Florida Statute 895.1 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 895
OFFENSES CONCERNING RACKETEERING AND ILLEGAL DEBTS

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F.S. 895.01

895.01 Short title.—Sections 895.01-895.06 shall be known as the “Florida RICO (Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act.”

History.—s. 1, ch. 77-334; s. 2, ch. 79-218.

Note.—Former s. 943.46.

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Amendments to 895.01

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 895.01

Total Results: 27

In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Criminal Cases

543 So. 2d 1205, 1989 WL 34342

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 1989 | Docket: 1729777

Cited 112 times | Published

applicable section and define crime). F.S. 895.01(3) "Enterprise" means any individual

Tire Kingdom, Inc. v. Morgan Tire & Auto, Inc.

915 F. Supp. 360, 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1176, 1996 WL 46641

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 1996 | Docket: 1184940

Cited 15 times | Published

and Corrupt Organization Act ("RICO"), Fla.Stat. § 895.01, and under Florida common law for tortious interference

Jankovich v. Bowen

844 F. Supp. 743, 1994 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 2532, 1994 WL 68662

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 18, 1994 | Docket: 1063950

Cited 11 times | Published

44-1991), V (ARS § 13-2301 et seq.), VII (Fla.Stat. § 895.01 et seq.), VIII (Fla.Stat. § 517.301), IX (unjust

Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp.

292 F. Supp. 2d 1357, 2003 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21306

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 24, 2003 | Docket: 364871

Cited 10 times | Published

Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), Fla. Stat. § 895.01 et seq.[16] Nicor and Carib have presented evidence

DEPT. of LEGAL AFFAIRS v. Bradenton Group

727 So. 2d 199, 23 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 485, 1998 Fla. LEXIS 1824, 1998 WL 650595

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1998 | Docket: 1438077

Cited 10 times | Published

state. § 895.05(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (1995). [4] § 895.01-.06, Fla. Stat. (1995) (Florida RICO Act)(defining

McKay v. State

988 So. 2d 51, 2008 WL 2663769

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 2008 | Docket: 62542

Cited 7 times | Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, section 895.01, Florida Statutes (1995), and conspiracy to

Chisholm & Co. v. Bank of Jamaica

643 F. Supp. 1393

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 1986 | Docket: 1502131

Cited 7 times | Published

[15] The Florida RICO statute, Fla.Stat. Section 895.01 et seq., also a part of Count VII, is more

Bradenton Group, Inc. v. State

970 So. 2d 403

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 2007 | Docket: 1324847

Cited 6 times | Published

racketeering violation or any violation of Section 895.01, et seq., or violations of any of the other

Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp.

318 F. Supp. 2d 1160, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9674

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 25, 2004 | Docket: 2339650

Cited 4 times | Published

Corrupt Organizations Act ("RICO"), Fla. Stat. § 895.01 et seq., is also barred as a matter of law, and

Arabian American Oil Co. v. Scarfone

713 F. Supp. 1420, 1989 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 6148, 1989 WL 59098

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: May 19, 1989 | Docket: 1619945

Cited 4 times | Published

("RICO"), 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq.; Fla. Stat. § 895.01 et seq., and the Florida civil theft statute,

Vasquez v. State

111 So. 3d 273, 2013 WL 1629224, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6125

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 17, 2013 | Docket: 60230797

Cited 2 times | Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act. See § 895.01.

Palm Beach County Environmental Coalition v. Florida

651 F. Supp. 2d 1328, 2009 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 73304, 2009 WL 2523901

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 2009 | Docket: 2273072

Cited 2 times | Published

Act, 18 U.S.C. § 1961, and the State RICO Act, § 895.01, Fla. Stat. (1979), by Palm Beach County. The

Evans v. State

985 So. 2d 1105, 2007 WL 3005568

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 2008 | Docket: 1253909

Cited 2 times | Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act. See § 895.01, Fla. Stat. (1995).[1] The defendant was convicted

Rodriguez v. Banco Indus. De Venezuela, CA

576 So. 2d 870, 1991 WL 35356

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 19, 1991 | Docket: 1242809

Cited 2 times | Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization [RICO] Act, § 895.01, Fla. Stat. (1989), Florida RICO conspiracy, conversion

Riggs National Bank of Washington, D.C. v. Freeman

684 F. Supp. 1086, 1988 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4414, 1988 WL 48554

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 17, 1988 | Docket: 1465617

Cited 2 times | Published

located at 18 U.S.C. § 1961 et seq. and Fla.Stat. § 895.01, et seq. respectively. Summary judgment is appropriate

Finn v. Davis

602 F. Supp. 801, 1985 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22494

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Feb 19, 1985 | Docket: 1664192

Cited 2 times | Published

violations of Florida's RICO statute, Fla.Stat. § 895.01 (Count IX, state complaint). Further, although

Marill Security Services, Inc. v. Open Door Capital Corp. (In Re Marill Alarm Systems, Inc.)

68 B.R. 399, 1986 Bankr. LEXIS 4684

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. | Filed: Dec 30, 1986 | Docket: 1100535

Cited 1 times | Published

Corrupt Organization Act (Florida RICO Act), Fla.Stat. 895.01 et seq., as well as damages pursuant to 11

Wester v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 13, 2024 | Docket: 69369590

Published

Concerning Racketeering and Illegal Debts.” Section 895.01, Florida Statutes, declares, “Sections 895

ROBERT SAKOWITZ v. WATERSIDE TOWNHOMES COMMUNITY ASSOCIATION, INC.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 2022 | Docket: 63144876

Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization) Act. See § 895.01, Fla. Stat. After two versions of the complaint

Lana v. Assimakopoulos-Panuthos

228 So. 3d 709, 2017 WL 4764790

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 2017 | Docket: 6173163

Published

distinguish between the amounts awarded under section 895.01, Florida Statutes, and section 57.105 “because

Lana v. Assimakopoulous-Panuthos

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 23, 2017 | Docket: 6079352

Published

distinguish between the amounts awarded under section 895.01, Florida Statutes, and section 57.105 "because

Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. Cypress

975 F. Supp. 2d 1298, 2013 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 144375

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2013 | Docket: 65994623

Published

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization, Fla. Stat. 895.01 et seq. (“Florida RICO”), Florida RICO conspira*1302cy

Smith v. Viragen, Inc.

902 So. 2d 187, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 2470, 2005 WL 475412

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2005 | Docket: 64838386

Published

distinguish between the amount awarded pursuant to section 895.01 and section 57.105 is reversible error. We

Tatum v. State

857 So. 2d 331, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 15447, 2003 WL 22335030

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 15, 2003 | Docket: 64825891

Published

misconduct in the State's closing argument. . § 895.01-.06, Fla. Stat. (1997). . §§ 812.019, 777.011

United Automobile Insurance v. Sanar Clinical Rehab Center, Inc.

766 So. 2d 356, 2000 WL 985883

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 19, 2000 | Docket: 64800151

Published

“Sanar”) civilly under the Florida RICO Act, Section 895.01 et seq., Florida Statutes (1999), alleging

Parsley v. State

553 So. 2d 730, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2846, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 7039, 1989 WL 151452

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1989 | Docket: 64646943

Published

Influenced and Corrupt Organization (RICO) Act, section 895.01-.07, Florida Statutes (1987). The first count

Norton Tire Co. v. Tire Kingdom Co.

858 F.2d 1533, 1988 WL 106037

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 1, 1988 | Docket: 66238484

Published

Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act, id. § 895.01-.09; the Florida Antitrust Act of 1980, id. §