The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 877
MISCELLANEOUS CRIMES

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F.S. 877.13

877.13 Educational institutions or school boards; penalty for disruption.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person:

(a) Knowingly to disrupt or interfere with the lawful administration or functions of any educational institution, school board, or activity on school board property in this state.

(b) Knowingly to advise, counsel, or instruct any school pupil or school employee to disrupt any school or school board function, activity on school board property, or classroom.

(d) To conspire to riot or to engage in any school campus or school function disruption or disturbance which interferes with the educational processes or with the orderly conduct of a school campus, school, or school board function or activity on school board property.

(2) This section shall apply to all educational institutions, school boards, and functions or activities on school board property; however, nothing herein shall deny public employees the opportunity to exercise their rights pursuant to part II of chapter 447.

(3) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 1, ch. 69-274; s. 1158, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 73-177; s. 1, ch. 87-277.

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Amendments to 877.13

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 877.13

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

S877.13 1a - DISTURBING PEACE - INTERFERE WITH SCHOOL ADMINISTRATION FUNCTIONS - M: S

S877.13 1b - DISTURBING PEACE - ADVISE STUDENT OR EMPLOYEE TO DISRUPT SCHOOL - M: S

S877.13 1c - CONTRIB DELINQ MINOR - INTERFERE WITH MINOR ATTENDANCE OF SCHOOL - M: S

S877.13 1c - PUBLIC PEACE - INTERFERE W ATTEND SCHOOL EMPLOYEE ADULT PUPIL - M: S

S877.13 1c - PUBLIC PEACE - INTERFERE WITH ATTENDANCE OF SCHOOL EMPLOYEE - M: S

S877.13 1d - RIOT - CONSPIRE TO OR INTERFERE W EDUCATION PROCESS - M: S

S877.13 1d - PUBLIC PEACE - CONSPIRE TO DISRUPT EDUCATION PROCESS - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

M. S. a v. STATE, 231 So. 3d 8 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . other students’ attention, amounts to disrupting an educational institution in violation of section 877.13 . . .

H. N. B. a v. STATE, 223 So. 3d 308 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . following the court finding him guilty of disrupting an educational institution in violation of Section 877.13 . . . Section 877.13(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2016), states: “It is unlawful for any person ... . . . We previously have interpreted section 877.13(l)(a) as follows: The statute is designed to prohibit acts . . . Our sister courts similarly have held that section 877.13(l)(a) contains a specific intent element. . . . The third district further has held that section 877.13(l)(a)’s use of the term “ ‘disrupt’ is synonymous . . .

A. M. F. M. v. HOLMES, 830 F.3d 1123 (10th Cir. 2016)

. . . . § 877.13(1); N.C. Gen. Stat. Ann. § 14-288.4(a)(6). . . . .

S. L. a v. STATE, 96 So. 3d 1080 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . interfering with the administration and functions of an educational institution in violation of section 877.13 . . . Section 877.13(l)(a) states: “(1) It is unlawful for any person: (a) Knowingly to disrupt or interfere . . . Although M.C. involved a facial challenge to section 877.13 on the grounds it violated M.C.’s right to . . . We affirmed M.C.’s adjudication under section 877.13(l)(a). . . . We explained: The obvious intent of section 877.13 is to ensure that the educational institutions and . . . interference with the lawful administration of his school’s daily functions in violation of section 877.13 . . . See § 877.13, Fla. Stat. (2010). . . . Specifically, section 877.13(l)(a), provides that “(1) it is unlawful for any person: (a) [k]nowingly . . . This Court has previously addressed the elements necessary to uphold a conviction under section 877.13 . . . Thus, “[t]his is sufficient to establish a violation of section 877.13.” Id. . . .

A. S. C. A v. STATE, 14 So. 3d 1118 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . or interference with the lawful administration of an educational institution in violation of section 877.13 . . .

M. M. a v. STATE, 997 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2008)

. . . M.M. claims that he cannot be found to have violated section 877.13, Florida Statutes (2007), because . . . In relevant part, section 877.13 provides: (1) It is unlawful for any person: (a) knowingly to disrupt . . . AMP. should not be read to require disruption of classes to constitute a violation of section 877.13. . . . That is sufficient to establish a violation of section 877.13. See T.J. v. . . . interfered with community assistant’s ability to assist other students, was a violation of section 877.13 . . .

Q. K. a v. STATE, 945 So. 2d 650 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . Q.K. pleaded no contest to disruption of an educational facility in violation of section 877.13, Florida . . .

J. J. a v. STATE, 944 So. 2d 518 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . The state filed a petition for delinquency, alleging that J.J. violated section 877.13, Florida Statutes . . . Section 877.13, Florida Statutes (2005), provides in relevant part: (1) It is unlawful for any person . . . to disrupt any school or school board function, activity on school board property, or classroom. § 877.13 . . .

L. T. v. STATE, 941 So. 2d 551 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . Section 877.13, Florida Statutes (2005), defines the crime of disrupting a school function as follows . . .

C. R. a v. STATE, 927 So. 2d 216 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . , 867 So.2d 1238 (Fla. 5th DCA 2004) (stating even a student with special needs may violate section 877.13 . . .

A. M. P. A v. STATE, 927 So. 2d 97 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . This case involves the interpretation of section 877.13, Florida Statutes, which provides: (1) It is . . .

J. M. S. a v. STATE, 921 So. 2d 813 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . 877.03, Florida Statutes (2004), and disruption of an educational institution in violation of section 877.13 . . .

T. J. A v. STATE, 867 So. 2d 1238 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Section 877.13, Florida Statutes, provides: (1) It is unlawful for any person: (a) knowingly to disrupt . . . 477 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997) (holding that appellant’s conduct amounted to prohibited conduct under section 877.13 . . .

T. T. a v. STATE, 865 So. 2d 674 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . Section 877.13 states that “[i]t is unlawful for any person knowingly to disrupt or interfere with the . . . of any educational institution, school board, or activity on school board property in this state.” § 877.13 . . . In the matter below, appellant was charged with violating section 877.13(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2003 . . .

C. K. a v. STATE, 850 So. 2d 636 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . interfering with the lawful administration or function of an educational institution in violation of section 877.13 . . . Section 877.13(1), Florida Statutes (2002), provides that: (1) It is unlawful for any person: (a) knowingly . . . The Third District in M.C. noted that the apparent intent of section 877.13 is to ensure that educational . . . There a juvenile was convicted under section 877.13(1) for engaging in a fight with another student over . . .

S. W. W. a v. STATE, 833 So. 2d 877 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2003)

. . . delinquency finding him guilty of willfully interrupting or disturbing a school in violation of section 877.13 . . . Reversed and remanded with instructions to enter a judgment of acquittal for violation of section 877.13 . . .

CUSTOM SHIP INTERIORS v. ROBERTS, 300 F.3d 510 (4th Cir. 2002)

. . . The ALJ concluded that Roberts’ average weekly wage was $877.13. . . .

M. J. Y. v. STATE, 811 So. 2d 700 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . . § 877.13(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (1999); § 775.082(4)(b), Fla. Stat. (1999). . . .

T. H. a v. STATE, 797 So. 2d 1291 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . . § 877.13(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2000). . . . to and from school is clearly part of the administration of an educational institution under section 877.13 . . .

L. W. G. a v. STATE, 785 So. 2d 696 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . See §§ 784.03(l)(b), 877.13(3), 775.082(4)(a) and (b), Fla. Stat. (2000). . . .

N. W. a v. STATE, 767 So. 2d 446 (Fla. 2000)

. . . Florida filed a petition charging N.W. with disruption of a school function, in violation of section 877.13 . . .

M. C. a v. STATE, 695 So. 2d 477 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . M.C., a juvenile was found guilty in a delinquency proceeding of violating section 877.13, Florida Statutes . . . II The state filed a one count petition of delinquency against M.C. for violation of section 877.13. . . . Ill As we are faced with a facial challenge to the overbreadth and vagueness of section 877.13, we find . . . M.C. attempts to analogize section 877.13 to the ordinance struck down for vagueness in Coates v. . . . M.C.’s assertions to the contrary, we do not think that the same can be said of section 877.13. . . .

MELLON BANK EAST PSFS, N. A. a v. DiVERONICA BROS. INC., 983 F.2d 551 (3d Cir. 1993)

. . . Although the Letter Agreement listed DiVero-nica's debts to the Hubbell Companies as $86,-877.13, Mellon . . .

G. O. a v. STATE, 606 So. 2d 452 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . any such school,” (b) section 228.091(2) requires a trespass “upon school property” and (c) section 877.13 . . .

M. O. a v. STATE, 595 So. 2d 1110 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . State, 479 So.2d 297 (Fla. 3d DCA 1985); § 877.13(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (1989). . . .

ROWSE v. PLATTE VALLEY LIVESTOCK, INC. a, 597 F. Supp. 1055 (D. Neb. 1984)

. . . defendant of 108 cows ($57,184.33) and the defendant’s commission on the sale ($692.80), a total of $57,-877.13 . . .

GONZALES, v. CITY OF BELLE GLADE, SMITH v. STATE, 287 So. 2d 669 (Fla. 1973)

. . . Disturbing Religious and other Assemblies; Ch. 876, Criminal Anarchy; and, Ch. 877, Miscellaneous (877.13 . . .

In S. v., 57 U.S. 135 (U.S. 1853)

. . . of sale, and should pay to the complainant out of the proceeds of the sale the foregoing sum of $39,-877.13 . . .