{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-812.028","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 812.028","heading":"Defenses precluded.","body":"It shall not constitute a defense to a prosecution for any violation of the provisions of ss. 812.012-812.037 that:\n(1) Any stratagem or deception, including the use of an undercover operative or law enforcement officer, was employed.\n(2) A facility or an opportunity to engage in conduct in violation of any provision of this act was provided.\n(3) Property that was not stolen was offered for sale as stolen property.\n(4) A law enforcement officer solicited a person predisposed to engage in conduct in violation of any provision of ss. 812.012-812.037 in order to gain evidence against that person, provided such solicitation would not induce an ordinary law-abiding person to violate any provision of ss. 812.012-812.037.\nHistory.—s. 10, ch. 77-342.","path":["CHAPTER 812 THEFT, ROBBERY, AND RELATED CRIMES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0812/0812.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:14:49Z","sha256":"83d39491c1522b6685be30355f622eb9bf1b4ffc66ed865ebabb3966bb048fff","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-812.025","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-812.032"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}