{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-787.001","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 787.001","heading":"Victim’s age; ignorance and misrepresentation not defenses.","body":"When, in this chapter, the criminality of conduct depends upon the victim being below a certain age, ignorance of the victim’s age is not a defense. Misrepresentation of a victim’s age by any person or a bona fide belief that a victim is over a specified age is also not a defense. This section does not apply to s. 787.30.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 2025-132.","path":["CHAPTER 787 KIDNAPPING; CUSTODY OFFENSES; HUMAN TRAFFICKING; AND RELATED OFFENSES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0787/0787.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:14:27Z","sha256":"6bf957e9ee8912e4b7245af715b8afb26b26fbd427e8846ebcd1f6b3413c1fb9","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-784.086","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-787.01"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}