The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 877
MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES

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F.S. 877.23

877.23 Legal duty of parent; penalty.—

(1) The parent of a minor has a legal duty and responsibility to ensure that the minor does not violate s. 877.22(1).

(2) The parent of a minor has a legal duty and responsibility to personally supervise, or arrange for a responsible adult to supervise, the minor so that the minor does not violate s. 877.22(2).

(3) The parent of a minor who knowingly permits the minor to violate s. 877.22(1) or (2) shall receive a written warning for a first violation. A parent who knowingly permits the minor to violate s. 877.22(1) or (2) after having received a prior written warning is guilty of a civil infraction and shall pay a fine of $50 for each violation.

History.—s. 85, ch. 94-209.

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Amendments to 877.23

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 877.23

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 877.23.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STATE v. J. P. v. T. M., 907 So. 2d 1101 (Fla. 2004)

. . . See §§ 877.22(3), 877.23(3), Fla. Stat. (2002). . . . Section 877.23(3), Florida Statutes (2002), imposes the same civil infraction on a parent who knowingly . . .

BLUE JAY LUMBER COMPANY AND DEL RIO LUMBER COMPANY v. THE UNITED STATES, 89 Ct. Cl. 66 (Ct. Cl. 1939)

. . . On November 3, 1927, Blue Jay filed a second claim for refund for 1922 for $6, 877.23, the- total tax . . .

v., 18 B.T.A. 517 (B.T.A. 1929)

. . . New and heavier grills were installed at an expense of $877.23. . . .