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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided April 26, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
Robert Eagan State Attorney Orlando
QUESTION:
May an owner deny access to persons who wish to communicate with migrant farm laborers at a migrant labor camp?
SUMMARY:
A property owner cannot deny access to persons seeking to communicate with migrant farm laborers at a migrant labor camp, subject to reasonable conditions. Therefore, persons seeking access to migrant farm laborers for the purpose of providing them with health, social, and legal services do have an affirmative defense to a charge of criminal trespass.
In an earlier opinion, AGO 073-6, I responded to a similar question involving the…
2Cases cited4 opinions
- State v. ShackSupreme Court of New Jersey · 1971
- Judith Ann Petersen v. Talisman Sugar CorporationCourt of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit · 1973
- Folgueras v. HassleDistrict Court, W.D. Michigan · 1971
- Lee v. A. Duda & Sons, Inc.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1975