Chapter 856 — Chapter 856
6 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 856.011 Disorderly intoxication
2.4K chars
(1) No person in the state shall be intoxicated and endanger the safety of another person or property, and no person in the state shall be intoxicated or drink any alcoholic beverage in a public place or in or upon any public conveyance and cause a public disturbance.(2) Any pers…
Fla. Stat. § 856.015 Open house parties
4.2K chars
(1) Definitions.—As used in this section:(a) “Alcoholic beverage” means distilled spirits and any beverage containing 0.5 percent or more alcohol by volume. The percentage of alcohol by volume shall be determined in accordance with the provisions of s. 561.01(4)(b).(b) “Control” …
Fla. Stat. § 856.021 Loitering or prowling; penalty
2.9K chars
(1) It is unlawful for any person to loiter or prowl in a place, at a time or in a manner not usual for law-abiding individuals, under circumstances that warrant a justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of persons or property in the vicinity.(2) Amon…
Fla. Stat. § 856.022 Loitering or prowling by certain offenders in close proximity to children; penalty
7.1K chars
(1) Except as provided in subsection (2), this section applies to a person convicted of committing, or attempting, soliciting, or conspiring to commit, any of the criminal offenses proscribed in the following statutes in this state or similar offenses in another jurisdiction agai…
Fla. Stat. § 856.031 Arrest without warrant
0.2K chars
Any sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement officer may arrest any suspected loiterer or prowler without a warrant in case delay in procuring one would probably enable such suspected loiterer or prowler to escape arrest.
Fla. Stat. § 856.04 Desertion; withholding support; proviso
2.3K chars
(1) Any man who shall in this state desert his wife and children, or either of them, or his wife where there are no children or child, or who shall willfully withhold from them or either of them, the means of support, or any mother, who shall desert her child or children, or who …