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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 895
OFFENSES CONCERNING RACKETEERING AND ILLEGAL DEBTS
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F.S. 895.04
895.04 Criminal penalties and alternative fine.
(1) Any person convicted of engaging in activity in violation of the provisions of s. 895.03 is guilty of a felony of the first degree and shall be punished as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) In lieu of a fine otherwise authorized by law, any person convicted of engaging in conduct in violation of the provisions of s. 895.03, through which the person derived pecuniary value, or by which he or she caused personal injury or property damage or other loss, may be sentenced to pay a fine that does not exceed 3 times the gross value gained or 3 times the gross loss caused, whichever is the greater, plus court costs and the costs of investigation and prosecution, reasonably incurred.
(3) The court shall hold a hearing to determine the amount of the fine authorized by subsection (2).
(4) For the purposes of subsection (2), “pecuniary value” means:
(a) Anything of value in the form of money, a negotiable instrument, or a commercial interest or anything else the primary significance of which is economic advantage; or
(b) Any other property or service that has a value in excess of $100.
History.s. 4, ch. 77-334; s. 1446, ch. 97-102.
Note.Former s. 943.463.

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Amendments to 895.04


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 895.04
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S895.04 1 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RACKETEERING VIOLATION - F: F



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

NOEL, v. STATE v., 191 So. 3d 370 (Fla. 2016)

. . . . §§ 812.014(2), 895.03(4), . 895.04(1), 775.082(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (2009). . . .

NOEL, v. STATE, 127 So. 3d 769 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . . §§ 812.014(2), 895.03(4), 895.04(1), 775.082(3)(b), Fla. Stat. (2009). . . .

GERMAINE, v. ST. GERMAIN,, 435 F. App'x 530 (7th Cir. 2011)

. . . . §§ 895.04(1), (2), 852.01(l)(d); Day v. Allstate Indem. . . .

M. HENNING, D. C. v. J. O LEARY,, 477 F.3d 492 (7th Cir. 2007)

. . . . § 895.04(1). . . . We note that under § 895.04(2), Aliyana (but not Henning’s parents) can participate in the suit alongside . . .

ESTATE HEISER, v. ISLAMIC REPUBLIC OF IRAN, D. v., 466 F. Supp. 2d 229 (D.C. Cir. 2006)

. . . . §§ 895.03, 895.04(1). . . . Ann. § 895.04(2). “Lineal heirs” include the decedent’s parents. Wis. Stat. Ann. §§ 852.01(l)(c). . . . Ann. §§ 895.04. b. . . .

MARKS v. STATE DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS,, 937 So. 2d 1211 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . The Markses fail to point to any case law to support their contention, and section 895.04, Florida Statutes . . .

MICHAELS, J. v. MR. HEATER, INC. Co., 411 F. Supp. 2d 992 (W.D. Wis. 2006)

. . . . § 895.04, which provides that “an action for wrongful death may be brought by the personal representative . . . To that end, § 895.04(4) allows wrongful death plaintiffs to recover for pecuniary injury, as well as . . .

SPENCE Co. v. REGIONS HOSPITAL,, 384 F. Supp. 2d 1313 (W.D. Wis. 2005)

. . . . § 895.04(6) that they contend permits them to waive the estate’s action as part of a settlement of . . . Stat. §§ 895.03 and 895.04 for their loss of Alyssa’s society and companionship. . . . Stat. § 895.04 authorizes either the personal representative of the estate or the person who will benefit . . . Section 895.04(4) allows an award of damages for loss of society and companionship up to $350,000 when . . . Stat. § 895.04(6) allows the relatives of a decedent to waive the estate’s cause of action. . . .

RUSS v. B. WATTS,, 414 F.3d 783 (7th Cir. 2005)

. . . . § 895.04(4)). . . .

BOOMSMA, G. L. J. A. v. STAR TRANSPORT, INC. I. v., 202 F. Supp. 2d 869 (E.D. Wis. 2002)

. . . . § 895.04, the Court concluded that Noreen Boomsma (Chelsea and Owen’s grandmother), lacked standing . . . Stat. § 895.04(4) (1995-1996); see also Neiman v. American Nat’l Prop. & Cas. . . .

L. ANDERSON, R. A. v. WESTFIELD INSURANCE COMPANY,, 300 F. Supp. 2d 726 (W.D. Wis. 2002)

. . . Stat § 895.04 (emphasis added). 1. . . . Stat. § 895.04(2). . . . Stat. § 895.04(4). . . . Stat. § 895.04(4). . . . Stat. § 895.04(2). . . .

ESTATE OF THURMAN, III, a v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE,, 197 F. Supp. 2d 1141 (E.D. Wis. 2002)

. . . . § 895.04. . . .

RUSS, v. B. WATTS, IV, No. a, 190 F. Supp. 2d 1094 (N.D. Ill. 2002)

. . . . § 895.04(4) _ Also, there was substantial testimony regarding the warm and close relationship between . . .

BEE LINE ENTERTAINMENT PARTNERS, v. STATE, 791 So. 2d 1197 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . See §§ 895.04, 895.05, Fla. Stat. (2000). . . .

BROADNAX, JACKSON, v. ABF FREIGHT SYSTEMS, INC., 58 F. Supp. 2d 917 (N.D. Ill. 1999)

. . . . § 895.04(4) (1998) provides that: “Judgment for damages for pecuniary-injury from wrongful death may . . . and Marquise each receive the maximum damages for loss of society and companionship permitted by § 895.04 . . . support for treating loss of a parent’s society as analogous to a spouse's loss of consortium in § 895.04 . . . Section 895.04(4) allows "[additional damages” to be awarded to the spouse, children or parents of the . . .

A. VAUGHN, v. STATE, 711 So. 2d 64 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . conducting a business enterprise through a pattern of racketeering, in violation of sections 895.03 and 895.04 . . .

L. RUTH, v. DEPARTMENT OF LEGAL AFFAIRS,, 684 So. 2d 181 (Fla. 1996)

. . . See § 895.04, Fla. Stat. (1989). Instead, the statute classifies forfeiture as a civil remedy. . . .

J. RUSSELL, v. STATE, 675 So. 2d 961 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996)

. . . . § 895.04(1), Fla. Stat. (1991). . . .

KRENZ- BUCHANAN KRENZ, a v. E. SHALALA,, 884 F. Supp. 324 (W.D. Wis. 1995)

. . . . § 895.04. . . .

BORDO, INC. v. STATE, 627 So. 2d 561 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . See § 895.04(1), Fla.Stat. (1991). . See § 895.02(l)(a)17 and 29, Fla.Stat. (1991). . . . .

PIETRANTONIO, v. UNITED STATES, 827 F. Supp. 458 (W.D. Mich. 1993)

. . . . § 895.04; Rineck v. . . .

SHIMEK, Jr. v. STATE, 610 So. 2d 632 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1992)

. . . Finally, the sentence misstates crucial language of section 895.04 which requires proof of predicate . . .

STALL, STATE LONG, v. STATE, 570 So. 2d 257 (Fla. 1990)

. . . 28, Fla.Stat. (1989) (making sale or possession of obscene materials a racketeering offense) with § 895.04 . . .

PETRILLO, v. STATE, 554 So. 2d 1227 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990)

. . . provided by law for another offense for which appellant was being sentenced (§§ 775.082(3)(b), 895.03 and 895.04 . . .

L. McBRIDE, G. J. v. A. LINDSAY, a, 718 F. Supp. 24 (N.D. Ill. 1989)

. . . . § 895.04(4); 746 F.2d at 1250. . . .

H. ALLEN III, M. v. UNITED STATES a k a USAA a a, 668 F. Supp. 1242 (W.D. Wis. 1987)

. . . pecuniary damages for loss of the society and companionship of Barbara Allen, pursuant to Wis.Stat. 895.04 . . . Wis.Stat. §§ 895.03 and 895.04. . . . Wis.Stat. § 895.04(4). . . .

JAEGER, L. v. RAYMARK INDUSTRIES, INC., 610 F. Supp. 784 (E.D. Wis. 1985)

. . . .-03 and 895.04. . . . Wangen, supra, 97 Wis.2d at 312, 294 N.W.2d 437; Wis.Stat. §§ 895.03 and 895.04. . . . . § 895.04(4) and (5), the named beneficiaries may recover for their pecuniary injury, for their loss . . . Wis.Stat. § 895.04(4). . . . As noted earlier, section 895.04(4), Wis.Stat., provides that a plaintiff in a wrongful death action . . .

UNITED STATES v. DARBY,, 744 F.2d 1508 (11th Cir. 1984)

. . . . § 895.04 (Supp.1984) (RICO violation punishable by up to 30 years’ imprisonment). . . .

BELL, Sr. v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, BELL, Sr. v. GRADY, Jr. BELL, Sr. v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE,, 746 F.2d 1205 (7th Cir. 1984)

. . . . § 895.04, the Wisconsin wrongful death statute, applies, limiting his estate’s maximum recovery to . . . $25,000 for loss of society and companionship. (5) Wis.Stat. § 895.04, which limits siblings’ recovery . . . Stat. § 895.04 allows the personal representative of Daniel Bell’s estate to recover for loss of life . . . Wis.Stat. § 895.04(4), discussed infra. . . . Section 895.04(2). . . .

M. KLAWES, D. v. FIRESTONE TIRE RUBBER COMPANY,, 572 F. Supp. 116 (E.D. Wis. 1983)

. . . . § 895.04 and that punitive damages cannot be recovered here because they cannot be recovered incident . . .

BANKERS INSURANCE COMPANY, v. STATE HARDEE COUNTY,, 437 So. 2d 708 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . . § 895.04, Fla.Stat. (1981). . . .

BELL, Sr. a k a v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Jr., 536 F. Supp. 462 (E.D. Wis. 1982)

. . . . § 895.04. I have reconsidered that holding and have concluded that it was wrong. . . . Under Wisconsin’s wrongful death statute, Wis.Stats. § 895.04, the personal representative of the deceased . . . Wis.Stats. § 895.04(4) reads as follows: “(4) Judgment for damages for pecuniary injury from wrongful . . . Therefore, the limitations of Wis.Stats. § 895.04(4) do not apply in this action. 9. . . .

BELL, Sr. v. CITY OF MILWAUKEE, Jr., 498 F. Supp. 1339 (E.D. Wis. 1980)

. . . . § 895.04 Wis. Stats. . . . Daniel Bell (brought under 42 U.S.C. §§ 1981 and 1983, and the Wisconsin wrongful death statute, § 895.04 . . .

REMINGA, H. v. UNITED STATES, 448 F. Supp. 445 (W.D. Mich. 1978)

. . . . §§ 895.04-.05 was applicable. . . .

BENTON, v. UNION PACIFIC RAILROAD COMPANY,, 430 F. Supp. 1380 (D. Kan. 1977)

. . . . § 895.04(7) (1951). . . .

ROSENTHAL, C. v. W. WARREN,, 475 F.2d 438 (2d Cir. 1973)

. . . . § 895.04 (1971) ($5,000 limit on recovery for loss of consortium). . . . .

SNOW v. CONTINENTAL PRODUCTS CORPORATION, FMC CORPORATION, v. BRYANT- POFF, INC., 353 F. Supp. 59 (E.D. Wis. 1972)

. . . . § 895.04 (1965) authorized recovery for a wrongful death not to exceed $22,500 base limit for pecuniary . . .

GEISEL, v. LIBERTY MUTUAL INSURANCE COMPANY, a, 327 F. Supp. 996 (E.D. Wis. 1971)

. . . . § 895.04 Wis.Stats. imposes monetary limits as to the damages recoverable for wrongful death. . . . upon the motion of the defendants Uebelherr and Liberty Mutual Insurance Company it is declared that § 895.04 . . .

SATCHWILL, L. v. VOLLRATH COMPANY, a, 293 F. Supp. 533 (E.D. Wis. 1968)

. . . . § 895.04 (1965). . . .

DUFFY, v. J. CURRIER,, 291 F. Supp. 810 (D. Minn. 1968)

. . . . § 895.04(1). . . .

L. SHAVER, v. SOO LINE RAILROAD COMPANY, a, 284 F. Supp. 701 (E.D. Wis. 1968)

. . . . § 895.04 (1965). . . .

ENGLISH CONST. CO. v. UNITED STATES, 29 F. Supp. 526 (D. Del. 1939)

. . . .$895.04 ■(e) Additional gutters, down spouts baskets and splash plates ...................... 206.48 . . . ) Extra cost of substituting woven wire mesh in lieu of metal lath in excess of the amount allowed $895.04 . . . Defendant having allowed $30, the balance claimed by plaintiff is $895.04. . . .

HUTCHINS LUMBER STORAGE CO., 4 B.T.A. 705 (B.T.A. 1926)

. . . Mar. 15, 1919, $25,000 par value stock purchased for_^_ 60, 312.36 Earnings available — 73 days_ 6, 895.04 . . .

BRANCH v. TEXAS LUMBER MANUF G CO., 56 F. 707 (5th Cir. 1893)

. . . This final account shows that said Louis Rueg received, as his net partnership interest, $895.04-J, and . . .