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Florida Statute 893.015 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 893.015 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 893.015 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
893.015 Statutory references.—The purpose of this chapter is to comprehensively address drug abuse prevention and control in this state. To this end, unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference in any section of the Florida Statutes to chapter 893 or to any section or portion of a section of chapter 893 includes all subsequent amendments to chapter 893 or to the referenced section or portion of a section.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2017-107; s. 2, ch. 2017-110.

Cases Citing F.S. 893.015

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·State v. Dugan, 685 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. 1996).

Cited 25 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1996 WL 499249

Dugan, 665 So.2d 1064 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995). Section 893.15, Florida Statutes, allows a trial court to
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Cited as authoritySand Lake Hills Homeowners Ass'n v. Busch (2017)
Cited as authoritySand Lake Hills v. Busch (2017)
Cited as authorityMcNeil v. State (2015)
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·Edwards v. State, 422 So. 2d 84 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982).

Cited 30 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

rehabilitation program in lieu of prison or probation. § 893.15, Fla. Stat. (1981). For the less serious violations
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Quote AuthorityD'Agastino v. City of Miami (2017)
Quote AuthorityAgo (2007)
Quote AuthorityCity of Hollywood v. Mulligan (2006)
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·Scates v. State, 603 So. 2d 504 (Fla. 1992).

Cited 18 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1992 WL 171293

possession. See § 397.011(2), Fla. Stat. (1989); § 893.15, Fla. Stat. (1989) (expressly providing that chapter
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Cited as authorityRamroop v. State (2015)
Cited as authorityMorris v. State (2001)
Cited (see also)State v. Ackerman (2001)
phrase: "see, e.g."
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·State v. Edwards, 456 So. 2d 575 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

section 397.011(2) is entirely consistent with section 893.15, Florida Statutes (1981), which states in full:
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Cited as authorityHill v. State (1993)
CitedScates v. State (1992)
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CitedState v. Liataud (1991)
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·State v. Ackerman, 785 So. 2d 1229 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 543222

adjudication for a drug trafficking offense under section 893.15. See Doumar v. State, 507 So.2d 735 (Fla. 4th
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Cited as authoritySTATE OF FLORIDA v. NELSON ERVIN (2020)
Quote AuthorityState v. Calvert (2009)
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Cited as authorityShenfeld v. State (2009)
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·Paey v. State, 943 So. 2d 919 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 3498319

true that when Benitez was decided in 1981, section 893.15(1)(c)(1) did not include oxycodone as a controlled
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Cited (see also)Carino v. State (2014)
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CitedHannigan v. State (2012)
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CitedBOJACK v. State (2012)
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·State v. Dugan, 665 So. 2d 1064 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 608509

the court did so over the state's objection. Section 893.15, Florida Statutes (1993), the Florida Comprehensive
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CitedState v. RB (1998)
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CitedState v. R.B. (1998)
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Cited as authorityState v. Dugan (1996)
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·Travis Montez Edwards v. State of Florida, 268 So. 3d 849 (Fla. 2d DCA 2019).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...(citing Bautista, 863 So. 2d at 1186). Section 893.13 is part of the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act. § 893.01. Chapter 893 is meant "to comprehensively address drug abuse prevention and control in this state." § 893.015, Fla....
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Cited as authorityTonya Rennay Medders v. State of Florida (2026)
Cited (see also)State of Tennessee v. Seth Powell (2024)
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Cited as authorityPATRICK GAMMAGE v. STATE OF FLORIDA (2019)
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This Florida statute resource is curated by Florida Bar member Graham W. Syfert, a Jacksonville, Florida criminal defense attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). Attorney Syfert regularly handles Chapter 893 matters in the context of drug possession and trafficking defense and represents clients throughout Northeast Florida. For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.