Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

You're probably overthinking it. Call a lawyer.

Call Now: 904-383-7448
Florida Statute 943.041 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 943.041 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 943.041 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
943.041 Child Exploitation and Crimes Against Children Program.There is created the Child Exploitation and Crimes Against Children Program within the department. The program shall perform investigative, intelligence, research, and training activities related to child exploitation and other crimes against children.
History.s. 3, ch. 89-3; s. 9, ch. 94-265; s. 2, ch. 2025-83.

Cases Citing F.S. 943.041

Copy

·Griffis v. State, 356 So. 2d 297 (Fla. 1978).

Cited 36 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

contemplated by Section 943.41, et seq., Florida Statutes (1975), and that Section 943.41, et seq., Florida
3 red0 yellow13 green0 procedural
Receded from(citing case) (1991)
phrase: "receded from"
Receded fromCrenshaw (1989)
phrase: "receded from"
OverruledWeisz (1984)
phrase: "overruling"
Copy

·Sawyer v. Gable, 400 So. 2d 992 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Cited 17 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

to bring forfeiture proceedings is clear. See § 943.41, et seq., Fla. Stat. (1979). That inchoate right
0 red0 yellow7 green0 procedural
Cited as authority(citing case) (2003)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (2001)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityOleandi (1999)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Copy

·Marks v. State, 416 So. 2d 872 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

701-932.704, Fla. Stat. (1981). [2] Formerly section 943.41(2)(e), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1980). [3]
0 red0 yellow0 green1 procedural
Review denied(citing case) (1991)
phrase: "review denied"
Copy

·State v. Green, 456 So. 2d 1309 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

contraband article subject to forfeiture. Compare § 943.41, Fla. Stat. (1975), with § 932.701, Fla. Stat
0 red0 yellow1 green0 procedural
Cited as authorityBrown (2004)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Copy

·State v. Peters, 401 So. 2d 838 (Fla. 2d DCA 1981).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

seizure, the trial judge dismissed the petition. Section 943.41(2)(e), however, holds that a vehicle "which
0 red1 yellow0 green0 procedural
Cited "but see"Pollack (1985)
phrase: "but see"
Copy

·Knight v. State, 336 So. 2d 385 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

has on forfeiture proceedings under the act. (F.S. 943.41-943.44) In an early case, Coffey v. United States
0 red0 yellow1 green4 procedural
Cited as authorityWhite (1998)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cert. deniedWhite (1998)
phrase: "cert. denied"
Cert. deniedKern (1998)
phrase: "cert. denied"
Copy

·Nealy v. State, 400 So. 2d 95 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

364 So.2d 863 (Fla.2d DCA 1978). [6] See, e.g., § 943.41-44, Fla. Stat. (1979). [7] We feel it necessary
0 red0 yellow2 green0 procedural
Cited as authorityJim (2022)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityJim (2022)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Copy

·In re the Forfeiture of United States Currency in the Amount of Five Thousand Three Hundred Dollars, 429 So. 2d 800 (Fla. 4th DCA 1983).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19522

article as the same is defined in Florida Statute 943.41 2(a) and F.S. 943.41 2(e), to wit: $5,300.00 in U
0 red0 yellow6 green0 procedural
Cited as authorityVieira (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityVieira (1994)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1991)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Copy

·City of Tallahassee v. Forfeiture of One Yellow 1979 Fiat 2-Door Sedan Florida Tag No. FVN-467, 414 So. 2d 1100 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20082

possession of any contraband article defined in Section 943.41(2)(a)-(d) constitutes a felony, the ... motor
0 red0 yellow3 green1 procedural
Cited as authorityRussell (1988)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityCobb (1983)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Copy

·In re Forfeiture of One 1973 Mercedes Benz Motor Veh. V.I.N.: 10806712020253, 423 So. 2d 535 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 22175

THERE WAS NO CONTRABAND ARTICLES AS DEFINED IN SECTION 943.41(2)(a)-(d), FLA. STAT., LOCATED IN OR ON THE
0 red0 yellow1 green0 procedural
Cited as authorityRuth (1996)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Copy

State ex rel. Div. of Beverage v. Morris, 389 So. 2d 315 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 17397

Statutes (1979). The State sought forfeiture under Section 943.41(2)(c), Florida Statutes (1979), of the Florida
Copy

In re Forfeiture of a 1980 Buick Regal Auto., Vin 4m47sah215853, 434 So. 2d 1010 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 21670

PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See Section 943.41(2)(e), Florida Statutes (1980), renumbered as section 932.701(2)(e)
Copy

State v. Baglioni, 453 So. 2d 144 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14261

Legislature, in overhauling much of the Act, added section 943.41(2)(e)1 which thereby “expressly provides an
Copy

Hoover v. State ex rel. Eagan, 409 So. 2d 123 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 19067

that the currency was contraband as defined in section 943.41(2)(a), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1980), and ordered

This Florida statute resource is curated by the lawyer who curates this resource, a Jacksonville, Florida personal injury and workers' compensation attorney (Florida Bar No. 39104). For legal consultation, call 904-383-7448.