{ "batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "articles": [ { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_title_xlvi_ch_847_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Title XLVI Chapter 847: obscenity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Title XLVI of the Florida Statutes is titled CRIMES and Chapter 847 is titled OBSCENITY", "body": "Title XLVI of the Florida Statutes is titled CRIMES and Chapter 847 is titled OBSCENITY\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“[TITLE XLVI](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=XLVI#TitleXLVI)\n\nCRIMES\n\nCh.775-896\n\n\n[TITLE XLVII](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=XLVII#TitleXLVII)\n\nCRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS\n\nCh.900-985”\n\nNote: Anchor record establishing Title XLVI (CRIMES) and Chapter 847 (OBSCENITY) of the Florida Statutes", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=XLVI#TitleXLVI", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "[TITLE XLVI](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=XLVI#TitleXLVI)\n\nCRIMES\n\nCh.775-896\n\n\n[TITLE XLVII](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Index&Title_Request=XLVII#TitleXLVII)\n\nCRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS\n\nCh.900-985", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Title XLVI Chapter 847", "topic": "obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_def_obscene", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(12): obscenity definition", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Obscene means the status of material which: (a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest; (b) Depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct as specifically defined herein; and (c) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.", "body": "Obscene means the status of material which: (a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest; (b) Depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct as specifically defined herein; and (c) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(12) \"Obscene\" means the status of material which:\n\n(a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;\n\n(b) Depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct as specifically defined herein; and\n\n(c) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.\n\nA mother's breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance \"obscene.\"”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(12) \"Obscene\" means the status of material which:\n\n(a) The average person, applying contemporary community standards, would find, taken as a whole, appeals to the prurient interest;\n\n(b) Depicts or describes, in a patently offensive way, sexual conduct as specifically defined herein; and\n\n(c) Taken as a whole, lacks serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value.\n\nA mother's breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance \"obscene.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(12)", "topic": "obscenity definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_def_harmful_minors", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(7): harmful to minors definition", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Harmful to minors means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it: (a) Predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest; (b) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors; and (c) Taken as a whole, is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors. A mother's breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance harmful to minors.", "body": "Harmful to minors means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it: (a) Predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest; (b) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors; and (c) Taken as a whole, is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors. A mother's breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance harmful to minors.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(7) \"Harmful to minors\" means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it:\n\n(a) Predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest;\n\n(b) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors; and\n\n(c) Taken as a whole, is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.\n\nA mother's breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance \"harmful to minors.\"”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(7) \"Harmful to minors\" means any reproduction, imitation, characterization, description, exhibition, presentation, or representation, of whatever kind or form, depicting nudity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement when it:\n\n(a) Predominantly appeals to a prurient, shameful, or morbid interest;\n\n(b) Is patently offensive to prevailing standards in the adult community as a whole with respect to what is suitable material or conduct for minors; and\n\n(c) Taken as a whole, is without serious literary, artistic, political, or scientific value for minors.\n\nA mother's breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance \"harmful to minors.\"", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(7)", "topic": "harmful to minors definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_obscene_acts", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(a): prohibition of obscene materials acts", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Except as provided in paragraph (c), any person who knowingly sells, lends, gives away, distributes, transmits, shows, or transmutes, or offers to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, or transmute, or has in his or her possession, custody, or control with intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise in any manner, any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose; or who knowingly designs, copies, draws, photographs, poses for, writes, prints, publishes, or in any manner whatsoever manufactures or prepares any such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character; or who knowingly writes, prints, publishes, or utters, or causes to be written, printed, published, or uttered, any advertisement or notice of any kind, giving information, directly or indirectly, stating, or purporting to state, where, how, of whom, or by what means any, or what purports to be any, such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character can be purchased, obtained, or had; or who in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person knowingly to do or assist in doing any act or thing mentioned above, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.", "body": "Except as provided in paragraph (c), any person who knowingly sells, lends, gives away, distributes, transmits, shows, or transmutes, or offers to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, or transmute, or has in his or her possession, custody, or control with intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise in any manner, any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose; or who knowingly designs, copies, draws, photographs, poses for, writes, prints, publishes, or in any manner whatsoever manufactures or prepares any such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character; or who knowingly writes, prints, publishes, or utters, or causes to be written, printed, published, or uttered, any advertisement or notice of any kind, giving information, directly or indirectly, stating, or purporting to state, where, how, of whom, or by what means any, or what purports to be any, such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character can be purchased, obtained, or had; or who in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person knowingly to do or assist in doing any act or thing mentioned above, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), any person who knowingly sells, lends, gives away, distributes, transmits, shows, or transmutes, or offers to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, or transmute, or has in his or her possession, custody, or control with intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise in any manner, any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose; or who knowingly designs, copies, draws, photographs, poses for, writes, prints, publishes, or in any manner whatsoever manufactures or prepares any such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character; or who knowingly writes, prints, publishes, or utters, or causes to be written, printed, published, or uttered, any advertisement or notice of any kind, giving information, directly or indirectly, stating, or purporting to state, where, how, of whom, or by what means any, or what purports to be any, such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character can be purchased, obtained, or had; or who in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person knowingly to do or assist in doing any act or thing mentioned above, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (c), any person who knowingly sells, lends, gives away, distributes, transmits, shows, or transmutes, or offers to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, or transmute, or has in his or her possession, custody, or control with intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise in any manner, any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose; or who knowingly designs, copies, draws, photographs, poses for, writes, prints, publishes, or in any manner whatsoever manufactures or prepares any such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character; or who knowingly writes, prints, publishes, or utters, or causes to be written, printed, published, or uttered, any advertisement or notice of any kind, giving information, directly or indirectly, stating, or purporting to state, where, how, of whom, or by what means any, or what purports to be any, such material, matter, article, or thing of any such character can be purchased, obtained, or had; or who in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person knowingly to do or assist in doing any act or thing mentioned above, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(a)", "topic": "prohibition of obscene materials acts", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_obscene_possession", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(2): prohibition of obscene materials possession", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Except as provided in paragraph (1)(c), a person who knowingly has in his or her possession, custody, or control any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, film, any sticker, decal, emblem or other device attached to a motor vehicle containing obscene descriptions, photographs, or depictions, any figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose, without intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise the same, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.", "body": "Except as provided in paragraph (1)(c), a person who knowingly has in his or her possession, custody, or control any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, film, any sticker, decal, emblem or other device attached to a motor vehicle containing obscene descriptions, photographs, or depictions, any figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose, without intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise the same, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(c), a person who knowingly has in his or her possession, custody, or control any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, film, any sticker, decal, emblem or other device attached to a motor vehicle containing obscene descriptions, photographs, or depictions, any figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose, without intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise the same, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2) Except as provided in paragraph (1)(c), a person who knowingly has in his or her possession, custody, or control any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, film, any sticker, decal, emblem or other device attached to a motor vehicle containing obscene descriptions, photographs, or depictions, any figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose, without intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise the same, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(2)", "topic": "prohibition of obscene materials possession", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_harmful_minors", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(3): prohibition of harmful materials to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person may not knowingly sell, rent, or loan for monetary consideration to a minor: (a) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, videocassette, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity or sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors; or (b) Any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or sound recording that contains any matter defined in s. 847.001, explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, or sexual conduct and that is harmful to minors.", "body": "A person may not knowingly sell, rent, or loan for monetary consideration to a minor: (a) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, videocassette, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity or sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors; or (b) Any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or sound recording that contains any matter defined in s. 847.001, explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, or sexual conduct and that is harmful to minors.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(3) A person may not knowingly sell, rent, or loan for monetary consideration to a minor:\n\n(a) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, videocassette, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity or sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors; or\n\n(b) Any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or sound recording that contains any matter defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, or sexual conduct and that is harmful to minors.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(3) A person may not knowingly sell, rent, or loan for monetary consideration to a minor:\n\n(a) Any picture, photograph, drawing, sculpture, motion picture film, videocassette, or similar visual representation or image of a person or portion of the human body which depicts nudity or sexual conduct, sexual excitement, sexual battery, bestiality, or sadomasochistic abuse and which is harmful to minors; or\n\n(b) Any book, pamphlet, magazine, printed matter however reproduced, or sound recording that contains any matter defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual excitement, or sexual conduct and that is harmful to minors.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(3)", "topic": "prohibition of harmful materials to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_harmful_minors_production", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(4): prohibition of using minors in harmful materials production", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person may not knowingly use a minor in the production of any material described in subsection (3), regardless of whether the material is intended for distribution to minors or is actually distributed to minors.", "body": "A person may not knowingly use a minor in the production of any material described in subsection (3), regardless of whether the material is intended for distribution to minors or is actually distributed to minors.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(4) A person may not knowingly use a minor in the production of any material described in subsection (3), regardless of whether the material is intended for distribution to minors or is actually distributed to minors.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(4) A person may not knowingly use a minor in the production of any material described in subsection (3), regardless of whether the material is intended for distribution to minors or is actually distributed to minors.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(4)", "topic": "prohibition of using minors in harmful materials production", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_partnered" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_harmful_minors_school", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(5): prohibition of harmful materials to minors on school property", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] An adult may not knowingly distribute to a minor on school property, or post on school property, any material described in subsection (3). As used in this subsection, the term school property means the grounds or facility of any kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or secondary school, whether public or nonpublic. This subsection does not apply to the distribution or posting of school-approved instructional materials that by design serve as a major tool for assisting in the instruction of a subject or course.", "body": "An adult may not knowingly distribute to a minor on school property, or post on school property, any material described in subsection (3). As used in this subsection, the term school property means the grounds or facility of any kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or secondary school, whether public or nonpublic. This subsection does not apply to the distribution or posting of school-approved instructional materials that by design serve as a major tool for assisting in the instruction of a subject or course.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(5) An adult may not knowingly distribute to a minor on school property, or post on school property, any material described in subsection (3). As used in this subsection, the term \"school property\" means the grounds or facility of any kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or secondary school, whether public or nonpublic. This subsection does not apply to the distribution or posting of school-approved instructional materials that by design serve as a major tool for assisting in the instruction of a subject or course by school officers, instructional personnel, administrative personnel, school volunteers, educational support employees, or managers as those terms are defined in s. [1012.01](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1012/Sections/1012.01.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(5) An adult may not knowingly distribute to a minor on school property, or post on school property, any material described in subsection (3). As used in this subsection, the term \"school property\" means the grounds or facility of any kindergarten, elementary school, middle school, junior high school, or secondary school, whether public or nonpublic. This subsection does not apply to the distribution or posting of school-approved instructional materials that by design serve as a major tool for assisting in the instruction of a subject or course by school officers, instructional personnel, administrative personnel, school volunteers, educational support employees, or managers as those terms are defined in s. [1012.01](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1012/Sections/1012.01.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(5)", "topic": "prohibition of harmful materials to minors on school property", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_penalty_obscene_first", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(a): penalty first offense obscene", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person who knowingly sells, lends, gives away, distributes, transmits, shows, or transmutes, or offers to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, or transmute, or has in his or her possession, custody, or control with intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise in any manner, any obscene material, or who knowingly designs, copies, draws, photographs, poses for, writes, prints, publishes, or manufactures or prepares any such material, or who knowingly writes, prints, publishes, or utters any advertisement giving information where any such obscene material can be purchased, obtains, or had, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.", "body": "A person who knowingly sells, lends, gives away, distributes, transmits, shows, or transmutes, or offers to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, or transmute, or has in his or her possession, custody, or control with intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise in any manner, any obscene material, or who knowingly designs, copies, draws, photographs, poses for, writes, prints, publishes, or manufactures or prepares any such material, or who knowingly writes, prints, publishes, or utters any advertisement giving information where any such obscene material can be purchased, obtains, or had, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(a)", "topic": "penalty first offense obscene", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_penalty_obscene_repeat", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(a): penalty repeat offense obscene", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person who, after having been convicted of a violation of subsection (1)(a), thereafter violates any of its provisions commits a felony of the third degree.", "body": "A person who, after having been convicted of a violation of subsection (1)(a), thereafter violates any of its provisions commits a felony of the third degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person who, after having been convicted of a violation of this subsection, thereafter violates any of its provisions, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A person who, after having been convicted of a violation of this subsection, thereafter violates any of its provisions, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(a)", "topic": "penalty repeat offense obscene", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_penalty_obscene_possession_first", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(2): penalty first offense possession obscene", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person who knowingly has in his or her possession, custody, or control any obscene material without intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise the same, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.", "body": "A person who knowingly has in his or her possession, custody, or control any obscene material without intent to sell, lend, give away, distribute, transmit, show, transmute, or advertise the same, commits a misdemeanor of the second degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(2)", "topic": "penalty first offense possession obscene", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_penalty_obscene_possession_repeat", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(2): penalty repeat offense possession obscene", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person who, after having been convicted of violating subsection (2), thereafter violates any of its provisions commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.", "body": "A person who, after having been convicted of violating subsection (2), thereafter violates any of its provisions commits a misdemeanor of the first degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“A person who, after having been convicted of violating this subsection, thereafter violates any of its provisions commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A person who, after having been convicted of violating this subsection, thereafter violates any of its provisions commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(2)", "topic": "penalty repeat offense possession obscene", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_penalty_harmful_minors", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(6): penalty harmful materials minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person violating any provision of section 847.012 commits a felony of the third degree.", "body": "Any person violating any provision of section 847.012 commits a felony of the third degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“Any person violating any provision of this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Any person violating any provision of this section commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.012(6)", "topic": "penalty harmful materials minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_def_adult", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(1): adult definition", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.", "body": "Adult means a person 18 years of age or older.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) \"Adult\" means a person 18 years of age or older.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) \"Adult\" means a person 18 years of age or older.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(1)", "topic": "adult definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_def_minor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(10): minor definition", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Minor or child means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, younger than 18 years of age.", "body": "Minor or child means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, younger than 18 years of age.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(10) \"Minor\" or \"child\" means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, younger than 18 years of age.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(10) \"Minor\" or \"child\" means any person, whose identity is known or unknown, younger than 18 years of age.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.001(10)", "topic": "minor definition", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "quote_is_nonanswer", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_harmful_minors_def_obscene", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0133(1): prohibition of obscene material to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person may not knowingly sell, rent, loan, give away, distribute, transmit, or show any obscene material to a minor, where obscene material means any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, videotape, videocassette, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose.", "body": "A person may not knowingly sell, rent, loan, give away, distribute, transmit, or show any obscene material to a minor, where obscene material means any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, videotape, videocassette, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) A person may not knowingly sell, rent, loan, give away, distribute, transmit, or show any obscene material to a minor. For purposes of this section \"obscene material\" means any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, videotape, videocassette, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) A person may not knowingly sell, rent, loan, give away, distribute, transmit, or show any obscene material to a minor. For purposes of this section \"obscene material\" means any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story paper, written or printed story or article, writing paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, videotape, videocassette, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or any written, printed, or recorded matter of any such character which may or may not require mechanical or other means to be transmuted into auditory, visual, or sensory representations of such character, or any article or instrument for obscene use, or purporting to be for obscene use or purpose.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0133(1)", "topic": "prohibition of obscene material to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_penalty_harmful_minors_transmit", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0133(3): penalty transmit obscene material to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A violation of section 847.0133 constitutes a felony of the third degree.", "body": "A violation of section 847.0133 constitutes a felony of the third degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“A violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "A violation of the provisions of this section constitutes a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0133(3)", "topic": "penalty transmit obscene material to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_harmful_transmit_electronic", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0138(2): prohibition of transmitting harmful material to minors electronically", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors as defined in s. 847.001 to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree. The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.", "body": "Any person who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors as defined in s. 847.001 to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree. The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2) Notwithstanding ss. [847.012](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html) and [847.0133](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html), any person who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0138.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2) Notwithstanding ss. [847.012](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html) and [847.0133](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html), any person who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0138(2)", "topic": "prohibition of transmitting harmful material to minors electronically", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_harmful_electronic_outside_state", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0138(3): extraterritorial jurisdiction transmitting harmful material to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors as defined in s. 847.001 to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree. The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.", "body": "Any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors as defined in s. 847.001 to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree. The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(3) Notwithstanding ss. [847.012](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html) and [847.0133](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html), any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).”\n\nNote: Reaches outside-state transmitters sending to Florida minors; relevant to online sales of harmful material where the recipient is a known minor.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0138.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(3) Notwithstanding ss. [847.012](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html) and [847.0133](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html), any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0138(3)", "topic": "extraterritorial jurisdiction transmitting harmful material to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Reaches outside-state transmitters sending to Florida minors; reaches online sales/transmission where recipient is a kno", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_harmful_electronic_outside_state_note", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0138(3): electronic transmission out-of-state to minors", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person in any jurisdiction other than this state who transmitted harmful-to-minors material to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree under Florida law, subject to the exclusion of subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.", "body": "A person in any jurisdiction other than this state who transmitted harmful-to-minors material to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree under Florida law, subject to the exclusion of subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(3) Notwithstanding ss. [847.012](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html) and [847.0133](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html), any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html). The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.”\n\nNote: Reaches outside-state transmitters sending to Florida minors; relevant to online sales/transmissions from outside Florida to a known minor.", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0138.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(3) Notwithstanding ss. [847.012](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.012.html) and [847.0133](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0133.html), any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or believed that he or she was transmitting an image, information, or data that is harmful to minors, as defined in s. [847.001](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.001.html), to a specific individual known by the defendant to be a minor commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html). The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0138(3)", "topic": "electronic transmission out-of-state to minors", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "This is the statute's language that reaches online sales/transmissions from outside Florida to a known minor in Florida;", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "legal_fetch_over_cap" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_obscene_transport", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.006(1): prohibition of transporting obscene materials into state", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Whoever knowingly transports into the state or within the state for the purpose of sale or distribution any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story, paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or other article capable of producing sound, or any other matter of obscene character, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.", "body": "Whoever knowingly transports into the state or within the state for the purpose of sale or distribution any obscene book, magazine, periodical, pamphlet, newspaper, comic book, story, paper, written or printed story or article, writing, paper, card, picture, drawing, photograph, motion picture film, figure, image, phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or other article capable of producing sound, or any other matter of obscene character, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) Whoever knowingly transports into the state or within the state for the purpose of sale or distribution any obscene book; magazine; periodical; pamphlet; newspaper; comic book; story; paper; written or printed story or article; writing; paper; card; picture; drawing; photograph; motion picture film; figure; image; phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or other article capable of producing sound; or any other matter of obscene character shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.06.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) Whoever knowingly transports into the state or within the state for the purpose of sale or distribution any obscene book; magazine; periodical; pamphlet; newspaper; comic book; story; paper; written or printed story or article; writing; paper; card; picture; drawing; photograph; motion picture film; figure; image; phonograph record, or wire or tape or other recording, or other article capable of producing sound; or any other matter of obscene character shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.006(1)", "topic": "prohibition of transporting obscene materials into state", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_wholesale_promote", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.007(1) and (2): prohibition of wholesale promotion obscene", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Wholesale promote means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, or disseminate, or offer or agree to do the same, with or without consideration, for purposes of resale or redistribution. Any person who knowingly wholesale promotes any obscene matter or performance, or in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person to wholesale promote or assist in wholesale promoting any obscene matter or performance, is guilty of a felony of the third degree.", "body": "Wholesale promote means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, or disseminate, or offer or agree to do the same, with or without consideration, for purposes of resale or redistribution. Any person who knowingly wholesale promotes any obscene matter or performance, or in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person to wholesale promote or assist in wholesale promoting any obscene matter or performance, is guilty of a felony of the third degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) As used in this section, \"wholesale promote\" means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, or disseminate, or offer or agree to do the same, with or without consideration, for purposes of resale or redistribution.\n\n(2) Any person who knowingly wholesale promotes any obscene matter or performance, or in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person to wholesale promote or assist in wholesale promoting any obscene matter or performance, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.07.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) As used in this section, \"wholesale promote\" means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, or disseminate, or offer or agree to do the same, with or without consideration, for purposes of resale or redistribution.\n\n(2) Any person who knowingly wholesale promotes any obscene matter or performance, or in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person to wholesale promote or assist in wholesale promoting any obscene matter or performance, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.007(1) and (2)", "topic": "prohibition of wholesale promotion obscene", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_proh_retail_open_display", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0125(2)(a): prohibition of open retail display of harmful materials", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] It is unlawful for anyone offering for sale in a retail establishment open to the general public any book, magazine, or other printed material, the cover of which depicts material which is harmful to minors, to knowingly exhibit such book, magazine, or material in such establishment in such a way that it is on open display to, or within the convenient reach of, minors who may frequent the retail establishment.", "body": "It is unlawful for anyone offering for sale in a retail establishment open to the general public any book, magazine, or other printed material, the cover of which depicts material which is harmful to minors, to knowingly exhibit such book, magazine, or material in such establishment in such a way that it is on open display to, or within the convenient reach of, minors who may frequent the retail establishment.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(2)(a) It is unlawful for anyone offering for sale in a retail establishment open to the general public any book, magazine, or other printed material, the cover of which depicts material which is harmful to minors, to knowingly exhibit such book, magazine, or material in such establishment in such a way that it is on open display to, or within the convenient reach of, minors who may frequent the retail establishment.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0125.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(2)(a) It is unlawful for anyone offering for sale in a retail establishment open to the general public any book, magazine, or other printed material, the cover of which depicts material which is harmful to minors, to knowingly exhibit such book, magazine, or material in such establishment in such a way that it is on open display to, or within the convenient reach of, minors who may frequent the retail establishment.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0125(2)(a)", "topic": "prohibition of open retail display of harmful materials", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_penalty_retail_open_display", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0125(2)(c): penalty retail open display harmful materials", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A violation of any provision of section 847.0125 constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree.", "body": "A violation of any provision of section 847.0125 constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(c) A violation of any provision of this section constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.0125.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(c) A violation of any provision of this section constitutes a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.0125(2)(c)", "topic": "penalty retail open display harmful materials", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_confiscate_obscenity", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.002(1): confiscation of obscene material upon conviction", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Whenever anyone is convicted under s. 847.011, the court in awarding sentence shall make an order confiscating said obscene material and authorize the sheriff of the county in which the material is held to destroy the same.", "body": "Whenever anyone is convicted under s. 847.011, the court in awarding sentence shall make an order confiscating said obscene material and authorize the sheriff of the county in which the material is held to destroy the same.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“Whenever anyone is convicted under s. [847.011](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html), the court in awarding sentence shall make an order confiscating said obscene material and authorize the sheriff of the county in which the material is held to destroy the same.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.02.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Whenever anyone is convicted under s. [847.011](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html), the court in awarding sentence shall make an order confiscating said obscene material and authorize the sheriff of the county in which the material is held to destroy the same.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.002(1)", "topic": "confiscation of obscene material upon conviction", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_seizure_obscenity", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.003(1): seizure of obscene material by officer", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Whenever any officer arrests any person charged with any offense under s. 847.011, the officer shall seize said obscene material and take the same into his or her custody to await the sentence of the court upon the trial of the offender.", "body": "Whenever any officer arrests any person charged with any offense under s. 847.011, the officer shall seize said obscene material and take the same into his or her custody to await the sentence of the court upon the trial of the offender.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“Whenever any officer arrests any person charged with any offense under s. [847.011](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html), the officer shall seize said obscene material and take the same into his or her custody to await the sentence of the court upon the trial of the offender.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.03.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Whenever any officer arrests any person charged with any offense under s. [847.011](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html), the officer shall seize said obscene material and take the same into his or her custody to await the sentence of the court upon the trial of the offender.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.003(1)", "topic": "seizure of obscene material by officer", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_probable_cause_hearing", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.008(1): probable cause hearing obscene material", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Whenever an indictment, information, or affidavit is filed under ss. 847.07-847.09, the state attorney may apply to the court for an order directing the defendant or his or her principal agent or bailee to produce the allegedly obscene materials for the purpose of determining whether there is probable cause to believe said material is obscene.", "body": "Whenever an indictment, information, or affidavit is filed under ss. 847.07-847.09, the state attorney may apply to the court for an order directing the defendant or his or her principal agent or bailee to produce the allegedly obscene materials for the purpose of determining whether there is probable cause to believe said material is obscene.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“Whenever an indictment, information, or affidavit is filed under the provisions of ss. [847.07](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.07.html)-[847.09](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.09.html), the state attorney or his or her duly appointed assistant may apply to the court for the issuance of an order directing the defendant or his or her principal agent or bailee or other like person to produce the allegedly obscene materials at a time and place so designated by the court for the purpose of determining whether there is probable cause to believe said material is obscene.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.08.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Whenever an indictment, information, or affidavit is filed under the provisions of ss. [847.07](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.07.html)-[847.09](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.09.html), the state attorney or his or her duly appointed assistant may apply to the court for the issuance of an order directing the defendant or his or her principal agent or bailee or other like person to produce the allegedly obscene materials at a time and place so designated by the court for the purpose of determining whether there is probable cause to believe said material is obscene.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.008(1)", "topic": "probable cause hearing obscene material", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_legislative_intent_preemption", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.009(1): legislative intent and preemption", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] In order to make the application and enforcement of ss. 847.07-847.09 uniform throughout the state, it is the intent of the Legislature to preempt the field, to the exclusion of counties and municipalities, insofar as it concerns exposing persons over 17 years of age to harmful motion pictures, exhibitions, shows, representations, and presentations.", "body": "In order to make the application and enforcement of ss. 847.07-847.09 uniform throughout the state, it is the intent of the Legislature to preempt the field, to the exclusion of counties and municipalities, insofar as it concerns exposing persons over 17 years of age to harmful motion pictures, exhibitions, shows, representations, and presentations.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(1) In order to make the application and enforcement of ss. [847.07](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.07.html)-[847.09](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.09.html) uniform throughout the state, it is the intent of the Legislature to preempt the field, to the exclusion of counties and municipalities, insofar as it concerns exposing persons over 17 years of age to harmful motion pictures, exhibitions, shows, representations, and presentations.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.09.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(1) In order to make the application and enforcement of ss. [847.07](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.07.html)-[847.09](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.09.html) uniform throughout the state, it is the intent of the Legislature to preempt the field, to the exclusion of counties and municipalities, insofar as it concerns exposing persons over 17 years of age to harmful motion pictures, exhibitions, shows, representations, and presentations.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.009(1)", "topic": "legislative intent and preemption", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_obscene_show_exhibition", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(4): prohibition of obscene live shows", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Any person who knowingly promotes, conducts, performs, or participates in an obscene show, exhibition, or performance by live persons or a live person before an audience is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. A repeat offender convicted under this subsection is guilty of a felony of the third degree.", "body": "Any person who knowingly promotes, conducts, performs, or participates in an obscene show, exhibition, or performance by live persons or a live person before an audience is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree. A repeat offender convicted under this subsection is guilty of a felony of the third degree.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(4) Any person who knowingly promotes, conducts, performs, or participates in an obscene show, exhibition, or performance by live persons or a live person before an audience is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html). Any person who, after having been convicted of violating this subsection, thereafter violates any of its provisions and is convicted thereof is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(4) Any person who knowingly promotes, conducts, performs, or participates in an obscene show, exhibition, or performance by live persons or a live person before an audience is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html) or s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html). Any person who, after having been convicted of violating this subsection, thereafter violates any of its provisions and is convicted thereof is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. [775.082](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.082.html), s. [775.083](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.083.html), or s. [775.084](index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0700-0799/0775/Sections/0775.084.html).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(4)", "topic": "prohibition of obscene live shows", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_prima_facie_evidence", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(b): prima facie evidence possession", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] The knowing possession by any person of three or more identical or similar materials, matters, articles, or things coming within the provisions of subsection (1)(a) is prima facie evidence of the violation of the paragraph.", "body": "The knowing possession by any person of three or more identical or similar materials, matters, articles, or things coming within the provisions of subsection (1)(a) is prima facie evidence of the violation of the paragraph.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(b) The knowing possession by any person of three or more identical or similar materials, matters, articles, or things coming within the provisions of paragraph (a) is prima facie evidence of the violation of the paragraph.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(b) The knowing possession by any person of three or more identical or similar materials, matters, articles, or things coming within the provisions of paragraph (a) is prima facie evidence of the violation of the paragraph.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(b)", "topic": "prima facie evidence possession", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_no_defense_age_misrepresentation", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(d): no age defense", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] A person's ignorance of a minor's age, a minor's misrepresentation of his or her age, a bona fide belief of a minor's age, or a minor's consent may not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for one or more violations of paragraph (1)(a) or subsection (2).", "body": "A person's ignorance of a minor's age, a minor's misrepresentation of his or her age, a bona fide belief of a minor's age, or a minor's consent may not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for one or more violations of paragraph (1)(a) or subsection (2).\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(d) A person's ignorance of a minor's age, a minor's misrepresentation of his or her age, a bona fide belief of a minor's age, or a minor's consent may not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for one or more violations of paragraph (a) or subsection (2).”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(d) A person's ignorance of a minor's age, a minor's misrepresentation of his or her age, a bona fide belief of a minor's age, or a minor's consent may not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for one or more violations of paragraph (a) or subsection (2).", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(1)(d)", "topic": "no age defense", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "setting_up", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_fl_statutes_ch_847_knowing_obscenity_847_011", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(7): knowledge standard for obscenity", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Proof that a defendant knowingly committed any act or engaged in any conduct in section 847.011 may be made by showing that at the time the act was committed the defendant had actual knowledge of the contents or character of the material, or by showing facts and circumstances from which it may fairly be inferred, or by showing that the defendant had knowledge of such facts and circumstances as would put a person of ordinary intelligence and caution on inquiry.", "body": "Proof that a defendant knowingly committed any act or engaged in any conduct in section 847.011 may be made by showing that at the time the act was committed the defendant had actual knowledge of the contents or character of the material, or by showing facts and circumstances from which it may fairly be inferred, or by showing that the defendant had knowledge of such facts and circumstances as would put a person of ordinary intelligence and caution on inquiry.\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“(7) Proof that a defendant knowingly committed any act or engaged in any conduct referred to in this section may be made by showing that at the time such act was committed or conduct engaged in the defendant had actual knowledge of the contents or character of the material, matter, article, or thing possessed or otherwise dealt with, by showing facts and circumstances from which it may fairly be inferred that he or she had such knowledge, or by showing that he or she had knowledge of such facts and circumstances as would put a person of ordinary intelligence and caution on inquiry as to such contents or character.”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=0800-0899/0847/Sections/0847.011.html", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "(7) Proof that a defendant knowingly committed any act or engaged in any conduct referred to in this section may be made by showing that at the time such act was committed or conduct engaged in the defendant had actual knowledge of the contents or character of the material, matter, article, or thing possessed or otherwise dealt with, by showing facts and circumstances from which it may fairly be inferred that he or she had such knowledge, or by showing that he or she had knowledge of such facts and circumstances as would put a person of ordinary intelligence and caution on inquiry as to such contents or character.", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 Section 847.011(7)", "topic": "knowledge standard for obscenity", "applies_to_country": "US", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "running", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "explicit_solo" }, "verification": { "status": "failed", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "hollow_body", "strong_label_on_weak_content" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } }, { "id": "learn_r531_florida_obscenity_and_distribution_florida_847_anchor", "category": "Safety", "title": "[Unverified - being checked] Florida Statutes Chapter 847 - Obscenity: statutory code anchor and index", "summary": "[Unverified - being checked] Chapter 847 of Title XLVI of the Florida Statutes is the official obscenity chapter containing definitions, prohibitions, and penalties for obscene and harmful materials", "body": "Chapter 847 of Title XLVI of the Florida Statutes is the official obscenity chapter containing definitions, prohibitions, and penalties for obscene and harmful materials\n\nWhat Florida Legislature actually says:\n\n“Title XLVI\r\nCRIMES\r\n\r\nChapter 847\r\n\r\nOBSCENITY”", "source_type": "official", "source_link": "https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0800-0899/0847/0847ContentsIndex.html&StatuteYear=2026&Title=%2D%3E2026%2D%3EChapter%20847", "last_verified": "2026-10-10", "reliability": "VERIFIED RULE", "source_tier": "A", "source_publisher": "Florida Legislature", "evidence_quote": "Title XLVI\r\nCRIMES\r\n\r\nChapter 847\r\n\r\nOBSCENITY", "volatility": "low", "from_batch": "531-florida-obscenity-and-distribution", "subject": "Florida Statutes Chapter 847 - Obscenity", "topic": "statutory code anchor and index", "applies_to_country": "US", "applies_to_scope": "Florida state law", "tags": { "lane": "any", "stage": "any", "region": [ "us-fl" ], "platform": "any", "topic": [ "safety.legal" ], "explicitness": "any" }, "verification": { "status": "unverified", "label": "Unverified - being checked", "reasons": [ "thin_body", "source_unverifiable:fetch_failed:budget" ], "checked_utc": "20261021-123916Z" } } ] }