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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 847
OBSCENITY
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F.S. 847.0137
847.0137 Transmission of pornography by electronic device or equipment prohibited; penalties.
(1) As used in this section, the term “transmit” means the act of sending and causing to be delivered, including the act of providing access for receiving and causing to be delivered, any image, information, or data over or through any medium, including the Internet or an interconnected network, by use of any electronic equipment or other device.
(2) Notwithstanding ss. 847.012 and 847.0133, any person in this state who knew or reasonably should have known that he or she was transmitting child pornography, as defined in s. 847.001, to another person in this state or in another jurisdiction commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) Notwithstanding ss. 847.012 and 847.0133, any person in any jurisdiction other than this state who knew or reasonably should have known that he or she was transmitting child pornography, as defined in s. 847.001, to any person in this state commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4) This section shall not be construed to preclude prosecution of a person in this state or another jurisdiction for a violation of any law of this state, including a law providing for greater penalties than prescribed in this section, for the transmission of child pornography, as defined in s. 847.001, to any person in this state.
(5) A person is subject to prosecution in this state pursuant to chapter 910 for any act or conduct proscribed by this section, including a person in a jurisdiction other than this state, if the act or conduct violates subsection (3).

The provisions of this section do not apply to subscription-based transmissions such as list servers.

History.s. 4, ch. 2001-54; s. 9, ch. 2022-212.

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Amendments to 847.0137


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 847.0137
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S847.0137 2 - OBSCENE COMMUNICATION - IN STATE PERSON ELEC TRANS CHILD PORNO - F: T
S847.0137 3 - OBSCENE COMMUNICATION - OUT STATE PERSON ELEC TRANS CHILD PORNO - F: T



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

L. TAYLOR, v. STATE, 267 So. 3d 1088 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . Section 775.0847(2), Florida Statutes (2014), provides: (2) A violation of s. 827.071, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0137 . . .

L. THOMPSON, v. STATE, 265 So. 3d 700 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . Computer pornography under s. 847.0135(2) or (3), [or] transmission of child pornography under s. 847.0137 . . .

GOSLING, v. STATE, 205 So. 3d 860 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . 800.04; s. 810.145(8); s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(6); s. 847.0137 . . .

SMITH, v. STATE, 204 So.3d 18 (Fla. 2016)

. . . any jurisdiction outside of Florida to any person in the State of Florida, contrary Florida Statutes 847.0137 . . . Thus, the Fourth District “s[aw] no need to apply the rule of lenity to section 847.0137” and certified . . . Section 847.0137 makes it a crime ■ to transmit child pornography: [A]ny person in this state who knew . . . Biller erred by applying the rule of lenity to section 847.0137 based on an unreasonably cramped reading . . . Smith correctly declined to apply the rule of lenity to section 847.0137. . . .

SENGER, v. STATE, 200 So. 3d 137 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. '827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(6); s. 847.0137 . . .

STATE v. LOSADA,, 175 So. 3d 911 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . dismissing thirty-one of thirty-three counts of Transmission of Child Pornography pursuant to sections 847.0137 . . . constituted a “transmission” under the same Florida statute sections at issue in the present case, sections 847.0137 . . . Sections 847.0137(2) and (3), Florida Statutes (2009), under which Appellee was charged, criminalize . . . pornography’ means any image depicting a minor engaged in sexual conduct” (emphasis added). • Section 847.0137 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 163 So. 3d 478 (Fla. 2015)

. . . 122 So.3d 263] and 2015. 11.20 TRANSMISSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR EQUIPMENT § 847.0137 . . . State must prove the following two elements beyond a reasonable doubt: Give la or lb as applicable. § 847.0137 . . . Give as applicable. § 847.0137(1)(b), Fla. Stat. . . . Lesser Included Offenses TRANSMISSION OF CHILD PORNOGRAPHY BY ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR EQUIPMENT — 847.0137 . . . A mother’s breastfeeding of her baby is not under any circumstance “harmful to minors.” § 847.0137(1) . . .

SMITH, v. STATE, 190 So. 3d 94 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . See § 847.0137, Fla. . . . Section- 847.0137 makes it a crime to transmit child pornography: [A]ny person in this state who knew . . . That the Legislature intended the definition of “transmit” in section 847.0137(l)(b), Florida Statutes . . . It did not create such a narrow definition in section 847.0137(l)(b), florida Statutes. . . . Consequently, we see no need to apply the rule "of lenity to section 847.0137. Kasischke v. . . .

ENDERS, v. FLORIDA,, 535 F. App'x 799 (11th Cir. 2013)

. . . and (20)(b), (c); 847.011(1)(c), (2), (3), (4), (7), and (9); 847.0135(2)(a)-(d), (5)(a)-(b), (6); 847.0137 . . .

BILLER, v. STATE, 109 So. 3d 1240 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . of one count of “transmitting” child pornography using an electronic device, in violation of section 847.0137 . . .

GOSLING, v. STATE, 97 So. 3d 287 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . 796.085; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(6); s. 847.0137 . . . 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(6); s. 847.0137 . . .

W. MUNROE, v. STATE, 28 So. 3d 973 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135, excluding s. 847.0135(4); s. 847.0137 . . .

D. MILLER, v. STATE, 971 So. 2d 951 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . and 794.0235; s. 796.03; s. 796.035; s. 800.04; s. 825.1025; s. 827.071; s. 847.0133; s. 847.0135; s. 847.0137 . . .

UNITED STATES v. SMITH,, 459 F.3d 1276 (11th Cir. 2006)

. . . . § 847.0137 (West 2006) (criminalizing transmission of child pornography as a third degree felony), . . .