(1) A person charged with committing a crime facilitated by communication through use of the mail, telephone, or newspaper or by radio, television, Internet, or another means of electronic data communication may be tried in the county in which the dissemination originated, in which the dissemination was made, or in which any act necessary to consummate the offense occurred.
(2) For purposes of this section, if a communication is made by or made available through the use of the Internet, the communication was made in every county within the state.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-25; s. 2, ch. 2001-99; s. 7, ch. 2007-143.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 910 - Jurisdiction and Venue
910.005 - State Criminal Jurisdiction.
910.006 - State Special Maritime Criminal Jurisdiction.
910.01 - Offenses Committed Partly in This State.
910.02 - Offense Committed While in Transit.
910.03 - Place of Trial Generally.
910.035 - Transfer From County for Plea, Sentence, or Participation in a Problem-Solving Court.
910.04 - Where Aider in One County and Offense Committed in Another.
910.05 - Where Acts Constituting One Offense Are Committed in Two or More Counties.
910.06 - Where Person in One County Commits Offense in Another.
910.09 - Cause of Death Inflicted in One County and Death Occurs in Another.
910.10 - Where Stolen Property Brought Into Another County.
910.11 - Conviction or Acquittal Bar to Prosecution.
910.13 - Accessory After the Fact.