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Florida Criminal Offense

Written or Electronic Threats

Sending, posting, transmitting, or procuring a written or electronic threat to kill, cause bodily injury, conduct a mass shooting, or commit terrorism.

FelonySecond Degree

Florida Statute

§ 836.10

Written or electronic threats to kill, do bodily injury, or conduct a mass shooting or an act of terrorism

View Official Florida Statute

Verified against the 2026 Florida Statutes: September 14, 2026

Quick Summary

Preserve the complete communication, context, authorship, transmission, intended or actual viewer, and the precise threatened conduct.

Classification Matrix

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

Written or Electronic Threat

F.S. § 836.10

FelonySecond Degree

Qualifying threat under F.S. § 836.10.

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
    AND — Required

    All required

    The defendant sent, posted, transmitted, or procured the transmission of a writing or electronic record in a manner that would allow another person to view it.

    Plain language: Preserve the record and prove its transmission or posting.

  2. Element 2
    OR — Alternative

    One threatened outcome

    The record threatened to kill or do bodily harm to another person, conduct a mass shooting, or conduct an act of terrorism.

    Plain language: Identify one precise threatened outcome.

Jury Instructions

No dedicated Florida Standard Jury Instruction was located in the July 2026 compilation. Consult the current statute, applicable case law, and agency or legal guidance.

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Additional Notes

Preserve Context

Capture the complete message thread, original device or account, metadata, audience, context, authorship evidence, and exact words. Threat cases can raise First Amendment and true-threat issues requiring legal review.