{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-847.01385","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 847.01385","heading":"Harmful communication to a minor.","body":"(1) As used in this section, the term:\n(a) “Communication” means any verbal or written communication.\n(b) “Sexual activity” has the same meaning as in s. 800.04(1).\n(2) An adult who engages in a pattern of communication to a minor that includes explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual activity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement and that is harmful to minors commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\n(3) A person’s ignorance of a minor’s age, a minor’s misrepresentation of his or her age, a bona fide belief of a minor’s age, or a minor’s consent may not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for a violation of this section.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 2024-74.","path":["CHAPTER 847 OBSCENITY"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0847/0847.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:21Z","sha256":"6c806cacececfa0f8fa88f71f41497c87bc6fe90e7698e77690653c7c7ab7d9d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-847.0138","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-847.0139"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}