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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 800
LEWDNESS; INDECENT EXPOSURE
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800.09 Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee.
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Employee” means:
1. Any person employed by or performing contractual services for a public or private entity operating a state correctional institution or contractor-operated correctional facility;
2. Any person employed by or performing contractual services for the corporation operating the prison industry enhancement programs or the correctional work programs under part II of chapter 946;
3. Any person who is a parole examiner with the Florida Commission on Offender Review; or
4. Any person employed at or performing contractual services for a county detention facility.
(b) “Facility” means a state correctional institution as defined in s. 944.02, a contractor-operated correctional facility as defined in s. 944.710, or a county detention facility as defined in s. 951.23.
(2)(a) A person who is detained in a facility may not:
1. Intentionally masturbate;
2. Intentionally expose the genitals in a lewd or lascivious manner; or
3. Intentionally commit any other sexual act that does not involve actual physical or sexual contact with the victim, including, but not limited to, sadomasochistic abuse, sexual bestiality, or the simulation of any act involving sexual activity,

in the presence of a person he or she knows or reasonably should know is an employee.

(b) A person who violates paragraph (a) commits lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 4, ch. 2010-64; s. 17, ch. 2014-191; s. 1, ch. 2019-50; s. 34, ch. 2019-167; s. 13, ch. 2024-84.

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S800.09 2 - LEWD LASCV BEHAVIOR - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 7454 - F: T
S800.09 - LEWD LASCV BEHAVIOR - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8749 - F: T
S800.09 2a - LEWD LASCV BEHAVIOR - COMMIT SEX ACT PRESENCE CORRECT FACIL EMPLOYEE - F: T

Cases Citing Statute 800.09

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In re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report No. 2012-04, 131 So. 3d 720 (Fla. 2013).

Cited 5 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 877, 2013 WL 6305393, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2640

...04- Comment This instruction was adopted in 1981 and amended in 1989 [ 543 So.2d 1205 ], 1992 [ 603 So.2d 1175 ], and 2007 [ 953 So.2d 495 ], and 2013. 11.10(g) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY § 800.09, Fla....
...A “private correctional facility” is any facility, which is not operated by the Department of Corrections, for the incarceration of adults or juveniles who have been sentenced by a court and committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections. § 800.09(l)(a), Fla....
...at the act was taking place. *730 Neither a victim’s lack of chastity nor a victim’s consent is a defense to the crime charged. Lesser Included Offenses LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY — 800.09 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA....
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In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-report No. 2014-08, 176 So. 3d 938 (Fla. 2015).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2015 WL 5853925

...2d 1138] and amended in 2015. For offenses occurring prior to October 1, 2008, refer to section 800.04(7)(b), Florida Statutes (2007). 11.10(g) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY § 800.09, Fla....
...Stat. A “private correctional facility” is any facility, which is not operated by the Department of Corrections, for the incarceration of adults or juveniles who have been sentenced by a court and committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections. § 800.09(1)(a), Fla....
...Stat. Neither a victim’s lack of chastity nor a victim’s consent is a defense to the crime charged. Lesser Included Offenses LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY—800.09 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA....
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Joshua Terrel Brown v. State of Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2023).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...ious exhibition violate the prohibition against double jeopardy. He argues that the statute does not allow for multiple convictions “for a single act of lewd behavior when it is done in the presence of multiple employees.” In pertinent part, section 800.09(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2021), is directed at a person who “intentionally masturbate[s] ....
.... . in the presence of a person he or she knows or reasonably should know is an employee.” Subsection (1) defines “employee” to include “[a]ny person employed at or performing contractual services for a county detention facility.” § 800.09(1)(a)4., Fla....
...as to the intended unit of prosecution.” Losada, 175 So. 3d at 914. Still, the unit of prosecution is not “automatically rendered ambiguous whenever a statute uses the word ‘any.’” Bautista, 863 So. 2d at 1188. Here, appellant’s two convictions under section 800.09 for a single lewd act in the presence of two correctional facility employees did not violate double jeopardy. Section 800.09 is unambiguous and allows for separate convictions for each employee present during the lewd act. Section 800.09(2)’s use of the word “a” in the phrase “presence of a person” indicates that each victim present at an exposure will support a separate charge....
...3d at 28 (“It is clear from the assault statute that the legislature intended to punish the criminal defendant separately for each victim the defendant placed in fear by his or her threat.”). We reject Brown’s focuses on the word “any” in the section 800.09(1)(a)4. definition of “employee.” To determine the unit of prosecution, the crucial provision of section 800.09(2)(a) is the subsection prohibiting the behavior, not the statute’s definition of an “employee.” Brown’s reliance upon section 775.021(4)(b)1., Florida Statutes (2021), is similarly misplaced....
...The court explained: “The size of the audience or the number of witnesses should not determine the number of allowable convictions under subsection 800.04(3); rather, the number of distinct lewd acts should be determinative.” Id. By contrast, because of the use of the article “a” instead of “any,” section 800.09(2)’s focus is on the number of employees present during the commission of a lewd act, not the number of distinct lewd acts committed. As the State concedes, certain costs were imposed in error....
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In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-04., 257 So. 3d 370 (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...‘sadomasochistic abuse’ and ‘sexual bestiality’ in § 847.001, Fla. Stat., that differ from the statutory definitions in § 827.071, Fla. Stat. As of June 2018, there is no case law that decides which definition applies for a violation of [§ 800.04(7)(a), § 800.09, or § 825.1025, as applicable], Fla....
...the necessary lesser-included offense. This instruction was adopted in 2008 [998 So. 2d 1138] and amended in 2015 [176 So. 3d 938], and 2018. 11.10(g) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY § 800.09, Fla....
...Stat. A “private correctional facility” is any facility, which is not operated by the Department of Corrections, for the incarceration of adults or juveniles who have been sentenced by a court and committed to the custody of the Department of Corrections. § 800.09(1)(a), Fla....
...Stat. Neither a victim’s lack of chastity nor a victim’s consent is a defense to the crime charged. Lesser Included Offenses LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY — 800.09 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA....
...of “sadomasochistic abuse” and “sexual bestiality” in § 827.071, Fla. Stat., that differ from the statutory definitions in § 847.001, Fla. Stat. As of June 2018, there is no case law that decides which definition applies for a violation of § 800.09, Fla....
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In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases - Report 2019-09 (Fla. 2020).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...sed amendments to the instructions for publication and use as proposed. Some of the more significant changes to the instructions are discussed below. First, instruction 11.10(g) is amended based upon the Legislature’s recent amendment to section 800.09, Florida Statutes (2019), which expanded the offense to include commission of lewd or lascivious exhibition in a county detention facility....
...that term, as defined by section 951.23(1), Florida Statutes (2019), is added. In addition, the phrase “any person employed at or performing contractual services for a county detention facility” is added to the definition of “employee,” based upon the addition of section 800.09(1)(a)4. Next, the theft instruction, 14.1, is amended based upon the change to the grand theft statute, section 812.014(2)(c), Florida Statutes (2019), which changed the value of the property stolen from $300 or more to $750 o...
...for Petitioner -4- APPENDIX 11.10(g) LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY § 800.09, Fla....
...a county work camp, a county residential probation center, and any other place except a municipal detention facility used by a county or county officer for the detention of persons charged with or convicted of either a felony or a misdemeanor. § 800.09(1)(a), Fla....
...Stat. Neither a victim’s lack of chastity nor a victim’s consent is a defense to the crime charged. Lesser Included Offenses LEWD OR LASCIVIOUS EXHIBITION BY A DETAINEE IN THE PRESENCE OF AN EMPLOYEE OF A FACILITY — 800.09 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA....
...chistic abuse” and “sexual bestiality” in § 827.071, Fla. Stat., that differ from the statutory definitions in § 847.001, Fla. Stat. As of June 2018September 2019, there is no case law that decides which definition applies for a violation of § 800.09, Fla....
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Harvill v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...h victim. The Fourth District recently examined a very similar statute and rejected a double jeopardy challenge to convictions for two counts of lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of a correctional facility employee, in violation of section 800.09(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2021), which provided in part that a detained person may not “intentionally masturbate . . . in the presence of a person he or she knows or reasonably should know is an employee.” 4 Brown v. State, 374 So. 3d 832, 836 (Fla. 4th DCA 4 Section 800.09(2)(a), Florida Statutes, provides as follows: (2)(a) A person who is detained in a facility may not: 1....
...including, but not limited to, sadomasochistic abuse, 7 2023) (reflecting that the appellant masturbated once in the presence of two employees). The court determined that the allowable unit of prosecution under section 800.09(2) is the number of employees, not the number of lewd acts, because the statute’s use of the article “a” in the phrase “presence of a person” indicates that each person present during the exposure will support a separate charge. Id. The court distinguished Hernandez because the statute in that case proscribed the knowing commission of a lewd act in the presence of “any child,” whereas section 800.09(2) used the word “a” instead of “any,” indicating that “section 800.09(2)’s focus is on the number of employees present during the commission of a lewd act, not the number of distinct lewd acts committed.” Id....

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