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Fla. Stat. § 256.08 (2025)

Definition.

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256.08 Definition.The words “flag,” “standard,” “color,” “ensign,” or “shield,” as used in ss. 256.05-256.07, shall include any flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, or copy, picture or representation thereof, made of any substance or represented or produced thereon, and of any size, evidently purporting to be such flag, standard, color, ensign or shield of the United States or of this state, or a copy, picture or representation thereof.
History.New in Florida Statutes, 1941.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1971–1972 · leading case: City of Miami v. Wolfenberger, 265 So. 2d 732 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972).
City of Miami v. Wolfenberger, 265 So. 2d 732 (Fla. 3d DCA 1972). “Section 256.08, 12 F.S.A., adds the following definitions: The words flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, as used in Sections 256.”
City of Miami v. Wolfenberger, 36 Fla. Supp. 24 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Miami-Dade Cty. 1971). “§256.08, adds the following definitions — The words flag, standard, color, ensign or shield, as used in sections 256.”
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