{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-509.142","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 509.142","heading":"Conduct on premises; refusal of service.","body":"The operator of a public lodging establishment or public food service establishment may refuse accommodations or service to any person whose conduct on the premises of the establishment displays intoxication, profanity, lewdness, or brawling; who indulges in language or conduct such as to disturb the peace or comfort of other guests; who engages in illegal or disorderly conduct; who illegally possesses or deals in controlled substances as defined in chapter 893; or whose conduct constitutes a nuisance. Such refusal may not be based upon race, creed, color, sex, physical disability, or national origin.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 65-131; s. 3, ch. 70-291; s. 6, ch. 72-48; s. 9, ch. 73-325; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 10, 39, 42, ch. 79-240; ss. 3, 4, ch. 81-161; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 13, 51, 52, ch. 90-339; s. 4, ch. 91-429.","path":["CHAPTER 509 LODGING AND FOOD SERVICE ESTABLISHMENTS; MEMBERSHIP CAMPGROUNDS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0500-0599/0509/0509.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:07:59Z","sha256":"e80dca663135a2d7b6aae02bfab685d2d2bb4af33e4cd39b83b5cc129c855ee6","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-509.141","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-509.143"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}