Florida Statutes
Chapter 847 - Obscenity
847.0147 - Obscene Telephone Service Prohibited; Penalty.


(1) It is unlawful for any telephone subscriber to sell, offer for sale, or transmit, over telephone lines, any obscene material or message described and promoted as “adult” and of a nature which is commonly understood to be for the purposes of sexually oriented entertainment.
(2) Any person who violates the provisions of this section is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 3, ch. 88-283; s. 214, ch. 91-224.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XLVI - Crimes

Chapter 847 - Obscenity

847.001 - Definitions.

847.002 - Child Pornography Prosecutions.

847.011 - Prohibition of Certain Acts in Connection With Obscene, Lewd, etc., Materials; Penalty.

847.012 - Harmful Materials; Sale or Distribution to Minors or Using Minors in Production Prohibited; Penalty.

847.0125 - Retail Display of Materials Harmful to Minors Prohibited.

847.013 - Exposing Minors to Harmful Motion Pictures, Exhibitions, Shows, Presentations, or Representations.

847.0133 - Protection of Minors; Prohibition of Certain Acts in Connection With Obscenity; Penalty.

847.0134 - Prohibition of Adult Entertainment Establishment That Displays, Sells, or Distributes Materials Harmful to Minors Within 2,500 Feet of a School.

847.0135 - Computer Pornography; Prohibited Computer Usage; Traveling to Meet Minor; Penalties.

847.01357 - Exploited Children’s Civil Remedy.

847.0137 - Transmission of Pornography by Electronic Device or Equipment Prohibited; Penalties.

847.0138 - Transmission of Material Harmful to Minors to a Minor by Electronic Device or Equipment Prohibited; Penalties.

847.0139 - Immunity From Civil Liability for Reporting Child Pornography, Transmission of Child Pornography, or Any Image, Information, or Data Harmful to Minors to a Minor in This State.

847.0141 - Sexting; Prohibited Acts; Penalties.

847.0145 - Selling or Buying of Minors; Penalties.

847.0147 - Obscene Telephone Service Prohibited; Penalty.

847.02 - Confiscation of Obscene Material.

847.03 - Officer to Seize Obscene Material.

847.06 - Obscene Matter; Transportation Into State Prohibited; Penalty.

847.07 - Wholesale Promotion of Obscene Materials; Penalties.

847.08 - Hearings for Determination of Probable Cause.

847.09 - Legislative Intent.

847.201 - Obscene Programming on Cable Television During Promotional Period Unlawful; Penalty; Applicability.

847.202 - Video Movie; Official Rating of Motion Picture.