The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLIV
CIVIL RIGHTS

Chapter 760
DISCRIMINATION IN THE TREATMENT OF PERSONS; MINORITY REPRESENTATION

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F.S. 760.07

760.07 Remedies for unlawful discrimination.—Any violation of any Florida statute that makes unlawful discrimination because of race, color, religion, gender, pregnancy, national origin, age, handicap, or marital status in the areas of education, employment, or public accommodations gives rise to a cause of action for all relief and damages described in s. 760.11(5), unless greater damages are expressly provided for. If the statute prohibiting unlawful discrimination provides an administrative remedy, the action for equitable relief and damages provided for in this section may be initiated only after the plaintiff has exhausted his or her administrative remedy. The term “public accommodations” does not include lodge halls or other similar facilities of private organizations which are made available for public use occasionally or periodically. The right to trial by jury is preserved in any case in which the plaintiff is seeking actual or punitive damages.

History.—s. 6, ch. 92-177; s. 4, ch. 92-282; s. 1137, ch. 97-102; s. 4, ch. 2015-68; s. 3, ch. 2020-164.

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Amendments to 760.07

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 760.07

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 760.07.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

F. STEPHEN, v. H. LEE MOFFITT CANCER CENTER AND RESEARCH INSTITUTE LIFETIME CANCER SCREENING CENTER, INC., 259 F. Supp. 3d 1323 (M.D. Fla. 2017)

. . . . §§ 760.07, 760.11) (“Both Title VII and the FCRA require as a prerequisite to filing a lawsuit that . . .

HOUSING OPPORTUNITIES PROJECT, v. SPV REALTY, LC,, 212 So. 3d 419 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . First, as noted in footnote 3 of this dissent, section 760.07 of the Florida Civil Rights Act provides . . . Sections 760.07 and 760.11(4) of the Florida Civil Rights Act, like their counterparts in the federal . . . claims under the federal Civil Rights Act, require exhaustion of administrative remedies; see section 760.07 . . .

ABRAM- ADAMS, v. CITIGROUP, INC., 491 F. App'x 972 (11th Cir. 2012)

. . . . §§ 760.01 and 760.07; and (4) assault and negligence under Florida common law. . . .

FRANCOIS, v. MIAMI DADE COUNTY, PORT OF MIAMI,, 432 F. App'x 819 (11th Cir. 2011)

. . . . § 2000e-2(a), and the Florida Civil Rights Act (FCRA), § 760.07, Fla. Stat. . . .

SHEELY, v. MRI RADIOLOGY NETWORK, P. A. d. b. a. MRI- JFK,, 505 F.3d 1173 (11th Cir. 2007)

. . . Section 760.07 of the FCRA provides that “[a]ny violation of any Florida statute making unlawful discrimination . . . 760.02(11) provides that “[fjor the purposes of §§ 760.01-760.11 and 509.092” — i.e., for purposes of § 760.07 . . . 760.02 of the FCRA expressly states that its narrow definition of “public accommodation” applies to § 760.07 . . . As the district court noted, this conclusion does not gut § 760.07. . . . If MRN were a lodging, food, or entertainment establishment, § 760.07 would provide a private right of . . .

PALISANO, s v. CITY OF CLEARWATER, s, 219 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (M.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . . § 760.07, Fla. Stat. (1999). . . .

LOUIE v. NATIONAL FOOTBALL LEAGUE, a, 185 F. Supp. 2d 1306 (S.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . . § 12101, et seq. and sections 413.08, 509.092, and 760.07 of the Florida Statutes. . . .

M. JOSHUA, v. CITY OF GAINESVILLE,, 768 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 2000)

. . . themselves of the remedies provided by the Commission prior to seeking court action is made clear in section 760.07 . . .

L. DEGITZ, v. SOUTHERN MANAGEMENT SERVICES, INC. d b a, 996 F. Supp. 1451 (M.D. Fla. 1998)

. . . FCRA Defendant asserts that Plaintiff, Joey Degitz’, state law claim is barred because under FCRA §§ 760.07 . . .

ST. JOSEPH STOCK YARDS CO. v. UNITED STATES, 11 F. Supp. 322 (W.D. Mo. 1935)

. . . considering its operating expenses are bond inlerest and discount, which, for the six years, averaged $48,-760.07 . . .