Chapter 876 — Chapter 876
52 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 876.01 Advocacy of specified doctrines relating to overthrow of constitutional government by force or violence prohibited
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“Criminal anarchy,” “criminal Communism,” “criminal Nazism,” or “criminal Fascism” are doctrines that existing form of constitutional government should be overthrown by force or violence or by any other unlawful means, or by assassination of officials of the Government of the Uni…
Fla. Stat. § 876.02 Criminal anarchy, Communism, and other specified doctrines; prohibitions
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Any person who:(1) By word of mouth or writing advocates, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, or propriety of overthrowing or overturning existing forms of constitutional government by force or violence; of disobeying or sabotaging or hindering the carrying out of the laws, …
Fla. Stat. § 876.03 Unlawful assembly for purposes of anarchy, communism, or other specified doctrines
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Whenever two or more persons assemble for the purpose of promoting, advocating, or teaching the doctrine of criminal anarchy, criminal Communism, criminal Nazism or criminal Fascism, as defined in s. 876.01 of this law, such an assembly or organization is unlawful, and every pers…
Fla. Stat. § 876.04 Allowing unlawful assembly in building prohibited
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No owner, agent, superintendent, janitor, caretaker, or occupant of any place, building, or room, shall willfully and knowingly permit therein any assemblage of persons prohibited by s. 876.03, and if such person after notification that the premises are so used permits such use t…
Fla. Stat. § 876.05 Public employees; oath
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(1) All persons who now or hereafter are employed by or who now or hereafter are on the payroll of the state, or any of its departments and agencies, subdivisions, counties, cities, school boards and districts of the free public school system of the state or counties, or institut…
Fla. Stat. § 876.06 Discharge for refusal to execute
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If any person required by ss. 876.05-876.10 to take the oath herein provided for fails to execute the same, the governing authority under which such person is employed shall cause said person to be immediately discharged, and his or her name removed from the payroll, and such per…
Fla. Stat. § 876.08 Penalty for not discharging
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Any governing authority or person, under whom any employee is serving or by whom employed who shall knowingly or carelessly permit any such employee to continue in employment after failing to comply with the provisions of ss. 876.05-876.10, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the…
Fla. Stat. § 876.09 Scope of law
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(1) The provisions of ss. 876.05-876.10 shall apply to all employees and elected officers of the state, including the Governor and constitutional officers and all employees and elected officers of all cities, towns, counties, and political subdivisions, including the educational …
Fla. Stat. § 876.10 False oath; penalty
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If any person required by the provisions of ss. 876.05-876.10 to execute the oath herein required executes such oath, and it is subsequently proven that at the time of the execution of said oath said individual was guilty of making a false statement in said oath, he or she shall …
Fla. Stat. § 876.11 Public place defined
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For the purpose of ss. 876.11-876.21 the term “public place” includes all walks, alleys, streets, boulevards, avenues, lanes, roads, highways, or other ways or thoroughfares dedicated to public use or owned or maintained by public authority; and all grounds and buildings owned, l…
Fla. Stat. § 876.12 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public way
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No person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, enter upon, or be or appear upon any lane, walk, alley, street, road, highway, or…
Fla. Stat. § 876.13 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public property
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No person or persons shall in this state, while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, enter upon, or be, or appear upon or within the public property of any municipality or c…
Fla. Stat. § 876.14 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on property of another
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No person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing a mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, demand entrance or admission or enter or come upon or into the premises, enclosure,…
Fla. Stat. § 876.15 Wearing mask, hood, or other device at demonstration or meeting
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No person or persons over 16 years of age, shall, while wearing a mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, hold any manner of meeting, make any demonstration upon the private property of an…
Fla. Stat. § 876.155 Applicability; ss. 876.12-876.15
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The provisions of ss. 876.12-876.15 apply only if the person was wearing the mask, hood, or other device:(1) With the intent to deprive any person or class of persons of the equal protection of the laws or of equal privileges and immunities under the laws or for the purpose of pr…
Fla. Stat. § 876.16 Sections 876.11-876.15; exemptions
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The following persons are exempted from the provisions of ss. 876.11-876.15:(1) Any person or persons wearing traditional holiday costumes;(2) Any person or persons engaged in trades and employment where a mask is worn for the purpose of ensuring the physical safety of the wearer…
Fla. Stat. § 876.17 Placing burning or flaming cross in public place
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It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be placed in a public place in the state a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is a whole or a part.
Fla. Stat. § 876.18 Placing burning or flaming cross on property of another
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It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be placed on the property of another in the state a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is a whole or part without first obtaining written per…
Fla. Stat. § 876.19 Exhibits that intimidate
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It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place, or cause to be placed, anywhere in the state any exhibit of any kind whatsoever with the intention of intimidating any person or persons, to prevent them from doing any act which is lawful, or to cause them to do any act wh…
Fla. Stat. § 876.20 Wearing mask and placing exhibit to intimidate
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It shall be unlawful for any person or persons while wearing a mask or any device whereby the face is so covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer to place, or to cause to be placed, at, on, or in any place any exhibit of any kind whatsoever.
Fla. Stat. § 876.21 Sections 876.11-876.20; penalty
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Any person or persons violating ss. 876.11-876.20, except as provided in s. 876.18, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Fla. Stat. § 876.22 Subversive activities law; definitions
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As used in ss. 876.23-876.31:(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 …
Fla. Stat. § 876.23 Subversive activities unlawful; penalty
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(1) It shall be a felony for any person knowingly and willfully to:(a) Commit, attempt to commit, or aid in the commission of any act intended to overthrow, destroy, to assist the overthrow or destruction of the constitutional form of the Government of the United States, or of th…
Fla. Stat. § 876.24 Membership in subversive organization; penalty
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It shall be unlawful for any person to become or to remain a member of a subversive organization or a foreign subversive organization knowing said organization to be a subversive organization or foreign subversive organization. Any person convicted of violating this section shall…
Fla. Stat. § 876.25 Persons convicted under s. 876.23 or s. 876.24 not to hold office or vote
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Any person convicted by a court of competent jurisdiction of violating any of the provisions of s. 876.23 or s. 876.24, in addition to all other penalties therein provided, shall from the date of such conviction be barred from:(1) Holding any office, elective or appointive, or an…
Fla. Stat. § 876.26 Unlawful for subversive organizations to exist or function
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It shall be unlawful for any subversive organization or foreign subversive organization to exist or function in the state and any organization which by a court of competent jurisdiction is found to have violated the provisions of this section shall be dissolved, and if it be a co…
Fla. Stat. § 876.27 Enforcement of ss. 876.22-876.31
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The Department of Legal Affairs, all state attorneys, the Department of State, and all law enforcement officers of this state shall each be charged with the duty of enforcing the provisions of ss. 876.22-876.31.
Fla. Stat. § 876.28 Grand jury to investigate violations of ss. 876.22-876.31
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The judge of any court exercising general criminal jurisdiction when in his or her discretion it appears appropriate, or when informed by the Department of Legal Affairs that there is information or evidence of the character described in s. 876.27 to be considered by the grand ju…
Fla. Stat. § 876.29 Subversive person prohibited from holding office or employment
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No subversive person, as defined in s. 876.22, shall, after conviction, be eligible for employment in, or appointment to, any office or any position of trust or profit in the government of, or in the administration of the business of this state, or of any county, municipality, or…
Fla. Stat. § 876.30 Subversive person not to be candidate for election
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No person shall become a candidate nor shall be certified by any political party as a candidate for election to any public office created by the constitution or laws of this state if she or he has ever been tried and convicted as a subversive person as defined in s. 876.22.
Fla. Stat. § 876.31 Short title; ss. 876.22-876.30
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Sections 876.22-876.30 may be cited as the “Subversive Activities Law.”
Fla. Stat. § 876.32 Treason
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Treason against the state shall consist only in levying war against the same, or in adhering to the enemies thereof, or giving them aid and comfort. Whoever commits treason against this state shall be guilty of a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s…
Fla. Stat. § 876.33 Misprision of treason
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Whoever having knowledge of the commission of treason conceals the same and does not, as soon as may be, disclose and make known such treason to the Governor or one of the justices of the Supreme Court or a judge of the circuit court, shall be judged guilty of the offense of misp…
Fla. Stat. § 876.34 Combination to usurp government
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If two or more persons shall combine by force to usurp the government of this state, or to overturn the same, or interfere forcibly in the administration of the government or any department thereof, the person so offending shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree and puni…
Fla. Stat. § 876.35 Combination against part of the people of the state
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If two or more persons shall combine to levy war against any part of the people of this state, or to remove them forcibly out of this state, or to remove them from their habitations to any other part of the state by force, or shall assemble for that purpose, every person so offen…
Fla. Stat. § 876.36 Inciting insurrection
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If any person shall incite an insurrection or sedition amongst any portion or class of the population of this state, or shall attempt by writing, speaking, or by any other means to incite such insurrection or sedition, the person so offending shall be guilty of a felony of the se…
Fla. Stat. § 876.37 Sabotage prevention law; definitions
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As used in ss. 876.37-876.50:(1) “Highway” includes any private or public street, way, or other place used for travel to or from property.(2) “Highway commissioners” means any individual, board, or other body having authority under then-existing law to discontinue the use of the …
Fla. Stat. § 876.38 Intentional injury to or interference with property
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Whoever intentionally destroys, impairs, or injures, or interferes or tampers with, real or personal property and such act hinders, delays, or interferes with the preparation of the United States, any country with which the United States shall then maintain friendly relations, or…
Fla. Stat. § 876.39 Intentionally defective workmanship
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Whoever intentionally makes or causes to be made or omits to note on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe that such article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the preparation of the United States or of any country with w…
Fla. Stat. § 876.40 Attempts
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Whoever attempts to commit any of the crimes defined by this law shall be liable to one-half the punishment by imprisonment, or by fine, or both, as prescribed in s. 876.39 hereof. In addition to the acts which constitute an attempt to commit a crime under the law of this state, …
Fla. Stat. § 876.41 Conspirators
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If two or more persons conspire to commit any crime defined by this law, each of such persons is guilty of conspiracy and subject to the same punishment as if he or she had committed the crime which he or she conspired to commit, whether or not any act be done in furtherance of t…
Fla. Stat. § 876.42 Witnesses’ privileges
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No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court, referee, or grand jury upon any investigation, proceeding, or trial, for or relating to or concerned with a violation of any section of this law or attem…
Fla. Stat. § 876.43 Unlawful entry on property
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Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation or state or any political subdivision thereof engaged in, or preparing to engage in, the manufacture, transportation or storage of any product to be used in the preparation of the United States, or of an…
Fla. Stat. § 876.44 Questioning and detaining suspected persons
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Any peace officer or any other person employed as a person who watches or guards or in a supervisory capacity on premises posted as provided in s. 876.43 may stop any person found on any premises to which entry without permission is forbidden by s. 876.43 and may detain the perso…
Fla. Stat. § 876.45 Closing and restricting use of highway
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(1) Any individual, partnership, association, corporation, municipal corporation or state or any political subdivision thereof engaged in or preparing to engage in the manufacture, transportation or storage of any product to be used in the preparation of the United States, or of …
Fla. Stat. § 876.46 Penalty for going upon closed or restricted highway
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Whoever violates any order made under s. 876.45 shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Fla. Stat. § 876.47 Rights of labor
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Nothing in this law shall be construed to impair, curtail, or destroy the rights of employees and their representatives to self-organization, to form, join, or assist labor organizations, to bargain collectively through representatives of their own choosing, and to engage in conc…
Fla. Stat. § 876.48 Relation to other statutes
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All laws and parts of laws inconsistent with ss. 876.37-876.51 are hereby suspended in their application to any proceedings under said sections. If conduct prohibited by said sections is also made unlawful by another or other laws, the offender may be convicted for the violation …
Fla. Stat. § 876.49 Construction
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Sections 876.37-876.51 shall be construed to the end that the greatest force and effect may be given to its provisions for the promotion of national and state safety.
Fla. Stat. § 876.50 Effective period of law
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All orders made under the provision of ss. 876.37-876.51 shall be in full force whenever the United States is at war; provided, any violation of said sections, committed while they are in force, may be prosecuted and punished thereafter, whether or not said sections are in force …