Florida Statutes
Chapter 790 - Weapons and Firearms
790.061 - Judges and Justices; Exceptions From Licensure Provisions.


History.—s. 2, ch. 90-311; s. 2, ch. 95-229; s. 158, ch. 2004-5.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XLVI - Crimes

Chapter 790 - Weapons and Firearms

790.001 - Definitions.

790.01 - Unlicensed Carrying of Concealed Weapons or Concealed Firearms.

790.015 - Nonresidents Who Are United States Citizens and Hold a Concealed Weapons License in Another State; Reciprocity.

790.02 - Officer to Arrest Without Warrant and Upon Probable Cause.

790.051 - Exemption From Licensing Requirements; Law Enforcement Officers.

790.052 - Carrying Concealed Firearms; Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officers.

790.053 - Open Carrying of Weapons.

790.054 - Prohibited Use of Self-Defense Weapon or Device Against Law Enforcement Officer; Penalties.

790.06 - License to Carry Concealed Weapon or Firearm.

790.0601 - Public Records Exemption for Concealed Weapons.

790.061 - Judges and Justices; Exceptions From Licensure Provisions.

790.062 - Members and Veterans of United States Armed Forces; Exceptions From Licensure Provisions.

790.0625 - Appointment of Tax Collectors to Accept Applications for a Concealed Weapon or Firearm License; Fees; Penalties.

790.064 - Firearm Possession and Firearm Ownership Disability.

790.065 - Sale and Delivery of Firearms.

790.0655 - Purchase and Delivery of Firearms; Mandatory Waiting Period; Exceptions; Penalties.

790.07 - Persons Engaged in Criminal Offense, Having Weapons.

790.08 - Taking Possession of Weapons and Arms; Reports; Disposition; Custody.

790.09 - Manufacturing or Selling Metallic Knuckles.

790.10 - Improper Exhibition of Dangerous Weapons or Firearms.

790.115 - Possessing or Discharging Weapons or Firearms at a School-Sponsored Event or on School Property Prohibited; Penalties; Exceptions.

790.145 - Crimes in Pharmacies; Possession of Weapons; Penalties.

790.15 - Discharging Firearm in Public or on Residential Property.

790.151 - Using Firearm While Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Chemical Substances, or Controlled Substances; Penalties.

790.153 - Tests for Impairment or Intoxication; Right to Refuse.

790.155 - Blood Test for Impairment or Intoxication in Cases of Death or Serious Bodily Injury; Right to Use Reasonable Force.

790.157 - Presumption of Impairment; Testing Methods.

790.16 - Discharging Machine Guns; Penalty.

790.161 - Making, Possessing, Throwing, Projecting, Placing, or Discharging Any Destructive Device or Attempt So to Do, Felony; Penalties.

790.1612 - Authorization for Governmental Manufacture, Possession, and Use of Destructive Devices.

790.1615 - Unlawful Throwing, Projecting, Placing, or Discharging of Destructive Device or Bomb That Results in Injury to Another; Penalty.

790.162 - Threat to Throw, Project, Place, or Discharge Any Destructive Device, Felony; Penalty.

790.163 - False Report Concerning Planting a Bomb, an Explosive, or a Weapon of Mass Destruction, or Concerning the Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner; Penalty.

790.164 - False Reports Concerning Planting a Bomb, Explosive, or Weapon of Mass Destruction In, or Committing Arson Against, State-Owned Property, or Concerning the Use of Firearms in a Violent Manner; Penalty; Reward.

790.165 - Planting of “Hoax Bomb” Prohibited; Penalties.

790.166 - Manufacture, Possession, Sale, Delivery, Display, Use, or Attempted or Threatened Use of a Weapon of Mass Destruction or Hoax Weapon of Mass Destruction Prohibited; Definitions; Penalties.

790.169 - Juvenile Offenders; Release of Names and Addresses.

790.17 - Furnishing Weapons to Minors Under 18 Years of Age or Persons of Unsound Mind and Furnishing Firearms to Minors Under 18 Years of Age Prohibited.

790.173 - Legislative Findings and Intent.

790.174 - Safe Storage of Firearms Required.

790.175 - Transfer or Sale of Firearms; Required Warnings; Penalties.

790.18 - Sale or Transfer of Arms to Minors by Dealers.

790.19 - Shooting Into or Throwing Deadly Missiles Into Dwellings, Public or Private Buildings, Occupied or Not Occupied; Vessels, Aircraft, Buses, Railroad Cars, Streetcars, or Other Vehicles.

790.22 - Use of Bb Guns, Air or Gas-Operated Guns, or Electric Weapons or Devices by Minor Under 16; Limitation; Possession of Firearms by Minor Under 18 Prohibited; Penalties.

790.221 - Possession of Short-Barreled Rifle, Short-Barreled Shotgun, or Machine Gun; Penalty.

790.222 - Bump-Fire Stocks Prohibited.

790.225 - Ballistic Self-Propelled Knives; Unlawful to Manufacture, Sell, or Possess; Forfeiture; Penalty.

790.23 - Felons and Delinquents; Possession of Firearms, Ammunition, or Electric Weapons or Devices Unlawful.

790.233 - Possession of Firearm or Ammunition Prohibited When Person Is Subject to an Injunction Against Committing Acts of Domestic Violence, Stalking, or Cyberstalking; Penalties.

790.235 - Possession of Firearm or Ammunition by Violent Career Criminal Unlawful; Penalty.

790.24 - Report of Medical Treatment of Certain Wounds; Penalty for Failure to Report.

790.25 - Lawful Ownership, Possession, and Use of Firearms and Other Weapons.

790.251 - Protection of the Right to Keep and Bear Arms in Motor Vehicles for Self-Defense and Other Lawful Purposes; Prohibited Acts; Duty of Public and Private Employers; Immunity From Liability; Enforcement.

790.256 - Public Service Announcements.

790.27 - Alteration or Removal of Firearm Serial Number or Possession, Sale, or Delivery of Firearm With Serial Number Altered or Removed Prohibited; Penalties.

790.29 - Paramilitary Training; Teaching or Participation Prohibited.

790.31 - Armor-Piercing or Exploding Ammunition or Dragon’s Breath Shotgun Shells, Bolo Shells, or Flechette Shells Prohibited.

790.33 - Field of Regulation of Firearms and Ammunition Preempted.

790.331 - Prohibition of Civil Actions Against Firearms or Ammunition Manufacturers, Firearms Trade Associations, Firearms or Ammunition Distributors, or Firearms or Ammunition Dealers.

790.333 - Sport Shooting and Training Range Protection; Liability; Claims, Expenses, and Fees; Penalties; Preemption; Construction.

790.335 - Prohibition of Registration of Firearms; Electronic Records.

790.336 - Lists, Records, or Registries to Be Destroyed.

790.338 - Medical Privacy Concerning Firearms; Prohibitions; Penalties; Exceptions.

790.401 - Risk Protection Orders.