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Florida Statute 812.171 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 812
THEFT, ROBBERY, AND RELATED CRIMES
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F.S. 812.171
812.171 Definition.As used in this act, the term “convenience business” means any place of business that is primarily engaged in the retail sale of groceries, or both groceries and gasoline, that is open for business at any time between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m., and that is licensed by the Division of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation pursuant to chapter 210, chapter 561, chapter 562, chapter 563, chapter 564, chapter 565, or chapter 569, as applicable. The term “convenience business” does not include:
(1) A business that is solely or primarily a restaurant.
(2) A business that always has at least five employees on the premises after 11 p.m. and before 5 a.m.
(3) A business that has at least 10,000 square feet of retail floor space.
(4) A business in which the owner or members of his or her family work between the hours of 11 p.m. and 5 a.m.
History.s. 3, ch. 90-346; s. 2, ch. 92-103; s. 1243, ch. 97-102; s. 20, ch. 2021-131.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 812.171
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 812.171.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 272 So. 3d 243 (Fla. 2019)

. . . . § 812.171, Fla. Stat. . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 216 So. 3d 497 (Fla. 2017)

. . . . § 812.171, Fla. Stat. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 191 So. 3d 291 (Fla. 2016)

. . . . § 812.171,_ Fla. Stat. . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 153 So. 3d 192 (Fla. 2014)

. . . . § 812.171 Fla. Stat. . . .

LARRY, v. STATE, 61 So. 3d 1205 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . See § 812.171(3), Fla. Stat. (2010). . . .

BAKER, v. STATE, 951 So. 2d 78 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . regularly conducts religious services or within 1,000 feet of a convenience business as defined in s. 812.171 . . . Section 812.171, Florida Statutes (2005), defines a convenience business as follows: As used in this . . . only “sometimes” open after 11:00 p.m. can be considered a convenience business pursuant to section 812.171 . . . Section 812.171, Florida Statutes (2005), also contains exclusions not applicable to the issue discussed . . .

WALLACE, v. STATE, 814 So. 2d 1255 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . regularly conducts religious services or within 1,000 feet of a convenience business as defined in s. 812.171 . . .

STATE v. HIGDON,, 814 So. 2d 1196 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . establish that the business where the offense took place was a “convenience business” as defined in section 812.171 . . .

ROYAL, v. STATE, 784 So. 2d 1210 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . term “convenience business,” and has defined that term only by reference to another statute, section 812.171 . . . regularly conducts religious services or within 1,000 feet of a convenience business as defined in s. 812.171 . . . Section 812.171, part of the Convenience Business Security Act, provides: [T]he term ‘convenience business . . . For the legislature to define the term in Section 893.13(l)(e) by reference to section 812.171 was, on . . . The first portion of the section 812.171 defines the meaning of “convenience business.” . . . in this case differs from Brown, because the statute refers the reader to another statute (section 812.171 . . .

DICKERSON, v. STATE, 783 So. 2d 1144 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Mathew Dickerson (Dickerson), challenges the constitutionality of sections 893.13(l)(e) and 812.171, . . . regularly conducts religious services or within 1,000 feet of a convenience business as defined in s. 812.171 . . . Section 812.171, Florida Statutes (1999), defines a “convenience business” thusly: As used in this act . . . Specifically, Dickerson contends that the term “convenience business,” as defined in section 812.171, . . . Here, section 893.13(l)(e) defines a “convenience business” by referencing section 812.171, which clearly . . .

HOBBY, v. STATE, 761 So. 2d 1234 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . regularly conducts religious services or within 1,000 feet of a convenience business as defined in s. 812.171 . . .

JEAN, v. STATE, 764 So. 2d 605 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1999)

. . . regularly conducts religious services or within 1,000 feet of a convenience business as defined in s. 812.171 . . .

FLOVAL OIL CORPORATION, a v. MUNOZ,, 679 So. 2d 286 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . .§ 812.171, Fla.Stat. (1993). . . .