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Florida · Through 2026 Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 794.021: Ignorance or belief as to victim’s age no defense.

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  1. CHAPTER 794 SEXUAL BATTERY

When, in this chapter, the criminality of conduct depends upon the victim’s being below a certain specified age, ignorance of the age is no defense. Neither shall misrepresentation of age by such person nor a bona fide belief that such person is over the specified age be a defense.

History.—s. 2, ch. 74-121.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:14:33Z. Source file · JSON

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