) breached the oral agreement by failing to perform

Fields v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-12-09T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 24 So. 3d 646, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 19081, 2009 WL 4639671

Snippet: count of disorderly conduct in violation of section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2007). The disorderly conduct…served. This appeal followed. II. ANALYSIS Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2007) states as follows: *648…considerations, we now limit the application of Section 877.03 so that it shall hereafter only apply either to…(Fla.1976)]. With these two exceptions, Section 877.03 should not be read to proscribe the use of language…conviction for disorderly conduct" under section 877.03 as limited by Saunders. Barry v. State, 934 So.2d

A.S.C. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-06-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 14 So. 3d 1118, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 7449, 2009 WL 1636310

Snippet: with disorderly conduct in violation of section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2007), and with disruption or… A.S.C. constituted a viola*1119tion of section 877.03. The trial court denied the motion, and A.S.C. …State, 894 So.2d 282 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). Section 877.03 defines and proscribes disorderly conduct, as follows…State, 667 So.2d 325 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). Section 877.03 was limited by the high court so that it applies…its progeny, to constitute a violation of section 877.03, there must be evidence of something more than

Smith v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-09-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 967 So. 2d 937, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 13851, 2007 WL 2481658

Snippet: actions and words inside or outside the bank. Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2003), defines the offense: …been numerous constitutional challenges to section 877.03 based on vagueness. In State v. Saunders, 339 So…considerations, we now limit the application of Section 877.03 so that it shall hereafter only apply either to…Fla.1976) ]. With these two exceptions, Section 877.03 should not be read to proscribe the use of language… do not meet the limited application of section 877.03 as dictated by the supreme court in Saunders. This

JM v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-06-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 960 So. 2d 813

Snippet: with disorderly conduct in violation of sections 877.03 and 777.011, Florida Statutes (2005),[2] and resisting

J.M. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-06-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 960 So. 2d 813, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 9984

Snippet: with disorderly conduct in violation of sections 877.03 and 777.011, Florida Statutes (2005),2 and resisting

Beckham v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-08-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 934 So. 2d 681

Snippet: qualify as disorderly conduct pursuant to section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2003), as there was no evidence

Barry v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-08-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 934 So. 2d 656

Snippet: section 877.03: In light of these considerations, we now limit the application of Section 877.03 so that…guilty. Barry now appeals this conviction. Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2004), states, in pertinent …speech." With these two exceptions, Section 877.03 should not be read to proscribe the use of language

J.M.S. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-03-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 921 So. 2d 813, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 3015

Snippet: with disorderly conduct in violation of section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2004), and disruption of an