The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 258
STATE PARKS AND PRESERVES

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F.S. 258.083

258.083 John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; taking or damaging of coral prohibited.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to bring into or transport through any part of the state, including its waters, any coral or other material taken from the subsoil or seabed of any portion of the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park adjacent to or in the vicinity of the state which has been taken in violation of any law or regulation of the Federal Government.

(2) It is unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to destroy, damage, remove, deface, or take away any coral, rock, or other formation or any part thereof, of any portion of the John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park adjacent to or in the vicinity of the state in which such action is in violation of any law or regulation of the Federal Government.

(3) Violation of any of the provisions of this act shall be a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 61-454; s. 620, ch. 71-136.

Note.—Former s. 592.17.

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Amendments to 258.083

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 258.083

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

S258.083 - DAMAGE PROP-PUBLIC - TAKE CORAL FROM PENNEKAMP CORAL REEF ST PARK - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

GRIFFIS, v. FLORIDA FISH WILDLIFE CONSERVATION COMMISSION,, 57 So. 3d 929 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Fla. 3d DCA 1993) (obligation to pay damages caused by striking a coral reef in violation of section 258.083 . . .

MITCHEL, v. CIGNA PROPERTY AND CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY,, 625 So. 2d 862 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . As a result of the accident, he was charged in the Monroe County Court with a violation of section 258.083 . . . e. loss or damage to any property. . 258.083 John Pennekamp Coral Reef State Park; taking or damaging . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. PAYNE, 16 Fla. Supp. 2d 20 (Fla. Cty. Ct. 1985)

. . . LIFE, in violation of F.A.C., Section 16d-2.11(2)(a)&(b) as prohibited by and in violation of F.S. 258.083 . . . Administrative Codes, Section 16D-2.11(2)(a)&(b) as prohibited by and in violation of Florida Statute 258.083 . . .