Florida Statutes
Chapter 876 - Criminal Anarchy, Treason, and Other Crimes Against Public Order
876.22 - Subversive Activities Law; Definitions.


(1) “Organizations” means an organization, corporation, company, partnership, association, trust, foundation, fund, club, society, committee, political party, or any group of persons, whether or not incorporated, permanently or temporarily associated together for joint action or advancement of views on any subject or subjects.
(2) “Subversive organization” means any organization which engages in or advocates, abets, advises, or teaches, or a purpose of which is to engage in or advocate, abet, advise, or teach activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or to assist in the overthrow or destruction of the constitutional form of the Government of the United States, the constitution or government of the state, or of any political subdivision of either of them, by revolution, force, violence, or other unlawful means.
(3) “Foreign subversive organization” means any organization directed, dominated, or controlled, directly or indirectly, by a foreign government which engages in or advocates, abets, advises, or teaches, or a purpose of which is to engage in or to advocate, abet, advise, or teach, activities intended to overthrow, destroy, or to assist in the overthrow or destruction of the constitutional form of the Government of the United States, or of this state, or of any political subdivision of either of them, and to establish in place thereof any form of government the direction and control of which is to be vested in, or exercised by or under, the domination or control of any foreign government, organization, or individual.
(4) “Foreign government” means the government of any country, nation, or group of nations other than the Government of the United States or of one of the states thereof.
(5) “Subversive person” means any person who commits, attempts to commit, or aids in the commission, or advocates, abets, advises, or teaches by any means any person to commit, attempt to commit, or aid in the commission of any act intended to overthrow, destroy, or to assist in the overthrow or destruction of the constitutional form of the Government of the United States, or of this state, or any political subdivision of either of them, by revolution, force, violence, or other unlawful means; or who is a member of a subversive organization or a foreign subversive organization.
History.—s. 1, ch. 28221, 1953.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XLVI - Crimes

Chapter 876 - Criminal Anarchy, Treason, and Other Crimes Against Public Order

876.01 - Advocacy of Specified Doctrines Relating to Overthrow of Constitutional Government by Force or Violence Prohibited.

876.02 - Criminal Anarchy, Communism, and Other Specified Doctrines; Prohibitions.

876.03 - Unlawful Assembly for Purposes of Anarchy, Communism, or Other Specified Doctrines.

876.04 - Allowing Unlawful Assembly in Building Prohibited.

876.05 - Public Employees; Oath.

876.06 - Discharge for Refusal to Execute.

876.08 - Penalty for Not Discharging.

876.09 - Scope of Law.

876.10 - False Oath; Penalty.

876.11 - Public Place Defined.

876.12 - Wearing Mask, Hood, or Other Device on Public Way.

876.13 - Wearing Mask, Hood, or Other Device on Public Property.

876.14 - Wearing Mask, Hood, or Other Device on Property of Another.

876.15 - Wearing Mask, Hood, or Other Device at Demonstration or Meeting.

876.155 - Applicability; Ss. 876.12-876.15.

876.16 - Sections 876.11-876.15; Exemptions.

876.17 - Placing Burning or Flaming Cross in Public Place.

876.18 - Placing Burning or Flaming Cross on Property of Another.

876.19 - Exhibits That Intimidate.

876.20 - Wearing Mask and Placing Exhibit to Intimidate.

876.21 - Sections 876.11-876.20; Penalty.

876.22 - Subversive Activities Law; Definitions.

876.23 - Subversive Activities Unlawful; Penalty.

876.24 - Membership in Subversive Organization; Penalty.

876.25 - Persons Convicted Under S. 876.23 or S. 876.24 Not to Hold Office or Vote.

876.26 - Unlawful for Subversive Organizations to Exist or Function.

876.27 - Enforcement of Ss. 876.22-876.31.

876.28 - Grand Jury to Investigate Violations of Ss. 876.22-876.31.

876.29 - Subversive Person Prohibited From Holding Office or Employment.

876.30 - Subversive Person Not to Be Candidate for Election.

876.31 - Short Title; Ss. 876.22-876.30.

876.32 - Treason.

876.33 - Misprision of Treason.

876.34 - Combination to Usurp Government.

876.35 - Combination Against Part of the People of the State.

876.36 - Inciting Insurrection.

876.37 - Sabotage Prevention Law; Definitions.

876.38 - Intentional Injury to or Interference With Property.

876.39 - Intentionally Defective Workmanship.

876.40 - Attempts.

876.41 - Conspirators.

876.42 - Witnesses’ Privileges.

876.43 - Unlawful Entry on Property.

876.44 - Questioning and Detaining Suspected Persons.

876.45 - Closing and Restricting Use of Highway.

876.46 - Penalty for Going Upon Closed or Restricted Highway.

876.47 - Rights of Labor.

876.48 - Relation to Other Statutes.

876.49 - Construction.

876.50 - Effective Period of Law.

876.51 - Short Title.

876.52 - Public Mutilation of Flag.