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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 796
PROSTITUTION
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796.04 Forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute.—
(1) It shall be unlawful for anyone to force, compel, or coerce another to become a prostitute.
(2) Anyone violating this section shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 21661, 1943; s. 766, ch. 71-136; s. 90, ch. 2018-110.

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S796.04 - PROCURE FOR PROSTITUTE - REPEALED 2014-160 - F: S
S796.04 - PROCURE FOR PROSTITUTE - FORCE ANOTHER TO BECOME - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 796.04

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Dukes v. State, 142 So. 3d 881 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 1491108, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5622

...Dukes, Jr., appeals his convictions and sentences for false imprison *882 ment, sex trafficking, unlawfully obtaining labor or services, and forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute. Under the facts of this ease, we agree that his convictions for both sex trafficking, a violation of section 796.045, Florida Statutes (2010), 1 and forcing, compelling or coercing another to become a prostitute, a violation of section 796.04(1), Florida Statutes (2010), violated double jeopardy....
...Dukes’s conviction of the lesser crime of forcing, compelling, or coercing another to become a prostitute must be vacated. In all other respects, we affirm Dukes’s convictions and sentences. AFFIRMED in part; VACATED in part. ORFINGER, BERGER and WALLIS, JJ., concur. . Section 796.045, Florida Statutes (2010), was repealed, effective July 1, 2012....

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