Florida Statute 15.03 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title IV
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Chapter 15
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F.S. 15.03

15.03 State seal.—

(1) The great seal of the state shall be of the size of the American silver dollar, having in the center thereof a view of the sun’s rays over a highland in the distance, a sabal palmetto palm tree, a steamboat on water, and an Indian female scattering flowers in the foreground, encircled by the words “Great Seal of the State of Florida: In God We Trust.”

(2)(a) The Department of State shall be the custodian of the great seal of the state.

(b) The great seal of this state shall also be the seal of the Department of State, and the department may certify under said seal, copies of any statute, law, resolution, record, paper, letter or document, by law placed in its custody, keeping and care, and such certified copy shall have the same force and effect in evidence, as the original would have.

(3) Only the Department of State shall be authorized to affix the seal to any document for the purpose of attesting, certifying, or otherwise formalizing such document. Any facsimile or reproduction of the great seal shall be manufactured, used, displayed, or otherwise employed by anyone only upon the approval of the Department of State. The Department of State may grant a certificate of approval upon application to it by any person showing good cause for the use of the seal for a proper purpose. The Department of State may adopt reasonable rules for the manufacture or use of the great seal or any facsimile or reproduction thereof. Any person violating the provisions of this subsection is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 4, ch. 1, 1845; RS 75; GS 76; RGS 90; CGL 112; s. 1, ch. 29841, 1955; s. 1, ch. 65-209; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; (2)(a) former s. 21, Art. IV of the State Constitution of 1885, as amended; converted to statutory law by s. 10, Art. XII of the State Constitution as revised in 1968; s. 1, ch. 70-300; s. 11, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 80-59.

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Amendments to 15.03

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 15.03

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S15.03 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 9035 - M: S

S15.03 3 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - STATE SEAL VIOLATION - M: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 15.03

Total Results: 20

Anthawn Ragan, Jr. v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-30

Snippet: contrast to sections 790.15(1), 790.15(2), and 790.15(3), which are explicitly degree variants of the same

Marc Booker v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-30

Snippet: 2023, revoking his probation and sentencing him to 15.3 months in state prison as it found Appellant to

WILLIAMS, ASSET PRESERVATION POOLED TRUST FUND, INC. v. BAMBERY, YOUNG

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-17

Snippet: Baden, 260 So. 3d 1108, 1114–15 3 (Fla. 2d DCA 2018) (granting prohibition

Reynolds v. State of Florida and Department of Children and Families

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-02

Snippet: periodic reports as required by the statute. See § 916.15(3)(c), Fla. Stat.; see also Fla. R. Crim. P. 3.218

ADRIENNE NICOLE WHITTAMORE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-21

Snippet: on the day after the offense is committed.” § 775.15(3), Fla. Stat. Whittamore is charged with Soliciting

In Re: Judicial Circuit Assessment

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-21

Snippet: ........................................... 15 3. Data Aligned with Rule Criteria ...........

STAR CASUALTY INSURANCE COMPANY v. GABLES INSURANCE RECOVERY, INC., A/A/O ANA MARIA CORREA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-07-20

Snippet: using one billing code.” Id. (15). 3 The trial court, concluding

PHILIP MORRIS USA INC. and R.J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. BRYAN RINTOUL, as Personal Representative of the Estate of Edward Caprio

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-05-11

Snippet: Stat. Ann. § 457:46(II) (2022); R.I. Gen. Laws § 15-3.1-13 (2022). In any event, it was the legislature

Steven Younkin v. Nathan Blackwelder

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-10-14

Snippet: the Fourth District. Id. at 15. -3- Our decision in Dodgen is

The Florida Bar v. Bryon R. Aven

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-05-27

Snippet: (Fla. 1989); see also art. V, § 15, -3- Fla. Const. In this case, we

Les Krol v. FCA US, LLC

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-02-18

Snippet: dissenting. Larrain, 976 So. 2d at 15. -3- indisputably irrelevant to

AMERICAN PRIME TITLE SERVICES, LLC v. ZHI WANG

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-02-03

Snippet: information is not admissible to the jury, see § 46.15(3), Fla. Stat. (2020); § 768.041(3), Fla. Stat. (2020)

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-01

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-19

Snippet: 2018) (authorizing instructions 15.1, 15.2, and 15.3 to include the definition); In re Std. Instrs.

Sharon Varricchio v. St. Lucie County Clerk of Courts and Ascension Insurance

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-29

Citation: 271 So. 3d 1206

Snippet: impairment benefits (“IBs”) pursuant to section 440.15(3), Florida Statutes (2013). The E/C then filed the

Lee v. Lee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-23

Citation: 263 So. 3d 826

Snippet: Appellate Procedure 9.170(b)(15). 3 II. Analysis1

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2018-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Snippet: instructions: 15.l (Robbery); 15.2 (Carjacking); 15.3 (Home-lnvasion Robbery); and 26.9 (Money Laundering)

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-06.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-20

Citation: 260 So. 3d 941

Snippet: instructions: 15.1 (Robbery); 15.2 (Carjacking); 15.3 (Home-Invasion Robbery); and 26.9 (Money Laundering)

WESLEY BROWN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-12

Citation: 263 So. 3d 48

Snippet: 557(1)(a)(3) and (17); Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 15.3. Finally, grand theft in the first degree is a lesser

SYMONE JUSTINE BENT v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-24

Citation: 257 So. 3d 501

Snippet: presence? Because the legislature enacted section 812.015(3)(a), Florida Statutes, which provides that law enforcement

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-10.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-27

Citation: 253 So. 3d 1040

Snippet: instruction for the offense defined in section 790.15(3), Florida Statutes (2017). The instruction includes