Florida Statute 836.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 836
DEFAMATION; LIBEL; THREATENING LETTERS AND SIMILAR OFFENSES

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836.01 Punishment for libel.—Any person convicted of the publication of a libel shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 15, sub-ch. 7, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2418; GS 3256; RGS 5087; CGL 7189; s. 987, ch. 71-136.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 836.01

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

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Cases Citing Statute 836.01

Total Results: 3

Fitch v. State

185 So. 435, 135 Fla. 361, 125 A.L.R. 360, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1562

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 1938 | Docket: 3265762

Cited 38 times | Published

section 836, in the same work, it is said: "Section 836. 1. Act violative of duty. — If a servant, with

COMMERCE NAT. BK., LAKE WORTH v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am.

252 So. 2d 248, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5967

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 22, 1971 | Docket: 1690075

Cited 7 times | Published

Section 805.01; libel is made a crime under Section 836.01. I submit that this contention is untenable

Saridakis v. State

936 So. 2d 33, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 11613, 2006 WL 1896405

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 2006 | Docket: 64846203

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done so in clear and direct terms. See, e.g., § 836.01, Fla. Stat. (“Any person convicted of the publication

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