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Fla. Stat. § 847.01385

Harmful communication to a minor

History.--s. 1, ch. 2024-74.

(1) As used in this section, the term:

(a) “Communication” means any verbal or written communication.

(b) “Sexual activity” has the same meaning as in s. 800.04(1).

(2) An adult who engages in a pattern of communication to a minor that includes explicit and detailed verbal descriptions or narrative accounts of sexual activity, sexual conduct, or sexual excitement and that is harmful to minors commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) A person’s ignorance of a minor’s age, a minor’s misrepresentation of his or her age, a bona fide belief of a minor’s age, or a minor’s consent may not be raised as a defense in a prosecution for a violation of this section.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.