[Footnote 1] 810.09 Trespass on property
other than structure or conveyance. ---
(1) Whoever, without being authorized, licensed, or invited,
willfully enters upon or remains in any property other than a structure or
conveyance as to which notice against entering or remaining is given, either
by actual communication to the offender or by posting, fencing, or
cultivation as described in s. 810.011, commits the offense of trespass on
property other than a structure or conveyance.
(2)
(a) Except as provided in this subsection, trespass on property
other than a structure or conveyance is a misdemeanor of the first degree,
punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(b) If the offender defies an order to leave, personally
communicated to him by the owner of the premises or by an authorized person,
or if the offender willfully opens any door, fence, or gate or does any act
that exposes animals, crops, or other property to waste, destruction, or
freedom, unlawfully dumps litter on property, or trespasses on property other
than a structure or conveyance, he is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(c) If the offender is armed with a firearm or other dangerous
weapon during the commission of the offense of trespass on property other
than a structure or conveyance, he is guilty of a felony of the third degree,
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. Any owner
or person authorized by the owner may, for prosecution purposes, take into
custody and detain, in a reasonable manner, for a reasonable length of time,
any person when he reasonably believes that a violation of this paragraph has
been or is being committed, and he reasonably believes that the person to be
taken into custody and detained has committed or is committing such
violation. In the event a person is taken into custody, a law enforcement
officer shall be called as soon as is practicable after the person has been
taken into custody. The taking into custody and detention by such person, if
done in compliance with the requirements of this paragraph, shall not render
such person criminally or civilly liable for false arrest, false
imprisonment, or unlawful detention.
(d) The offender shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree,
punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the
property trespassed is a construction site that is legally posted and
identified in substantially the following manner: This area is a designated
construction site, and anyone trespassing on this property shall, upon
conviction, be guilty of a felony.
(e) The offender commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as
provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084, if the property trespassed
upon is commercial horticulture property and the property is legally posted
and identified in substantially the following manner: "THIS AREA IS
DESIGNATED COMMERCIAL PROPERTY FOR HORTICULTURE PRODUCTS, AND ANYONE WHO
TRESPASSES ON THIS PROPERTY COMMITS A FELONY."
History: s. 35, ch. 74-383; s. 22, ch. 75-298; s. 3, ch. 76-46; s. 2, ch.
80-389; s. 34, ch. 88-381; s. 186, ch. 91-224; s. 2, ch. 94-263; s. 2, ch.
94-307.
[Footnote 1] Note. Section 4, ch. 94-307, provides for
applicability to offenses committed on or after July 1,
1994.