(1) The uniform or insignia of rank worn by officers of the Florida National Guard shall be worn only by persons entitled thereto by commission under the laws of the state or the United States. Any person violating this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, and may also be punished as a court-martial directs.
(2) Every person other than an officer or enlisted person of the Florida National Guard, naval militia, or marine corps of this state, any other state, Puerto Rico, or the District of Columbia, or of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, or Space Force, who wears the uniform of the United States Army, Navy, Marine Corps, Air Force, Space Force, National Guard, Naval Militia, or Marine Corps or any part of such uniform, or a uniform or part of uniform similar thereto, or in imitation thereof, within the bounds of the state, except in cases where the wearing of such uniform is permitted by the laws of the United States and the regulations of the Secretary of Defense, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This section does not prohibit persons in the theatrical profession from wearing such uniforms while actually engaged in such profession, in any playhouse or theater, in a production in no way reflecting upon such uniform; does not prohibit the uniform rank of civic societies parading or traveling in a body or assembling in a lodge room; and does not apply to cadets of any military school or to Boy Scouts or Girl Scouts.
History.—ss. 58, 59, ch. 8502, 1921; CGL 2071, 8125, 8126; s. 1, ch. 25112, 1949; s. 146, ch. 71-136; s. 7, ch. 91-139; s. 39, ch. 2003-68; s. 8, ch. 2022-183.
Note.—Former ss. 250.65, 250.66.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XVII - Military Affairs and Related Matters
Chapter 250 - Military Affairs
Part I - Military Code (Ss. 250.01-250.5206)
250.03 - Military law of the state.
250.04 - Naval militia; marine corps.
250.05 - Department of Military Affairs.
250.07 - Florida National Guard; composition; departmental organization.
250.08 - Florida National Guard organized.
250.09 - Appropriations, property, and equipment.
250.10 - Appointment and duties of the Adjutant General.
250.115 - Department of Military Affairs direct-support organization.
250.116 - Soldiers and Airmen Assistance Program.
250.12 - Appointment of commissioned and warrant officers.
250.16 - Authority to incur charge against state.
250.175 - Trust funds; authorization; name; purpose.
250.18 - Commissioned officers and warrant officers; clothing and uniform allowance.
250.19 - Expenses for travel on military business.
250.20 - Armory operations; allowances.
250.23 - Pay for state active duty.
250.24 - Pay and expenses; appropriation; procedures.
250.25 - Governor and Chief Financial Officer authorized to borrow money.
250.28 - Military support to civil authorities.
250.31 - Liability of members of the organized militia; defense of actions or proceedings.
250.32 - Commanding officer’s control of arms sales.
250.33 - Powers of commanding officer on state active duty.
250.34 - Injury or death on state active duty.
250.341 - Cancellation of health insurance.
250.351 - Courts-martial; jurisdiction.
250.36 - Mandates and process.
250.37 - Expenses of courts-martial.
250.375 - Medical officer authorization.
250.39 - Penalty for contempt.
250.40 - Armory Board; creation; membership, terms, and compensation; duties and responsibilities.
250.43 - Wearing of uniform and insignia of rank; penalty.
250.44 - Military equipment regulations; penalties.
250.45 - Military uniform discriminated against; penalty.
250.46 - Salaried employees not entitled to additional pay.
250.47 - Governor’s permission for unit to leave state.
250.481 - Reserve components; employment discrimination prohibited.
250.4815 - Professional license of servicemember not to expire while member on federal active duty.
250.483 - Active duty; licensure or qualification.
250.51 - Insult to troops; penalty.
250.52 - Unlawful to persuade citizens not to enlist; penalty.
250.5201 - Stay of proceedings where troops called out into state active duty or active duty.
250.5202 - Actions for rent or possession by landlord during state active duty.
250.5204 - Installment contracts for purchase of property; penalty.