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Public Order

Offenses involving public peace, order, and community safety.

Offenses

Affrays and Riots

Florida Statute § 870.01

Mutual public fighting, participating in a riot or aggravated riot, or inciting or aggravatedly inciting a riot.

VariesVaries

Disorderly Conduct

Florida Statute § 877.03

Acts that corrupt public morals, outrage public decency, disturb the peace and quiet of witnesses, or involve brawling or fighting.

MisdemeanorSecond Degree

Disorderly Intoxication

Florida Statute § 856.011

Being intoxicated and endangering another person or property, or being intoxicated or drinking alcohol in a public place or public conveyance and causing a public disturbance.

MisdemeanorSecond Degree

Disposing of Lighted Substances

Florida Statute § 590.10

Throwing, dropping, or disposing of a lighted match, cigarette, cigar, ashes, another flaming or glowing substance, or a substance or thing that may or does cause a wildfire.

MisdemeanorFirst Degree

Loitering or Prowling

Florida Statute § 856.021

Loitering or prowling under unusual circumstances that create justifiable and reasonable alarm or immediate concern for the safety of people or property nearby.

MisdemeanorSecond Degree

Loitering or Prowling by Certain Offenders Near Children

Florida Statute § 856.022

Specified offenders with convictions involving minors who loiter or prowl within 500 feet of where children congregate, or unlawfully contact, communicate with, or approach children at specified locations.

MisdemeanorFirst Degree

Obscene Materials

Florida Statute § 847.011

Knowingly dealing in, possessing, producing, advertising, or participating in conduct involving legally obscene materials, subject to the applicable statutory track.

VariesVaries

Open House Party

Florida Statute § 856.015

Allowing an open house party at a residence under an adult's control when the adult knows a minor possesses or consumes alcohol or a controlled substance and fails to take reasonable steps to prevent it.

MisdemeanorVaries

Prostitution and Related Offenses

Florida Statute § 796.07

Purchasing, selling, soliciting, procuring, inducing, or facilitating prostitution and related prohibited conduct.

VariesVaries

Unlawful Assembly

Florida Statute § 870.02

Three or more persons meeting together to commit a breach of the peace or any other unlawful act.

MisdemeanorSecond Degree