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Florida Criminal Offense

Property Used for Drug Trafficking or Manufacture

Owning, leasing, renting, or possessing a place or conveyance with knowledge of specified controlled-substance trafficking, sale, or manufacture activity.

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Florida Statute

§ 893.1351

Ownership, lease, rental, or possession for trafficking in or manufacturing a controlled substance

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Verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: September 13, 2026

Quick Summary

Identify the property or conveyance, the person's relationship to it, knowledge of the specified intended use, and whether the minor-present manufacturing escalation applies.

Classification Matrix

Use this as a quick classification reference. Specific facts, statutory circumstances, and charging allegations may affect the applicable result.

Ownership, Lease, or Rental Track

F.S. § 893.1351(1)

FelonyThird Degree

Owning, leasing, or renting a covered property or conveyance with knowledge it will be used for specified trafficking, sale, or manufacture.

Possession Track

F.S. § 893.1351(2)

FelonySecond Degree

Actual or constructive possession of a covered property or conveyance with knowledge it will be used for specified trafficking, sale, or manufacture.

Manufacturing Premises With a Minor Present or Residing

F.S. § 893.1351(3)

FelonyFirst Degree

Actual or constructive possession of covered manufacturing premises, knowledge of the use, and knowledge or reason to know a minor is present or resides there.

Elements of the Offense

Elements marked AND are cumulative. Elements marked OR identify statutory alternatives; one applicable alternative must be established when that theory is charged. Conditional elements apply only to the identified statutory track.

  1. Element 1
    OR — Alternative

    Property connection

    The defendant owned, leased, rented, or possessed a place, structure, trailer, or conveyance.

    Plain language: Identify the property or conveyance and the defendant's legal or actual/constructive possession relationship to it.

  2. Element 2
    OR — Alternative

    Knowledge and intended use

    The defendant knew the property or conveyance would be used for a statutory trafficking, sale, or manufacture purpose; the minor-present escalation requires knowing or constructive possession of manufacturing premises and knowledge or reason to know a minor is present or resides there.

    Plain language: Select the ownership/lease/rental, possession, or minor-present manufacturing track; each has a different degree.

Jury Instructions

Instruction 25.13(f)

Ownership, Lease, or Rental of a Place for Drug Activity

Covers the ownership, lease, or rental track under F.S. § 893.1351(1).

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Verified against the official instruction source: September 13, 2026

Instruction 25.13(g)

Possession of a Place for Drug Activity

Covers F.S. § 893.1351(2).

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Verified against the official instruction source: September 13, 2026

Instruction 25.13(h)

Possession of a Place Used to Manufacture a Controlled Substance — Minor Present

Covers F.S. § 893.1351(3).

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Verified against the official instruction source: September 13, 2026

Additional Notes

Quick Reference

The degree depends on the person's connection to the property and the intended drug activity; a minor-present manufacturing circumstance is the highest listed escalation.