Florida Statute 790.09 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

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790.09 Manufacturing or selling metallic knuckles.—Whoever manufactures or causes to be manufactured or sells or exposes for sale any instrument or weapon of the kind usually known as metallic knuckles commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 11, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2425; s. 3, ch. 4124, 1893; GS 3271; RGS 5104; CGL 7206; s. 742, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 2016-106.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 790.09

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Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S790.09 - SELLING WEAPON - MFG SELL EXPOSE FOR SALE METALLIC KNUCKLES - M: S

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Abusaid v. Hillsborough Cnty. Bd. of Cnty. Commissioners, 405 F.3d 1298 (11th Cir. 2005).

Cited 60 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2005 U.S. App. LEXIS 6341, 2005 WL 858296

...The Sheriff tries to make this argument, but the only provisions he cites in support of it are Fla. Stat. § 903.105, which states that sheriffs may use the bond posted by a defendant awaiting trial to apprehend the defendant if he fails to appear, and Fla. Stat. § 790.09, which authorizes the sheriff to retain custody of confiscated weapons until they are reclaimed by the owner or forfeited to the state. 26 county commissioners’ preparation of county bud...

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