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Penalties and violationsFla. Stat. § 379.401

Criminal sentencing outcomes across 64 Florida counties, 13,339 charges recorded, 2018–2026.

What Fla. Stat. § 379.401 covers

Chapter 379 of the Florida Statutes — Fish and Wildlife Conservation. A single statute can span several offences at different degrees, and the figures on this page pool every degree. No single rate here is the rate for any one degree.

How often did this charge end in state prison, by county?

Sorted alphabetically, never worst-first. Every rate below has one denominator and it is stated in the column heading: all charges recorded, not convictions. A rate computed on convictions would be higher, and mixing the two is why the same statute can appear to have different “worst counties” on different pages. Across the 58 counties with enough records to publish a rate, the median is 0.0%.

CountyCharges recordedState prison, per 100 charges recorded
Alachua County1080.0%
Baker County590.0%
Bay County2890.0%
Broward County5460.0%
Calhoun County100.0%
Charlotte County1430.0%
Citrus County4590.0%
Clay County770.0%
Collier County4760.0%
Columbia County720.0%
Desoto County390.0%
Dixie County680.0%
Duval County5980.0%
Escambia County3140.0%
Franklin County1500.0%
Glades County650.0%
Gulf County290.0%
Hamilton County260.0%
Hardee County530.0%
Hendry County2200.0%
Hernando County2490.0%
Highlands County570.0%
Hillsborough County8040.0%
Holmes County160.0%
Indian River County1850.0%
Jackson County140.0%
Lake County1050.0%
Lee County3560.0%
Leon County700.0%
Levy County1890.0%
Liberty County400.0%
Manatee County3720.0%
Marion County1500.0%
Martin County2920.0%
Miami-Dade County750.0%
Monroe County1,4860.0%
Nassau County960.0%
Okaloosa County3580.0%
Okeechobee County790.0%
Orange County1130.0%
Osceola County590.0%
Palm Beach County1,2260.0%
Pasco County2720.0%
Pinellas County4140.2%
Polk County2300.0%
Putnam County1510.0%
Santa Rosa County4120.0%
Sarasota County1840.0%
Seminole County890.0%
St. Johns County3920.0%
St. Lucie County470.0%
Sumter County620.0%
Taylor County140.0%
Union County100.0%
Volusia County6110.0%
Wakulla County490.0%
Walton County1760.0%
Washington County140.0%

Counties with too few records to publish a sentencing rate (6)

Fewer than 10 records each. The count is published; the rate is not.

Source, window and the n≥10 floor

Florida Clerk of Courts public records, under Fla. Stat. § 900.05. Window: 2018–2026. A sentencing rate is published for a county only where that county has at least 10 records for this charge. Percentages are weighted by case count. Where the categories on a county page sum to less than 100%, the remainder is a sentence not recorded in the public extract, and that county page names it.

The statute

Read Fla. Stat. § 379.401 at the source →

CaseParity takes no position on sentencing policy. We do not advocate for longer sentences or shorter ones. We do not favor any party, any side, or any outcome. We publish the record.

Past sentencing patterns do not predict future outcomes in any individual case. CaseParity does not recommend litigation strategy, plea decisions, sentencing positions, or appellate arguments. Sentencing outcomes reflect many factors not captured in structured public records.

CaseParity is not a law firm and does not provide legal advice. Documented past outcomes, reported in aggregate; not a prediction about any individual case. CaseParity never looks up individual cases.