{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-794.02","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 794.02","heading":"Common-law presumption relating to age abolished.","body":"The common-law rule “that a boy under 14 years of age is conclusively presumed to be incapable of committing the crime of rape” shall not be in force in this state.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 4964, 1901; GS 3222; RGS 5052; CGL 7154; s. 2, ch. 74-121.","path":["CHAPTER 794 SEXUAL BATTERY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0700-0799/0794/0794.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:14:33Z","sha256":"3bcbc7147a05c802af147e5c98f7e131fc479c8abd57afe12d8efde6ec419028","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-794.0116","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-794.021"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}