Osceola County, FL Public Conduct: Public Marijuana Use (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- Code § 14-11
- Possession threshold
- 20 grams or less
- Fine
- $100 per violation
- Type of violation
- civil infraction, officer's discretion
- Geographic reach
- county and cities, unless city conflicts
Summary
Osceola County lets deputies issue a $100 civil citation, instead of a criminal charge, for possessing 20 grams or less of cannabis or cannabis paraphernalia under Code § 14-11, applying countywide including inside Kissimmee and St. Cloud unless a city adopts a conflicting rule.
(b)It is unlawful and a violation of this section for any person to possess cannabis paraphernalia or twenty (20) grams or less of cannabis. Such violation shall be punishable by a civil infraction, issued by and at the discretion of a law enforcement officer, pursuant to chapter 7 of this Code.(c)A person found in violation of possession of cannabis under this section may not also be found in violation of possession of cannabis paraphernalia under this section arising out of the same incident.(d)The applicable fine for a violation of this section shall be one hundred dollars ($100.00).(e)Jurisdiction. This section shall be applicable within the incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county, except to the extent that a municipality has adopted or adopts its own ordinance in conflict with this section.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: Code of Ordinances: Supplement 71 | Land Development Code: Supplement 10).
Full Breakdown
Section 14-11 makes it a civil infraction, not automatically a criminal offense, for any person to possess cannabis paraphernalia or 20 grams or less of cannabis. 986, keeping the county's alternative-citation approach separate from Florida's medical marijuana program. A law enforcement officer has discretion whether to issue the civil citation under this section, and a person cited for possessing cannabis under it may not also be cited for possessing paraphernalia arising from the same incident, so the two violations do not stack. The applicable fine is fixed at $100 per violation, issued under the county's civil citation process in Chapter 7.
Section 14-11(e) extends the ordinance's reach beyond unincorporated Osceola County: it applies within both incorporated and unincorporated areas of the county, except where a municipality has adopted its own conflicting ordinance, and where it does apply inside a municipality, the county and that municipality share concurrent authority and jurisdiction to enforce it. The ordinance dates to 2016 (Ord. No. 2016-57, § 2, 6-20-16) and gives officers an alternative to a criminal charge for small-quantity possession rather than eliminating criminal exposure under state law.
Violations & Fines
A violation is a civil infraction rather than a criminal charge, issued at the discretion of a law enforcement officer under Chapter 7's civil citation procedure, carrying a fixed fine of $100 per violation under § 14-11(d). Because the county's civil-citation option exists alongside, not instead of, Florida's criminal possession statute, an officer retains the choice to pursue a criminal charge under state law rather than the county's civil citation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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