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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

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F.S. 790.15

790.15 Discharging firearm in public or on residential property.—

(1) Except as provided in subsection (2) or subsection (3), any person who knowingly discharges a firearm in any public place or on the right-of-way of any paved public road, highway, or street, who knowingly discharges any firearm over the right-of-way of any paved public road, highway, or street or over any occupied premises, or who recklessly or negligently discharges a firearm outdoors on any property used primarily as the site of a dwelling as defined in s. 776.013 or zoned exclusively for residential use commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This section does not apply to a person lawfully defending life or property or performing official duties requiring the discharge of a firearm or to a person discharging a firearm on public roads or properties expressly approved for hunting by the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission or Florida Forest Service.

(2) Any occupant of any vehicle who knowingly and willfully discharges any firearm from the vehicle within 1,000 feet of any person commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) Any driver or owner of any vehicle, whether or not the owner of the vehicle is occupying the vehicle, who knowingly directs any other person to discharge any firearm from the vehicle commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) Any person who recreationally discharges a firearm outdoors, including target shooting, in an area that the person knows or reasonably should know is primarily residential in nature and that has a residential density of one or more dwelling units per acre, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. This subsection does not apply:

(a) To a person lawfully defending life or property or performing official duties requiring the discharge of a firearm;

(b) If, under the circumstances, the discharge does not pose a reasonably foreseeable risk to life, safety, or property; or

History.—s. 1, ch. 3289, 1881; RS 2683; GS 3626; RGS 5557; CGL 7743; s. 1, ch. 61-334; s. 745, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 78-17; s. 1, ch. 89-157; s. 229, ch. 99-245; s. 77, ch. 2012-7; s. 3, ch. 2012-108; s. 1, ch. 2016-12.

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Amendments to 790.15

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 790.15

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

S790.15 1 - FIRING WEAPON - IN PUBLIC OR ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY - M: F

S790.15 2 - FIRING WEAPON - DISCHARGE FIREARM FROM VEHICLE - F: S

S790.15 3 - FIRING WEAPON - DIRECT DISCHARGE OF FIREARM FROM VEHICLE - F: T

S790.15 4 - FIRING WEAPON - RECREATING DISCH FIREARM IN PUB OR RESID PROP - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 790.15

Total Results: 20

Anthawn Ragan, Jr. v. the State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-10-30T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: “This is in contrast to sections 790.15(1), 790.15(2), and 790.15(3), which are explicitly degree variants… firearm from a vehicle in violation of section 790.15(2) and shooting into an occupied vehicle in violation

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-04

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-12-18T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 12.4 Discharging firearm in 790.15 10.6 public

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2018-01 – Corrected Opinion

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-10-04T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 12.4 Discharging firearm in 790.15 10.6 public

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2017-10.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 253 So. 3d 1040

Snippet: instruction for the offense defined in section 790.15(3), Florida Statutes (2017). The instruction includes…TO DISCHARGE A FIREARM FROM THE VEHICLE § 790.15(3), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Driver…ANOTHER TO DISCHARGE A FIREARM FROM THE VEHICLE - 790.15(3) CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-01.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-09-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 253 So. 3d 1024

Snippet: Criminal Mischief 806.13 12.4 Discharging firearm in 790.15 10.6 public *1028 Comment This

Rodriguez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-03-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 223 So. 3d 1053, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 4390, 2017 WL 1202378

Snippet: discharging a firearm from a vehicle under section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2013). Because the judgment

Gangapersad Ramroop v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-03-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 214 So. 3d 657, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 381, 2017 WL 1177635, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 691

Snippet: from a Vehicle Within 1000 Feet of a Person. § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (2013). 3 . Section

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-04

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-04-14T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 190 So. 3d 614, 2016 WL 1460587

Snippet: FIREARM [IN PUBLIC] [ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY] § 790.15, Fla. Stat. - To prove the crime of Discharging…of big game.] Affirmative Defense. See § 790.15(1), Fla. Stat. The statute and case law…FIREARM [IN PUBLIC] [ON RESIDENTIAL _PROPERTY] — 790.15 _ CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS

Cito v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-10-17T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 150 So. 3d 829, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 16960, 2014 WL 5304962

Snippet: person, á second-degree felony. See § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (2006). The offense is punishable

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-05

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-12-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 131 So. 3d 755, 2013 WL 6305187

Snippet: firearms 796A0 m-5 Discharging firearms in public 790.15 10.6 Comment This instruction was approved in 1981…firearms 7-9040 444 Discharging firearms in public 790.15 10.6 Comment This instruction was adopted in 1997…FIREARM [IN PUBLIC] [ON RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY] § 790.15, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Discharging a…hunting of big game.] Affirmative Defense. See § 790.15(1), Fla. Stat. The statute and case law are silent…Lesser Included Offenses ION RESIDENTIAL PROPERTY! — 790.15 ; : CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO

Gil v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-07-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 118 So. 3d 787, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 581, 2013 WL 3466806, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1429

Snippet: 1000 feet of a person, in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2003), and shooting into

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2011-09-21T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: discharge of firearms under the provisions of s. 790.15, Fla. Stat., but does not discuss or comment on

McKinney v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-06-16T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 66 So. 3d 852, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 270, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1345, 2011 WL 2375217

Snippet: In contrast, we noted that sections 790.15(1), 790.15(2), and 790.15(3) were explicitly degree variants…within 1000 feet of a person in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2003), and shooting into …to Valdes’ convictions under sections 790.19 and 790.15, we found that the violations did “not satisfy

Partch v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-07-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 43 So. 3d 758, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10529, 2010 WL 2813567

Snippet: multiple convictions under sections 790.15(1), 790.15(2), and 790.15(3), the offenses would satisfy the…firearm while in a vehicle (third-degree felony). § 790.15, Fla. Stat. (2009). However, the statute expressly

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2010-02

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2010-07-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 44 So. 3d 565, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 401, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1049, 2010 WL 2606239

Snippet: jury instruction 10.6(a), derived from section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2009), instructs on the offense…FROM A VEHICLE WITHIN 1,000 FEET OF A PERSON § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Discharging

Luciano v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-07-10T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 12 So. 3d 917, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9504, 2009 WL 1971633

Snippet: TORPY, LAWSON and COHEN, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (2006); § 790.19, Fla. Stat. (2006

Valdes v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-01-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 3 So. 3d 1067, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 116, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 148, 2009 WL 217976

Snippet: offense. This is in contrast to sections 790.15(1), 790.15(2), and 790.15(3),[10] which are explicitly degree…multiple convictions under sections 790.15(1),790.15(2), and 790.15(3), the offenses would satisfy the …Const. amend. V. [5] Section 790.15 provides in pertinent part: 790.15 Discharging firearm in public…within 1000 feet of a person in violation of section 790.15(2), Florida Statutes (2003), and shooting into …this case we conclude that dual convictions under 790.15(2) and section 790.19 do not violate the prohibition

In Re Standard Jury Inst. in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2008-05

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-10-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 994 So. 2d 1038

Snippet: Discharging firearms in 790.15 10.6 public … Discharging firearms in 790.15 10.6 public

Luciano v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-06-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 983 So. 2d 759

Snippet: chapter is of no consequence in my view. Section 790.15(2) punishes the discharge of a firearm from a vehicle…They are entirely different crimes. NOTES [1] § 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (2006). [2] § 790.19, Fla. Stat

Ayala v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-02-01T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 976 So. 2d 43, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 1055, 2008 WL 268699

Snippet: 784.045(l)(a)l., 775.087, Fla. Stat. (1995). .§ 790.15(2), Fla. Stat. (1995). . At least two Florida