Florida Statute 330.40 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXV
AVIATION

Chapter 330
REGULATION OF AIRCRAFT, PILOTS, AND AIRPORTS

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F.S. 330.40

330.40 Aircraft fuel tanks.—In the interests of the public welfare, it is unlawful for any person, firm, corporation, or association to install, maintain, or possess any aircraft which has been equipped with, or had installed in its wings or fuselage, fuel tanks, bladders, drums, or other containers which will hold fuel if such fuel tanks, bladders, drums, or other containers do not conform to federal aviation regulations or have not been approved by the Federal Aviation Administration by inspection or special permit. This provision also includes any pipes, hoses, or auxiliary pumps which when present in the aircraft could be used to introduce fuel into the primary fuel system of the aircraft from such tanks, bladders, drums, or containers. Any person who violates any provision of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 4, ch. 83-272; s. 15, ch. 85-81; s. 22, ch. 87-243; s. 1, ch. 93-258.

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Amendments to 330.40

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 330.40

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

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 330.40

Total Results: 3

In re Forfeiture of 1969 Piper Navajo

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-01-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 592 So. 2d 233, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 9, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 6, 1992 WL 153

Snippet: third degree. § 330.40, Fla.Stat. (1983). In 1987, the legislature amended section 330.40 to expressly authorize…), in which the district court declared section 330.40 of the Florida Stat*234utes (1987) unconstitutional…aircraft was subject to forfeiture pursuant to section 330.40 of the Florida Statutes (1987). A petition for … aircraft was timely filed pursuant to sections 330.40 and 932.703(1) of the Florida Statutes (1987). …on the basis that, among other reasons, section 330.40 violated due process of law. The trial court dismissed

In re Forfeiture of 1969 Piper Navajo, Model PA-31-310, S/N-31-395 U.S. Registration N-1717G

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-12-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 570 So. 2d 1357, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 9104, 1990 WL 191893

Snippet: declaring the forfeiture provision contained in section 330.40, Florida Statutes (1987) to be unconstitutional…aircraft were contraband as defined in section 330.-40, Florida Statutes (1987) because they were equipped… parties challenged the constitutionality of FS 330.40. Said statute provides in pertinent part: In the…Emphasis added]. ****** By its amendment to section 330.40, the legislature has made a declaration that all…existing remedy for the latter. This Court finds FS 330.40, as it relates to the “Florida Contraband Forfeiture

Cook v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-08-03T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 528 So. 2d 1311, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 1852, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 3608, 1988 WL 80908

Snippet: 1977 Piper Navajo airplane in violation of section 330.40, Florida Statutes (1985), and tampering with evidence…section 918.13, Florida Statutes (1985). Section 330.40 provides in pertinent part: [I]t is unlawful ..…Image here]] Defendant contends (1) that section 330.-40 has been preempted by the Federal Aviation Act … charging defendant with a violation of section 330.40 only contains a paraphrase of the provisions of…to suppress evidence of the violation of section 330.40; (4) the evidence was insufficient to support defendant