Florida Statute 872.06 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 872
OFFENSES CONCERNING DEAD BODIES AND GRAVES

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872.06 Abuse of a dead human body; penalty.—

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.

(b) “Sexual abuse” means:

1. Anal or female genital penetration of a dead human body by the sexual organ of a person or by any other object;

2. Contact or union of the penis, female genitals, or anus of a person with the mouth, penis, female genitals, or anus of a dead human body; or

3. Contact or union of a person’s mouth with the penis, female genitals, or anus of a dead human body.

(2) A person who mutilates, commits sexual abuse upon, or otherwise grossly abuses a dead human body commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any act done for a bona fide medical purpose or for any other lawful purpose does not under any circumstance constitute a violation of this section.

History.—s. 1, ch. 96-393; s. 11, ch. 2022-165.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 872.06

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

S872.06 2 - CRIMES AGAINST PERSON - ABUSE DEAD HUMAN BODY - F: S

S872.06 - CRIMES AGAINST PERSON - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9774 - F: S

Cases Citing Statute 872.06

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Amendments to Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure re Sentencing Guidelines, 685 So. 2d 1213 (Fla. 1996).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 407, 1996 Fla. LEXIS 1631, 1996 WL 547189

committed on or after October 1, 1996 pursuant to section 872.06, Florida Statutes or section 911.35(3)(b)2

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Lewis v. State, 898 So. 2d 1081 (Fla. 4th DCA 2005).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 3897, 2005 WL 662704

...City of Pompano Beach, 798 So.2d 799, 802 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001) (quoting City of Miami Beach v. Galbut, 626 So.2d 192, 193 (Fla.1993)). GUNTHER, STONE and STEVENSON, JJ„ concur. . Section 921.0021(7) also exempts the assessment of victim injury points for violations of section 872.06, Florida Statutes....

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In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-13., 272 So. 3d 1210 (Fla. 2019).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

violations of § 944.35(3)(b)2., Fla. Stat., or § 872.06, Fla. Stat. *1223 Did the

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