Florida Statute 562.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXXIV
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

Chapter 562
BEVERAGE LAW: ENFORCEMENT

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F.S. 562.01

562.01 Possession of untaxed beverages.—It is unlawful for any person to own, possess, purchase, sell, serve, distribute, or store any alcoholic beverages unless said person has fully complied with the pertinent provisions of the beverage law relating to the payment of excise taxes.

History.—s. 9, ch. 16774, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 4151(235); s. 10, ch. 18015, 1937; s. 2, ch. 20830, 1941; s. 1, ch. 57-327; s. 147, ch. 71-355; s. 2, ch. 72-230.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 562.01

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

S562.01 - LIQUOR TAX - POSS UNTAXED ALCOHOL SUBSQ OFF - F: T

S562.01 - LIQUOR TAX - POSS UNTAXED ALCOHOL 1ST OFF - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 562.01

Total Results: 1

Case v. Newman

154 So. 3d 1151, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 20438, 2014 WL 7202971

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 17, 2014 | Docket: 60245432

Cited 4 times | Published

driver, his father, and his grandfather. . See § 562.1 l(l)(a)l„ Fla. Stat. (2010) (“It is unlawful for