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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS
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790.015 Nonresidents; reciprocity.—
(1) A nonresident of Florida may carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm, as that term is defined in s. 790.06(1), while in this state if the nonresident is a resident of the United States who is 21 years of age or older and he or she:
(a) Satisfies the criteria for receiving and maintaining a license to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm under s. 790.06(2)(a)-(f) and (i)-(n), (3), and (10); or
(b) Has in his or her immediate possession a valid license to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm issued to the nonresident in his or her state of residence.
(2) A nonresident is subject to the same laws and restrictions with respect to carrying a concealed weapon or concealed firearm as a resident of Florida.
(3) If the resident of another state who is the holder of a valid license to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm issued in another state establishes legal residence in this state by:
(a) Registering to vote;
(b) Making a statement of domicile pursuant to s. 222.17; or
(c) Filing for homestead tax exemption on property in this state,

the license shall be recognized as valid for 90 days following the date on which the holder of the license establishes legal state residence.

(4) The requirement in subsection (1) that a nonresident be 21 years of age or older to carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm does not apply to a person who:
(a) Is a servicemember, as defined in s. 250.01; or
(b) Is a veteran of the United States Armed Forces who was discharged under honorable conditions.
History.—s. 1, ch. 99-132; s. 2, ch. 2012-108; s. 29, ch. 2022-183; s. 7, ch. 2023-18.

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Cases Citing Statute 790.015

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Valdes v. State, 3 So. 3d 1067 (Fla. 2009).

Cited 130 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 116, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 148, 2009 WL 217976

within 1000 feet of a person in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2003), and shooting into
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In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Crim. Cases, 543 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 1989).

Cited 112 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1989 WL 34342

above. 7. Page 102 provides an instruction on Section 790.15, Florida Statutes. The committee recommends
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United States v. Alexander, 609 F.3d 1250 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 66 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 13085, 2010 WL 2541221

that his prior felony conviction under Fla. Stat. § 790.15(2) for discharging a firearm from a vehicle within
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James Olson v. Superior Pontiac-Gmc, Inc., 765 F.2d 1570 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 48 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 27 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 393, 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 20625

which ought to put him upon inquiry. 29 C.F.R. § 790.15 (1984). In this case, the president of a company
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Partch v. State, 43 So. 3d 758 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

Cited 31 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10529, 2010 WL 2813567

firearm while in a vehicle (third-degree felony). § 790.15, Fla. Stat. (2009). However, the statute expressly
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Johnnie Mae Cole v. Farm Fresh Poultry, Inc., 824 F.2d 923 (11th Cir. 1987).

Cited 24 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 28 Wage & Hour Cas. (BNA) 369, 1987 U.S. App. LEXIS 11062

circumstances. Olson, 765 F.2d at 1580; 29 C.F.R. § 790.15(a). The *931regulations at issue in this case
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Lamb v. State, 668 So. 2d 666 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 72568

discharging a firearm from a vehicle in violation of section 790.15, Florida Statutes (1993). Count I charged that
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McKinney v. State, 66 So. 3d 852 (Fla. 2011).

Cited 10 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 270, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1345, 2011 WL 2375217

within 1000 feet of a person in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2003), and shooting into
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Gil v. State, 118 So. 3d 787 (Fla. 2013).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 581, 2013 WL 3466806, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1429

within 1000 feet of a person, in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2003), and shooting into
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Light v. State, 796 So. 2d 610 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 1104538

[2] See § 843.01, Fla. Stat. (1993). [3] See § 790.15, Fla. Stat. (1993). [4] Mr. Light's trial counsel
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Lopez-Vazquez v. State, 931 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1649020

maliciously. Shooting from a vehicle in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2005), requires proof
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Valdes v. State, 970 So. 2d 414 (Fla. 3d DCA 2007).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2007 WL 3355061

discharging a firearm from a vehicle in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2003); and one count
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Wilcher v. State, 524 So. 2d 1105 (Fla. 3d DCA 1988).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 44488

(Fla. 1987), discharging a firearm in public, section 790.15, Florida Statutes (1987), is the same offense
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WJW v. State, 446 So. 2d 248 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

DCA 1983). Discharge of a firearm in public, section 790.15, Florida Statutes (1981), is not a necessarily
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Rodriguez v. State, 223 So. 3d 1053 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 4390, 2017 WL 1202378

discharging a firearm from a vehicle under section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2013). Because the judgment
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State v. Parks, 866 So. 2d 172 (Fla. 2d DCA 2004).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2004 WL 314518

feet of a person, a second-degree felony. See § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (1997). A capias was issued on
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In re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report No. 2012-05, 131 So. 3d 755 (Fla. 2013).

Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2013 WL 6305187

FIREARM [IN PUBLIC] [ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY] § 790.15, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Discharging
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Bragg v. State, 475 So. 2d 1255 (Fla. 5th DCA 1985).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1972

(1983). [2] § 790.07, Fla. Stat. (1983). [3] § 790.15, Fla. Stat. (1983).
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State v. Hall, 652 So. 2d 484 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 124680

GRIFFIN, J., dissents without opinion. NOTES [1] Section 790.15(1), Florida Statutes (1993) provides: any
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Luciano v. State, 983 So. 2d 759 (Fla. 5th DCA 2008).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 2386435

same chapter is of no consequence in my view. Section 790.15(2) punishes the discharge of a firearm from
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McLaughlin v. State, 698 So. 2d 296 (Fla. 3d DCA 1997).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1997 WL 408313

[1] §§ 784.021, 784.07, Fla. Stat. (1995). [2] § 790.15, Fla. Stat. (1995). It is clear that the listing
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In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2017-10., 253 So. 3d 1040 (Fla. 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

existing instruction for the offense defined in section 790.15(3), Florida Statutes (2017). The instruction
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Luciano v. State, 12 So. 3d 917 (Fla. 5th DCA 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9504, 2009 WL 1971633

TORPY, LAWSON and COHEN, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (2006); § 790.19, Fla. Stat. (2006)
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Newbold v. State, 667 So. 2d 996 (Fla. 3d DCA 1996).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 60828

of unlawfully discharging a firearm in public [§ 790.15(1), Fla.Stat. (1993)]. We reverse in part and
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McGee v. State, 687 So. 2d 22 (Fla. 5th DCA 1996).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1996 WL 728351

(1995). [2] § 790.07, Fla.Stat. (1995). [3] § 790.15, Fla.Stat. (1995). [4] § 843.02, Fla.Stat. (1995)
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Thompson v. State, 969 So. 2d 1223 (Fla. 1st DCA 2007).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2007 WL 4372557

within 1000 feet of a person, in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2005). Appellant contends
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Antosh v. State, 510 So. 2d 1158 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1954, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9866

misdemeanor of discharging a firearm in public [§ 790.15, Fla.Stat.(1985) ] and an order placing the defendant
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Anthawn Ragan, Jr. v. the State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

discharging a firearm from a vehicle in violation of section 790.15(2) and shooting into an occupied vehicle in
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Cito v. State, 150 So. 3d 829 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 16960, 2014 WL 5304962

person, á second-degree felony. See § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (2006). The offense is punishable
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C.C. v. State, 701 So. 2d 423 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 12741, 1997 WL 699091

constitute a public place within the meaning of section 790.15(1), Florida Statutes (1995). See Fla. Std.
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Schlotterlein v. State, 683 So. 2d 568 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1996).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 11378, 1996 WL 629801

new trial. . § 790.19, Fla.Stat. (1993). . § 790.15, Fla.Stat. (1993). . Section 776.012, Florida
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W.J.W. v. State, 446 So. 2d 248 (Fla. 5th DCA 1984).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 12229

discharging a firearm in public in violation of section 790.15, Florida Statutes, (1981), as a lesser included
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Gangapersad Ramroop v. State of Florida, 214 So. 3d 657 (Fla. 2017).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 381, 2017 WL 1177635, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 691

Firearm from a Vehicle Within 1000 Feet of a Person. § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (2013). 3 . Section
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Reichman v. State, 473 So. 2d 1324 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1954, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15351

offenses actually included one misdemeanor (section 790.15), one second-degree felony (section 790.23)
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Allen v. State, 876 So. 2d 737 (Fla. 1st DCA 2004).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 10468, 2004 WL 1562533

discharge of a firearm in public, pursuant to section 790.15(1), Florida Statutes (2002). Both offenses
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Crawford v. Sheriff of Orange Cnty., 441 So. 2d 646 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 25463

even if true, constitutes a misdemeanor under section 790.15, Florida Statutes (1981), and, not being a
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 2005).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

government.2 Relative to the discharge of firearms, section 790.15(1), Florida Statutes, states: "Except as provided
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In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report No. 2010-02, 44 So. 3d 565 (Fla. 2010).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 401, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1049, 2010 WL 2606239

criminal jury instruction 10.6(a), derived from section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2009), instructs on the
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Trevis Presha v. the State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

in public in violation of Florida Statute section 790.15(1), arising from events that took place on
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Ammons v. State, 623 So. 2d 807 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 8936, 1993 WL 328464

discharging a firearm in public, contrary to section 790.15, Florida Statutes.1 The jury found Ammons guilty
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In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-report No. 2015-04, 190 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2016).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2016 WL 1460587

FIREARM [IN PUBLIC] [ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY] § 790.15, Fla. Stat. - To prove the crime of Discharging

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