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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 794
SEXUAL BATTERY
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F.S. 794.021
794.021 Ignorance or belief as to victim’s age no defense.When, in this chapter, the criminality of conduct depends upon the victim’s being below a certain specified age, ignorance of the age is no defense. Neither shall misrepresentation of age by such person nor a bona fide belief that such person is over the specified age be a defense.
History.s. 2, ch. 74-121.

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Amendments to 794.021


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 794.021
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 794.021.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 257 So. 3d 370 (Fla. 2018)

. . . State, 937 So.2d 818 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006); § 794.021, Fla. Stat. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- INSTRUCTIONS A A, 190 So. 3d 1055 (Fla. 2016)

. . . . § 794.021, Fla. Stat. . . . (Victim’s) lack of chastity is not a defense to the crime charged. § 794.021, Fla.'Stat. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 156 So. 3d 1037 (Fla. 2015)

. . . . § 794.021, Fla. Stat. . . .

STATE v. WASHINGTON,, 114 So. 3d 182 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . 1270, 1272 (Fla. 4th DCA 2004) (“[T]he legislature left no doubt as to its intention that [section 794.021 . . . For example, the Florida Supreme Court upheld the constitutionality of sections 794.05 and 794.021, imposing . . .

UNITED STATES v. HARRIS,, 608 F.3d 1222 (11th Cir. 2010)

. . . Thus, we are persuaded that section 794.021 forecloses [the defendant] from a defense based upon the . . .

BROWN, Jr. v. STATE, 11 So. 3d 428 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . Section 794.022 in the 1974 supplement contains an erroneous reference to section 794.021 (ignorance . . .

RIVERA, v. STATE, 1 So. 3d 1158 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . . § 794.021; see Feliciano v. State, 937 So.2d 818, 819 (Fla. 1st DCA 2006); Hodge v. . . .

UNITED STATES, v. N. WILSON, U. S., 66 M.J. 39 (C.A.A.F. 2008)

. . . . § 794.021 (West 2007); Kan. Stat. Ann. § 21-3202 (2007); La.Rev.Stat. Ann. § 14:80C (2007); N.J. . . .

FELICIANO, v. STATE, 937 So. 2d 818 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . To the contrary, section 794.021, Florida Statutes (2003), provides that ignorance or belief as to a . . . Section 794.021, Florida Statutes (2000), unequivocally provides that ignorance or mistake of the victim . . .

HODGE, v. STATE, 866 So. 2d 1270 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Section 794.021, Florida Statutes (2000), unequivocally provides that ignorance or mistake of the victim . . .

HUFFMAN, v. STATE, 813 So. 2d 10 (Fla. 2000)

. . . In the same chapter, the Legislature enacted section 794.021, titled “Involuntary Sexual Battery.” . . .

STATE v. S. SORAKRAI,, 543 So. 2d 294 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . codify the elenients of the crime formerly known as statutory rape, the legislature provided in section 794.021 . . . section 800.04(2) upon section 794.011(1)(h), it is our view that the legislature intended section 794.021 . . .

Al P. SMITH, v. STATE, 365 So. 2d 405 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . The information recites the applicable statutory provision as Section 794.021(2), Florida Statutes (1975 . . . Section 794.021, which is cited in the information, does not create an offense but merely abolishes the . . .

DONALDSON, v. STATE, 356 So. 2d 351 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1978)

. . . initially indicted for two offenses in a two count indictment, the first count alleging a violation of F.S. 794.021 . . .