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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 895
OFFENSES CONCERNING RACKETEERING AND ILLEGAL DEBTS

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F.S. 895.04

895.04 Criminal penalties and alternative fine.—

(1) Any person convicted of engaging in activity in violation of the provisions of s. 895.03 is guilty of a felony of the first degree and shall be punished as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by law, any person convicted of engaging in conduct in violation of the provisions of s. 895.03, through which the person derived pecuniary value, or by which he or she caused personal injury or property damage or other loss, may be sentenced to pay a fine that does not exceed 3 times the gross value gained or 3 times the gross loss caused, whichever is the greater, plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution, reasonably incurred.

(3) The court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of the fine authorized by subsection (2).

(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), “pecuniary value” means:

(a) Anything of value in the form of money, a negotiable instrument, or a commercial interest or anything else the primary significance of which is economic advantage; or

(b) Any other property or service that has a value in excess of $100.

History.—s. 4, ch. 77-334; s. 1446, ch. 97-102.

Note.—Former s. 943.463.

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Amendments to 895.04

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 895.04

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

S895.04 1 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RACKETEERING VIOLATION - F: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 895.04

Total Results: 17

and SC14-1952 Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida and Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-04-21

Citation: 191 So. 3d 370

Snippet: offense was thirty years. §§ 812.014(2), 895.03(4), . 895.04(1), 775.082(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (2009). At the conclusion

Noel v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-11-27

Citation: 127 So. 3d 769, 2013 WL 6182407, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 18880

Snippet: 30 years imprisonment. §§ 812.014(2), 895.03(4), 895.04(1), 775.082(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (2009). The defense

Marks v. STATE, DEPT. OF LEGAL AFFAIRS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-09-20

Citation: 937 So. 2d 1211, 2006 WL 2683294

Snippet: case law to support their contention, and section 895.04, Florida Statutes, which controls criminal RICO

Bee Line Entertainment Partners v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-08-17

Citation: 791 So. 2d 1197, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 11481, 2001 WL 929827

Snippet: has both a civil and a criminal component. See §§ 895.04, 895.05, Fla. Stat. (2000). In the instant case

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Workers' Compensation Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-10-12

Citation: 795 So. 2d 863, 25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 866, 2000 Fla. LEXIS 2275, 2000 WL 1508551

Snippet: provide-the-treatment-within a reasonable time *895(4) The injured employee- seeks ■_ (Type or nature

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1999-06-14

Snippet: as defined in s. 895.02, Fla. Stat. And see, s. 895.04, Fla. Stat., imposing criminal penalties for violations

Vaughn v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-03-31

Citation: 711 So. 2d 64, 1998 WL 141924

Snippet: racketeering, in violation of sections 895.03 and 895.04, Florida Statutes (1995). Appellant reserved the

State v. Sobieck

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-09-26

Citation: 701 So. 2d 96, 1997 WL 593912

Snippet: 9, Fla. Const. [2] §§ 895.03(3), 895.02(3) and 895(4), Fla. Stat. (1995). [3] § 932.701-707, Fla. Stat

Ruth v. Department of Legal Affairs

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-11-27

Citation: 684 So. 2d 181, 1996 WL 681383

Snippet: does not make forfeiture a criminal penalty. See § 895.04, Fla. Stat. (1989). Instead, the statute classifies

Russell v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-05-23

Citation: 675 So. 2d 961, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6230, 1996 WL 270828

Snippet: Stat. (1991). All were first-degree felonies. § 895.04(1), Fla. Stat. (1991). On the eve of trial, appellant

Bordo, Inc. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-12-01

Citation: 627 So. 2d 561, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 11935, 1993 WL 492540

Snippet: statute constitute a first degree felony. See § 895.04(1), Fla.Stat. (1991). . See § 895.02(l)(a)17

Shimek v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-12-15

Citation: 610 So. 2d 632, 1992 WL 365772

Snippet: sentence misstates crucial language of section 895.04 which requires proof of predicate offenses that

Stall v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-10-11

Citation: 570 So. 2d 257, 1990 WL 154236

Snippet: obscene materials a racketeering offense) with § 895.04(1), Fla. Stat. (1989) (making racketeering a first-degree

Petrillo v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-01-05

Citation: 554 So. 2d 1227, 1990 WL 784

Snippet: was being sentenced (§§ 775.082(3)(b), 895.03 and 895.04, Fla. Stat. (1987)), the sentence was proper. We

Bankers Ins. Co. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1983-07-06

Citation: 437 So. 2d 708

Snippet: caused by the defendants' criminal activity. § 895.04, Fla. Stat. (1981). Should the court elect this

Frost v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1958-06-25

Citation: 104 So. 2d 77, 1958 Fla. App. LEXIS 2937

Snippet: Quoting again from Coco v. State, supra, on page 895: (4) It is stated in 58 Am.Jur., page 350, Section

Goldfarb v. Bronston

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1944-02-15

Citation: 17 So. 2d 300, 154 Fla. 180, 1944 Fla. LEXIS 650

Snippet: the entire cause. See 2 Am. Jur. 860; 30 Am. Jur. 895; 4 C.J.S. 78, 180, 241; Freeman on Judgments, 5th