Florida Statute 552.21 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIII
REGULATION OF TRADE, COMMERCE, INVESTMENTS, AND SOLICITATIONS

Chapter 552
MANUFACTURE, DISTRIBUTION, AND USE OF EXPLOSIVES

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F.S. 552.21

552.21 Confiscation and disposal of explosives.—

(1) Whenever the department shall have reason to believe that any person is or has been violating the provisions of this chapter or any rules or regulations adopted and promulgated pursuant thereto, the department may, without further process of law, confiscate the explosives in question and cause them to be stored in a safe manner, or, if any explosives are deemed by the department to be in such a state or condition as to constitute a hazard to life or property, the department may dispose of such explosives without further process of law. The department is authorized to dispose of any abandoned explosives that it deems to be hazardous to life or property.

(2) If the person so charged is found guilty of violating this chapter or any rule or regulation adopted pursuant thereto with regard to the possession, handling, or storage of explosives, the department is authorized to dispose of the confiscated materials in such a way as it shall deem equitable.

(3) Costs incurred in the confiscation and disposal of such explosives shall be paid from the Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.

History.—s. 15, ch. 65-59; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 18, ch. 77-84; s. 21, ch. 78-95; s. 660, ch. 2003-261; s. 29, ch. 2016-165.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 552.21

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 552.21.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 552.21

Total Results: 4

Neiman v. Kahn, Chenkin & Resnick, P.L.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-04-16

Citation: 137 So. 3d 551, 2014 WL 1464576, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5563

Snippet: Frow v. De La Vega, 82 U.S. 552, 554, 15 Wall. 552, 21 L.Ed. 60 (1872), that summary judgment should likewise

Stivers v. Ford Motor Credit Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-12-27

Citation: 777 So. 2d 1023, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 16890, 2000 WL 1872986

Snippet: (2000) ("environmental and health hazards"); § 552.21(1), Fla. Stat. (2000) (explosives as "hazard to

Days Inns Acquisition Corp. v. Hutchinson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-12-24

Citation: 707 So. 2d 747, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 14361, 1998 WL 25684

Snippet: Court in Frow v. De La Vega, 82 U.S. (15 Wall) 552, 21 L.Ed. 60 (1872), held that where multiple defendants

Maxwell v. City of Miami

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1924-02-14

Citation: 87 Fla. 107, 100 So. 147

Snippet: App. 449; Workman v. City of New York, 179 U. S. 552, 21 Sup. Ct. Rep. 212; Kies v. City of Erie, 169 Pa