Florida Statute 826.4 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 826
BIGAMY; INCEST

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F.S. 826.04

826.04 Incest.—Whoever knowingly marries or has sexual intercourse with a person to whom he or she is related by lineal consanguinity, or a brother, sister, uncle, aunt, nephew, or niece, commits incest, which constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. “Sexual intercourse” is the penetration of the female sex organ by the male sex organ, however slight; emission of semen is not required.

History.—s. 47, ch. 74-383; s. 30, ch. 75-298; s. 1281, ch. 97-102.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 826.04

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 826.04

Total Results: 38

Seagrave v. State

802 So. 2d 281, 2001 WL 776269

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 2001 | Docket: 1699005

Cited 71 times | Published

offenses contained in chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04. See id. at 850.[9] Unlike the scoresheet forms

In Re Rules of Crim. Proc.(sent. Guidelines)

439 So. 2d 848

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 8, 1983 | Docket: 1265314

Cited 51 times | Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category

Huckaby v. State

343 So. 2d 29

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 17, 1977 | Docket: 2449472

Cited 28 times | Published

Florida, but now appears in altered form as Section 826.04, Fla. Stat. (1975). [5] Huckaby cites several

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Re: Sentencing Guidelines

522 So. 2d 374, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 283, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 678, 1988 WL 35623

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 1988 | Docket: 1660934

Cited 19 times | Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category

Reyes v. State

709 So. 2d 181, 1998 WL 150468

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 3, 1998 | Docket: 1681982

Cited 9 times | Published

800 (lewdness, including statutory rape), and section 826.04 (incest), which involve sexual penetration

In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc.

606 So. 2d 227, 1992 WL 246494

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1992 | Docket: 2191048

Cited 9 times | Published

Category 2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800, section 826.04, and section 491.0112. Category 3: Robbery:

Renee B. v. FL. AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE

790 So. 2d 1036, 2001 WL 776533

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 2001 | Docket: 1734415

Cited 8 times | Published

011, F.S. (1993)) or incest (as defined in Section 826.04, F.S., (1993)). The attending physician must

Slaughter v. State

538 So. 2d 509, 1989 WL 6463

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 1, 1989 | Docket: 356223

Cited 7 times | Published

Florida Statutes (1985)). Count VIII incest (Section 826.04, Florida Statutes (1985)). Appellant asserts

Beam v. State

1 So. 3d 331, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1879, 2009 WL 151096

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 23, 2009 | Docket: 1653933

Cited 5 times | Published

convicted of the crime of incest as proscribed by section 826.04, Florida Statutes, when the victim was 18 years

Renee B. v. STATE, AGENCY FOR HEALTH CARE

756 So. 2d 218, 2000 WL 423471

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 20, 2000 | Docket: 471169

Cited 4 times | Published

011, F.S. (1993)) or incest (as defined in Section 826.04, F.S., (1993)). The attending physician must

Carnes v. State

725 So. 2d 417, 1999 WL 12925

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 1999 | Docket: 1293909

Cited 3 times | Published

Appellant asserts that the incest statute, section 826.04, Florida Statutes (1995), does not apply to

Hendry v. State

571 So. 2d 94, 1990 WL 202691

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 1990 | Docket: 352821

Cited 3 times | Published

which defendants were charged with incest under section 826.04, Florida Statutes (1987). That section renders

Dao v. Dhrs

561 So. 2d 380

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 1990 | Docket: 1480731

Cited 3 times | Published

of incest to include such acts by an uncle, section 826.04, Florida Statutes, it is clear that, at least

Hull v. State

686 So. 2d 676, 1996 WL 724125

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 1996 | Docket: 2568091

Cited 2 times | Published

"authority" or to implicate the incest statute, section 826.04, Florida Statutes (1995) (requiring relationship

Gary G. Debaun v. State of Florida

213 So. 3d 747, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 322, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 583

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 16, 2017 | Docket: 4618310

Cited 1 times | Published

definition of “sexual intercourse” provided in section 826.04, Florida Statutes, which prohibits incest.

LAP v. State

62 So. 3d 693, 2011 WL 2279018

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2011 | Docket: 2362251

Cited 1 times | Published

defines sexual intercourse is the incest statute, section 826.04, Florida Statutes (2008). It defines sexual

L.A.P. v. State

62 So. 3d 693, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 8462

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 2011 | Docket: 60300837

Cited 1 times | Published

defines sexual intercourse is the incest statute, section 826.04, Florida Statutes (2008). It defines sexual

Young v. State

15 So. 3d 819, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9993, 2009 WL 2168849

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 22, 2009 | Docket: 1660265

Cited 1 times | Published

Fla. Stat. (2000), and two counts of incest, § 826.04, Fla. Stat. (2000). On July 28, 2006, upon revocation

State v. Griffin

268 So. 3d 929

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 2019 | Docket: 64711823

Published

are general intent crimes. See § 794.011(8)(b) ; § 826.04 ; Olenchak v. State, 183 So.3d 1227, 1229 (Fla

State v. Griffin

268 So. 3d 929

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 2019 | Docket: 64711824

Published

are general intent crimes. See § 794.011(8)(b) ; § 826.04 ; Olenchak v. State, 183 So.3d 1227, 1229 (Fla

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-04.

257 So. 3d 370

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 2018 | Docket: 8193607

Published

], and 2018 . 11.12 INCEST § 826.04, Fla._Stat. To prove the crime of Incest

Brown v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 2017 | Docket: 6171792

Published

Florida Statutes) and one count of incest (section 826.04, Florida Statutes).1 In May 2015, the State

State v. Debaun

129 So. 3d 1089, 2013 WL 5814005, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 17224

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 30, 2013 | Docket: 60237287

Published

intercourse” contained in other statutes, see § 826.04, Fla. Stat. (2013) (criminalizing incest between

Department of Children & Families v. P.F.

107 So. 3d 1123, 2013 WL 645321

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2012 | Docket: 60228559

Published

relating to lewdness and indecent exposure; e. Section 826.04, relating to incest; or f. Chapter 827, relating

Corley v. State

44 So. 3d 109, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9615, 2009 WL 2031177

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 15, 2009 | Docket: 60295546

Published

initially encompassed Chapters 794 and 800, and section 826.04 of the Florida Statutes. See In re Rules of

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 21, 2008 | Docket: 3258037

Published

relating to lewdness and indecent exposure. 8. Section 826.04, relating to incest. 9. Section 827.03, relating

Singletary v. State

773 So. 2d 1172, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 15044, 2000 WL 1716233

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 17, 2000 | Docket: 64802537

Published

maximum term of five years’ incarceration. See § 826.04, Fla. Stat. (1991); § 775.082(3)(d), Fla. Stat

Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure re Sentencing Guidelines

628 So. 2d 1084, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 617, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 1928, 1993 WL 490876

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 30, 1993 | Docket: 64744908

Published

offenses: Section 775.22, Cchapters 794 and 800, section 826.04, and section 491.0112. Category 3: Robbery:

In re Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure-sentencing Guidelines (rules 3.701 & 3.988)

589 So. 2d 271, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 725, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 1914, 1991 WL 236191

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 7, 1991 | Docket: 64663082

Published

Category 2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800, section 826.04, and section 491.0112 Category 3: Robbery:

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure re: Sentencing Guidelines

576 So. 2d 1307, 16 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 198, 1991 Fla. LEXIS 411, 1991 WL 28402

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 1991 | Docket: 64657567

Published

Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800¿ and section 826.04, and section 491.0112 Category 3: Robbery:

In re Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.701 & 3.988

566 So. 2d 770, 15 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 458, 1990 Fla. LEXIS 1847, 1990 WL 130217

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 6, 1990 | Docket: 64652923

Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category

Vance v. State

565 So. 2d 915, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 6480, 1990 WL 125069

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 29, 1990 | Docket: 64652462

Published

offenses prosecuted under chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04, Florida Statutes. Those statutes are not involved

D.A.O. v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

561 So. 2d 380, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 3093, 1990 WL 57804

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 1990 | Docket: 64650649

Published

of incest to include such acts by an uncle, section 826.04, Florida Statutes, it is clear that, at least

Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure Re: Sentencing Guidelines

544 So. 2d 198, 1989 Fla. LEXIS 1295, 1989 WL 65666

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 15, 1989 | Docket: 64642859

Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category

Florida Bar Re: Rules of Criminal Procedure

482 So. 2d 311, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 15, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 1427

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 1985 | Docket: 64617097

Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category

Florida Bar: Amendment to Rules of Criminal Procedure (3.701, 3.988—Sentencing Guidelines)

468 So. 2d 220, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 226, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3912

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 11, 1985 | Docket: 64611706

Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category

Florida Bar: Amendment to Rules of Criminal Procedure

451 So. 2d 824, 1984 Fla. LEXIS 2928

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 8, 1984 | Docket: 64605432

Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category

In re Rules of Criminal Procedure

439 So. 2d 848, 1983 Fla. LEXIS 3193

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 8, 1983 | Docket: 64600267

Published

2: Sexual offenses: Chapters 794 and 800 and section 826.04 Category 3: Robbery: Section 812.13 Category