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

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Fitch v. State, 185 So. 435 (Fla. 1938).

Cited 38 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 135 Fla. 361, 125 A.L.R. 360, 1938 Fla. LEXIS 1562

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

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Com. Nat. Bk., Lake Worth v. Safeco Ins. Co. of Am., 252 So. 2d 248 (Fla. 4th DCA 1971).

Cited 7 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 5967

...If insurer's contentions are correct then the language in the exclusionary clause would probably negate many if not all those perils specifically insured against. For example, the insured peril "false imprisonment" is made a crime under Section 805.01; libel is made a crime under Section 836.01....

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Saridakis v. State, 936 So. 2d 33 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 11613, 2006 WL 1896405

...section 38.22, Florida Statutes (1985), there is no statute which defines the crime or establishes the punishment.” When the legislature has wanted to “declare” a crime, to be a misdemeanor, it has done so in clear and direct terms. See, e.g., § 836.01, Fla....

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