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Fla. Stat. § 877.03 (2025)
Breach of the peace; disorderly conduct.
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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.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 877.03
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§877.03DISORDERLY CONDUCTBRAWLING FIGHTING CORRUPT PUBLIC MORAL DECENCY
§877.03DISTURBING PEACEBREACH OF THE PEACE
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 159
cases (16 in the last 5 years), 1966–2025 · leading case: State v. Saunders, 339 So. 2d 641 (Fla. 1976).
State v. Saunders, 339 So. 2d 641 (Fla. 1976). “Likewise, there was no evidence of any wrongdoing by Gonzales with the possible exception of the utilization of an intemperate expletive or two.”
United States v. Daniel J. Lyons, Jr., 403 F.3d 1248 (11th Cir. 2005). “On appeal, Lyons argues that: (1) the district court erred by denying his pretrial motion to suppress four bullets found on his person during a search incident to his arrest for disorderly conduct, a violation of Fla. Stat. § 877.03 ; (2) the district court erred by granting the…”
Donovan George Davis v. Philip B. Williams, 451 F.3d 759 (11th Cir. 2006). “With reference to disorderly conduct, Fla. Stat. § 877.03 provides in relevant part: 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…”
Gonzales v. City of Belle Glade, 287 So. 2d 669 (Fla. 1973). “Both trial courts passed upon the validity of Fla. Stat. § 877.03 , F.S.A. We have jurisdiction.”
South Florida Free Beaches v. City of Miami, Fla., 548 F. Supp. 53 (S.D. Fla. 1982). “03 should clearly apply to public nudity, especially when the nudity is unrelated to any form of artistic expression.”
Moffett v. State, 340 So. 2d 1155 (Fla. 1976). “They were charged with violating Florida's disorderly conduct statute, Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (1975) which, in part, reads: "Whoever commits such acts as are of a nature to corrupt the public morals, or outrage the sense of public decency .”
Bradshaw v. State, 286 So. 2d 4 (Fla. 1973). “The Circuit Court directly passed on the validity of Fla. Stat. § 877.03 , Disorderly Conduct, F.”
Barry v. State, 934 So. 2d 656 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (2004), states, in pertinent part: Breach of the peace; disorderly conduct.”
Clanton v. State, 357 So. 2d 455 (Fla. 2d DCA 1978). “Section 877.03, Florida Statutes (1975), defines and proscribes disorderly conduct.”
Miller v. State, 667 So. 2d 325 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). “The trial court ruled the evidence was "admissible to show lack of accident or lack of the defense of the dog made me do it." 1. Sufficiency of evidence of disorderly conduct In State v.”
Winston Johnson v. Barnes & Noble Booksellers, 437 F.3d 1112 (11th Cir. 2006). “]” Fla. Stat. § 877.03 . 2 Florida courts have narrowly interpreted the meaning of this statute, State v.”
State v. Dwyer, 332 So. 2d 333 (Fla. 1976). “Although Justice Boyd and Justice Ervin dissented to the majority opinions in Gonzales v. City of Belle Glade, 287 So.2d 669 , Fla.”
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