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790.001 - Definitions. - (1) “Antique firearm” means any firearm manufactured in or before...
790.01 - Unlicensed Carrying of Concealed Weapons or Concealed Firearms. - (1) Except as provided in subsection (3), a person who...
790.015 - Nonresidents Who Are United States Citizens and Hold a Concealed Weapons License in Another State; Reciprocity. - (1) Notwithstanding s. 790.01, a nonresident of Florida may carry...
790.02 - Officer to Arrest Without Warrant and Upon Probable Cause. - History.—s. 1, ch. 4929, 1901; GS 3263; RGS 5096; CGL...
790.051 - Exemption From Licensing Requirements; Law Enforcement Officers. - History.—s. 11, ch. 69-306.
790.052 - Carrying Concealed Firearms; Off-Duty Law Enforcement Officers. - (1)(a) All persons holding active certifications from the Criminal Justice...
790.053 - Open Carrying of Weapons. - (1) Except as otherwise provided by law and in subsection...
790.054 - Prohibited Use of Self-Defense Weapon or Device Against Law Enforcement Officer; Penalties. - History.—s. 4, ch. 97-72; s. 4, ch. 2006-298.
790.06 - License to Carry Concealed Weapon or Firearm. - (1) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is authorized...
790.0601 - Public Records Exemption for Concealed Weapons. - (1) Personal identifying information of an individual who has applied...
790.061 - Judges and Justices; Exceptions From Licensure Provisions. - History.—s. 2, ch. 90-311; s. 2, ch. 95-229; s. 158,...
790.062 - Members and Veterans of United States Armed Forces; Exceptions From Licensure Provisions. - (1) Notwithstanding s. 790.06(2)(b), the Department of Agriculture and Consumer...
790.0625 - Appointment of Tax Collectors to Accept Applications for a Concealed Weapon or Firearm License; Fees; Penalties. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Department”...
790.064 - Firearm Possession and Firearm Ownership Disability. - (1) A person who has been adjudicated mentally defective or...
790.065 - Sale and Delivery of Firearms. - (1)(a) A licensed importer, licensed manufacturer, or licensed dealer may...
790.0655 - Purchase and Delivery of Firearms; Mandatory Waiting Period; Exceptions; Penalties. - (1)(a) A mandatory waiting period is imposed between the purchase...
790.07 - Persons Engaged in Criminal Offense, Having Weapons. - (1) Whoever, while committing or attempting to commit any felony...
790.08 - Taking Possession of Weapons and Arms; Reports; Disposition; Custody. - (1) Every officer making an arrest under s. 790.07, or...
790.09 - Manufacturing or Selling Metallic Knuckles. - History.—s. 11, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2425; s. 3, ch....
790.10 - Improper Exhibition of Dangerous Weapons or Firearms. - History.—s. 1, ch. 4532, 1897; GS 3272; RGS 5105; CGL...
790.115 - Possessing or Discharging Weapons or Firearms at a School-Sponsored Event or on School Property Prohibited; Penalties; Exceptions. - (1) A person who exhibits any sword, sword cane, firearm,...
790.145 - Crimes in Pharmacies; Possession of Weapons; Penalties. - (1) Unless otherwise provided by law, any person who is...
790.15 - Discharging Firearm in Public or on Residential Property. - (1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or subsection (3),...
790.151 - Using Firearm While Under the Influence of Alcoholic Beverages, Chemical Substances, or Controlled Substances; Penalties. - (1) As used in ss. 790.151-790.157, to “use a firearm”...
790.153 - Tests for Impairment or Intoxication; Right to Refuse. - (1)(a) Any person who uses a firearm within this state...
790.155 - Blood Test for Impairment or Intoxication in Cases of Death or Serious Bodily Injury; Right to Use Reasonable Force. - (1)(a) Notwithstanding any recognized ability to refuse to submit to...
790.157 - Presumption of Impairment; Testing Methods. - (1) It is unlawful and punishable as provided in s....
790.16 - Discharging Machine Guns; Penalty. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to shoot or...
790.161 - Making, Possessing, Throwing, Projecting, Placing, or Discharging Any Destructive Device or Attempt So to Do, Felony; Penalties. - (1) Commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as...
790.1612 - Authorization for Governmental Manufacture, Possession, and Use of Destructive Devices. - History.—s. 6, ch. 90-124; s. 6, ch. 90-176; s. 1905,...
790.1615 - Unlawful Throwing, Projecting, Placing, or Discharging of Destructive Device or Bomb That Results in Injury to Another; Penalty. - (1) A person who perpetrates any unlawful throwing, projecting, placing,...
790.162 - Threat to Throw, Project, Place, or Discharge Any Destructive Device, Felony; Penalty. - History.—s. 2, ch. 59-29; s. 7, ch. 69-306; s. 748,...
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. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to make a...
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. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to make a...
790.165 - Planting of “Hoax Bomb” Prohibited; Penalties. - (1) For the purposes of this section, “hoax bomb” means...
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. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Weapon...
790.169 - Juvenile Offenders; Release of Names and Addresses. - History.—s. 1, ch. 93-416.
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. - (1) A person who sells, hires, barters, lends, transfers, or...
790.173 - Legislative Findings and Intent. - (1) The Legislature finds that a tragically large number of...
790.174 - Safe Storage of Firearms Required. - (1) A person who stores or leaves, on a premise...
790.175 - Transfer or Sale of Firearms; Required Warnings; Penalties. - (1) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail transfer of...
790.18 - Sale or Transfer of Arms to Minors by Dealers. - History.—s. 11, ch. 6421, 1913; RGS 5559; CGL 7745; s....
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. - History.—s. 2, ch. 3281, 1881; RS 2696; ss. 1, 2,...
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. - (1) The use for any purpose whatsoever of BB guns,...
790.221 - Possession of Short-Barreled Rifle, Short-Barreled Shotgun, or Machine Gun; Penalty. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to own or...
790.222 - Bump-Fire Stocks Prohibited. - History.—s. 13, ch. 2018-3.
790.225 - Ballistic Self-Propelled Knives; Unlawful to Manufacture, Sell, or Possess; Forfeiture; Penalty. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to manufacture, display,...
790.23 - Felons and Delinquents; Possession of Firearms, Ammunition, or Electric Weapons or Devices Unlawful. - (1) It is unlawful for any person to own or...
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. - (1) A person may not have in his or her...
790.235 - Possession of Firearm or Ammunition by Violent Career Criminal Unlawful; Penalty. - (1) Any person who meets the violent career criminal criteria...
790.24 - Report of Medical Treatment of Certain Wounds; Penalty for Failure to Report. - History.—s. 1, ch. 59-35; s. 755, ch. 71-136; s. 1,...
790.25 - Lawful Ownership, Possession, and Use of Firearms and Other Weapons. - (1) DECLARATION OF POLICY.—The Legislature finds as a matter of...
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. - (1) SHORT TITLE.—This section may be cited as the “Preservation...
790.256 - Public Service Announcements. - History.—s. 9, ch. 93-416; s. 295, ch. 99-8.
790.27 - Alteration or Removal of Firearm Serial Number or Possession, Sale, or Delivery of Firearm With Serial Number Altered or Removed Prohibited; Penalties. - (1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly alter...
790.29 - Paramilitary Training; Teaching or Participation Prohibited. - (1) This act shall be known and may be cited...
790.31 - Armor-Piercing or Exploding Ammunition or Dragon’s Breath Shotgun Shells, Bolo Shells, or Flechette Shells Prohibited. - (1) As used in this section, the term: (a) “Armor-piercing...
790.33 - Field of Regulation of Firearms and Ammunition Preempted. - (1) PREEMPTION.—Except as expressly provided by the State Constitution or...
790.331 - Prohibition of Civil Actions Against Firearms or Ammunition Manufacturers, Firearms Trade Associations, Firearms or Ammunition Distributors, or Firearms or Ammunition Dealers. - (1) The Legislature finds and declares that the manufacture, distribution,...
790.333 - Sport Shooting and Training Range Protection; Liability; Claims, Expenses, and Fees; Penalties; Preemption; Construction. - (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS.— (a) The Legislature finds that in excess...
790.335 - Prohibition of Registration of Firearms; Electronic Records. - (1) LEGISLATIVE FINDINGS AND INTENT.— (a) The Legislature finds and...
790.336 - Lists, Records, or Registries to Be Destroyed. - History.—s. 2, ch. 2004-59.
790.338 - Medical Privacy Concerning Firearms; Prohibitions; Penalties; Exceptions. - (1) A health care practitioner licensed under chapter 456 or...
790.401 - Risk Protection Orders. - (1) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section, the term: (a) “Petitioner”...