Chapter 910 — Chapter 910
17 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 910.005 State criminal jurisdiction
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(1) A person is subject to prosecution in this state for an offense that she or he commits, while either within or outside the state, by her or his own conduct or that of another for which the person is legally accountable, if:(a) The offense is committed wholly or partly within …
Fla. Stat. § 910.006 State special maritime criminal jurisdiction
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(1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.—(a) The State of Florida is a major center for international travel and trade by sea.(b) The state has an interest in ensuring the protection of persons traveling to or from Florida by sea.(c) The state has an interest in cooperating with the …
Fla. Stat. § 910.01 Offenses committed partly in this state
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(1) If the commission of an offense commenced outside the state is consummated within this state, the offender shall be tried in the county where the offense is consummated.(2) If the commission of an offense commenced within this state is consummated outside the state, the offen…
Fla. Stat. § 910.02 Offense committed while in transit
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If an offense is committed on a railroad car, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft traveling within this state and it is not known in which county the offense was committed, the accused may be tried in any county through which the railroad car, vehicle, watercraft, or aircraft has tr…
Fla. Stat. § 910.03 Place of trial generally
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(1) Except as provided in s. 910.035 or in subsection (2), criminal prosecutions shall be tried in the county where the offense was committed; but if the county is not known, the accused may be charged in two or more counties conjunctively, and before trial the accused may elect …
Fla. Stat. § 910.035 Transfer from county for plea, sentence, or participation in a problem-solving court
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(1) INDICTMENT OR INFORMATION PENDING.—A defendant arrested or held in a county other than that in which an indictment or information is pending against him or her may state in writing that he or she wishes to plead guilty or nolo contendere, to waive trial in the county in which…
Fla. Stat. § 910.04 Where aider in one county and offense committed in another
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If a person in one county aids, abets, or procures the commission of an offense in another county, the person may be tried in either county.
Fla. Stat. § 910.05 Where acts constituting one offense are committed in two or more counties
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If the acts constituting one offense are committed in two or more counties, the offender may be tried in any county in which any of the acts occurred.
Fla. Stat. § 910.06 Where person in one county commits offense in another
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If a person in one county commits an offense in another county, the offender may be tried in either county.
Fla. Stat. § 910.09 Cause of death inflicted in one county and death occurs in another
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If the cause of death is inflicted in one county and death occurs in another county, the offender may be tried in either county.
Fla. Stat. § 910.10 Where stolen property brought into another county
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A person who obtains property by larceny, robbery, or embezzlement may be tried in any county in which the person exercises control over the property.
Fla. Stat. § 910.11 Conviction or acquittal bar to prosecution
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(1) No person shall be held to answer on a second indictment, information, or affidavit for an offense for which the person has been acquitted. The acquittal shall be a bar to a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, notwithstanding any defect in the form or circumstances o…
Fla. Stat. § 910.12 Trial of aider
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A person, within or outside this state, who counsels, hires, or procures a felony to be committed may be tried in the same county in which the principal felon might be tried.
Fla. Stat. § 910.13 Accessory after the fact
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A person who becomes an accessory after the fact to a felony may be tried in the county in which the person became an accessory or in any county in which the principal in the first degree might be tried. Prosecution of a person who is an accessory after the fact to a felony shall…
Fla. Stat. § 910.14 Kidnapping
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A person who commits an offense provided for in s. 787.01 or s. 787.02 may be tried in any county in which the person’s victim has been taken or confined during the course of the offense.
Fla. Stat. § 910.15 Crimes facilitated by communication systems
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(1) A person charged with committing a crime facilitated by communication through use of the mail, telephone, or newspaper or by radio, television, Internet, or another means of electronic data communication may be tried in the county in which the dissemination originated, in whi…
Fla. Stat. § 910.16 Venue; public meetings law violations
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Any knowing violation of s. 286.011 occurring outside the state shall be prosecuted in the county in which the board or commission normally conducts its official business. Any knowing violation of s. 286.011 occurring within the state may be prosecuted in the county in which the …