FDLE Dexter’s Law database (statewide Florida)
Florida’s statewide list of people convicted of — or who entered a guilty or no-contest plea to — aggravated animal cruelty under Fla. Stat. 828.12. It is maintained by FDLE and updated as final disposition data reaches the department.
Maintained by Florida Department of Law Enforcement
2,333 listings from this source are searchable on ProtectedPets — re-checked 17 days ago.
We show each listing verbatim, with attribution back to Florida Department of Law Enforcement. A listing we can’t currently re-verify against the official record is withheld, so it isn’t counted here either.
Search by nameWho appears on this list
People convicted of, or who pled guilty or no contest to, offenses specified under Fla. Stat. 828.12 and designated pursuant to Fla. Stat. 828.12(7). It is a conviction-based list — being charged is not enough.
How long a listing lasts
Listings run for ten years and reset on re-offense. A listing that has run its course comes off the official database, and ours follows on the next sync.
Searching the official record
FDLE publishes a search-by-name form with separate Last, First, and Middle name fields, plus a downloadable copy of the full list. There is no direct link to an individual entry, so searching the name is the only way to reach a specific listing.
Open the official Florida Department of Law Enforcement record
How this source appears on ProtectedPets
We don’t re-host or re-interpret this list. Each listing is shown as the agency publishes it, with the source and the date we last checked it on the record itself, and a link back so you can verify it. We never publish home addresses or maps of people, and we don’t add anyone to a list of our own — see our methodology and accuracy policy.
If something here is wrong — the wrong person, a sealed or expunged record, a conviction overturned, or a listing the agency has since removed — tell us and we will verify it against the official source and correct or remove it.
Other official sources
- Volusia County animal-abuse listing
- Hillsborough County animal-abuser registry
- Miami-Dade County “CrueltyWeb”
- Lee County animal-abuser registry and enjoined list
See Florida coverage for the full scope, or read about Dexter’s Law, the statute behind the statewide database.