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Florida Statute 775.012 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)
Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 775
GENERAL PENALTIES; REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS
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F.S. 775.012
775.012 General purposes.—The general purposes of the provisions of the code are:
(1) To proscribe conduct that improperly causes or threatens substantial harm to individual or public interest.
(2) To give fair warning to the people of the state in understandable language of the nature of the conduct proscribed and of the sentences authorized upon conviction.
(3) To define clearly the material elements constituting an offense and the accompanying state of mind or criminal intent required for that offense.
(4) To differentiate on reasonable grounds between serious and minor offenses and to establish appropriate disposition for each.
(5) To safeguard conduct that is without fault or legitimate state interest from being condemned as criminal.
(6) To ensure the public safety by deterring the commission of offenses and providing for the opportunity for rehabilitation of those convicted and for their confinement when required in the interests of public protection.
History.—s. 2, ch. 74-383; s. 1, ch. 77-174.

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Amendments to 775.012


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 775.012
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 775.012.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE v. CHUBBUCK,, 141 So. 3d 1163 (Fla. 2014)

. . . .”); § 775.012(2), Fla. . . .

BROWN, v. STATE, 17 So. 3d 346 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . 1067 (Fla.2009) (holding statutory exception to Blockburger “same elements” test set forth at section 775.012 . . .

STATE v. LANIER,, 979 So. 2d 365 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . statute fails to “give fair warning ... of the nature of the conduct proscribed” contrary to section 775.012 . . .

THOMAS, v. STATE, 584 So. 2d 1022 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . .” § 775.012(1), Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .

THOMAS, v. STATE, 583 So. 2d 336 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . . § 775.012(4) Fla.Stat. . § 775.012(5) Fla.Stat. (1972). . . . .

LINEHAN, v. STATE, 442 So. 2d 244 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . See section 775.012, Fla.Stat. (1981); Stasio, 396 A.2d at 1134. . . .

WESTERMEIER, v. STATE, 395 So. 2d 231 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . See § 775.012(4), Fla.Stat. (1979). . . .

P. A. C. a v. STATE, 391 So. 2d 364 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . See § 775.012(1), Florida Statutes. . . .