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Hmmm, I suppose "intent" is ambiguous since it covers more than one of these tiers:

1. I didn't notice there was anything different.

2. I noticed, but I didn't cause it.

3. I decided to alter it for a innocent reason.

4. I decided to alter it for a guilty reason.

You probably need a Florida lawyer for a high-certainty answer, but I suspect both 3 and 4 will be a violation.

If it were only 4, then it'd be a bit too easy to evade: "Oh, gee golly officer, I didn't know, I was just following that instasnaptok trend of putting glitter on it to make it pretty. The law doesn't say I can't make it fabulous."





I think you're right about 3 and 4.

I would guess that 2 would also be adequate, and 1 would require a positive defense.

I fear that there's enough ambiguity to hang any disfavored violator, though.




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