§ 794.02, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 794. SEXUAL BATTERY
Common-law presumption relating to age abolished.
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Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
The common-law rule “that a boy under 14 years of age is conclusively presumed to be incapable of committing the crime of rape” shall not be in force in this state.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 4964, 1901; GS 3222; RGS 5052; CGL 7154; s. 2, ch. 74-121.
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