{"id":90,"date":"2017-10-02T12:07:32","date_gmt":"2017-10-02T16:07:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.clearwatercriminallawyer.net\/?p=90"},"modified":"2026-01-31T09:21:33","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:21:33","slug":"elderly-florida-resident-convicted-felony-littering-statute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.criminalattorneyclearwater.net\/blog\/elderly-florida-resident-convicted-felony-littering-statute\/","title":{"rendered":"Elderly Florida Resident Convicted under Felony Littering Statute"},"content":{"rendered":"

Littering and dumping statutes seek to criminalize people leaving their trash in private or unauthorized places, like a public park or along the highway. The experience of an elderly Florida man shows that the Florida littering statute extends much further than those examples and can even apply to people who leave trash on their own property, if it becomes a public nuisance.The court’s opinion<\/a> described the contents in the defendant’s backyard as “unwanted miscellany.” The trash attracted the attention of a city code inspector, who issued a citation to the defendant and told him to bring the property into compliance with the code. This did not occur, and the city deemed the defendant’s yard “a serious public safety and welfare threat.” Eventually, the code enforcement office initiated an abatement of the property to clear the defendant’s yard. The defendant was then charged with felony littering under Florida criminal law. He was sentenced to five years’ probation, as well as restitution and a fine. The defendant appealed the court’s decision.<\/p>\n

Florida Statutes Section 403.413<\/a> criminalizes dumping litter in private property. Although an owner is free to dump litter in his or her own property, if the litter becomes a public nuisance, it is in violation of the law. Moreover, subsection (6)(c) provides that any person who dumps litter that weighs in total over 500 pounds or that is over 100 cubic feet in size is guilty of a third-degree felony.<\/p>\n

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Littering and dumping statutes seek to criminalize people leaving their trash in private or unauthorized places, like a public park or along the highway. The experience of an elderly Florida man shows that the Florida littering statute extends much further than those examples and can even apply to people who leave trash on their own […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[12],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-90","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-criminal-defense"],"yoast_head":"\nEvidence Rule: Elderly Resident Convicted Felony<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"In Pinellas County, a felony charge case can hinge on elderly resident convicted felony. See how this ruling your defense. 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