The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

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F.S. 790.18

790.18 Sale or transfer of arms to minors by dealers.—It is unlawful for any dealer in arms to sell or transfer to a minor any firearm, pistol, Springfield rifle or other repeating rifle, bowie knife or dirk knife, brass knuckles, or electric weapon or device. A person who violates this section commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 11, ch. 6421, 1913; RGS 5559; CGL 7745; s. 751, ch. 71-136; s. 2, ch. 76-165; s. 176, ch. 91-224; s. 4, ch. 93-416; s. 3, ch. 2016-106.

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Amendments to 790.18

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 790.18

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

S790.18 - SELLING WEAPON - DEALER SELL ARMS TO MINOR - F: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

CASTELLANOS- CONTRERAS v. DECATUR HOTELS, LLC F. III,, 622 F.3d 393 (5th Cir. 2010)

. . . . § 790.18(a). . . . . § 790.18(c) (“An administrative practice or enforcement policy may, under certain circumstances be . . . Id. § 790.18(a), (c). Enforcement is a discretionary agency action. See Massachusetts v. . . . a right for the Hotel Workers to have the expenses at issue in this appeal reimbursed. 29 C.F.R. § 790.18 . . .

DE LUNA- GUERRERO, v. NORTH CAROLINA GROWER S ASSOCIATION, INC., 370 F. Supp. 2d 386 (E.D.N.C. 2005)

. . . . § 790.18(a). . . . See 29 C.F.R. § 790.18(a) n. 111. . . . . § 790.18(h). . . . See 29 C.F.R. § 790.18(g). . . . See 29 C.F.R. § 790.18(1). . . .

D. ORMSBY, v. C. O. F. TRAINING SERVICES, INC., 194 F. Supp. 2d 1177 (D. Kan. 2002)

. . . . § 790.18(a) (“The terms ‘administrative practice or enforcement policy’ refer to courses of conduct . . .

KEELEY v. LOOMIS FARGO CO., 183 F.3d 257 (3d Cir. 1999)

. . . . §§ 790.17(f), 790.18(h). . . .

R. ROY, C. W. T. M. T. R. H. Jr. H. A. L. P. F. B. L. C. C. W. E. H. J. G. E. V. Jr. D. D. E. H. J. J. L. W. Jr. M. H. L. C. v. COUNTY OF LEXINGTON, SOUTH CAROLINA,, 928 F. Supp. 1406 (D.S.C. 1996)

. . . . § 790.18(h). . . . See 29 C.F.R. § 790.18 (actions of field inspector in response to employee’s complaint not sufficient . . . See also 29 C.F.R. 790.18 (listing examples of administrative practice or enforce-, ment policy when . . .

UNITED STATES v. ALCAN ALUMINUM CORPORATION,, 892 F. Supp. 648 (M.D. Pa. 1995)

. . . Accordingly, judgment was entered against Alcan for $473,-790.18. . . . judgment in favor of the Government in the full amount of its unreimbursed response costs of $473,-790.18 . . .

STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS- CRIMINAL CASES NO., 603 So. 2d 1175 (Fla. 1992)

. . . [Page A-41] DEALER SELLING ARMS TO MINORS (Amended) F.S. 790.18 Before you can find the defendant guilty . . .

H. DOLE, v. ODD FELLOWS HOME ENDOWMENT BOARD, a I. O. O. F. a I. O. O. F., 912 F.2d 689 (4th Cir. 1990)

. . . . § 790.18(h) (1989). . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES, 543 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 1989)

. . . . — 790.17 None Attempt Selling arms to minors by dealers — 790.18 None Attempt Felons; possession of . . .

THE FLORIDA BAR RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS- CRIMINAL, 508 So. 2d 1221 (Fla. 1987)

. . . . — 790.17 None Attempt Selling arms to minors by dealers — 790.18 None Attempt Felons; possession of . . .

CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION v. GORMAN, 18 Fla. Supp. 2d 261 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1986)

. . . established in Rule 1 IB-27.03 when: (a) An officer has been found guilty of violating Sections 790.17, 790.18 . . .

PAPAIK v. TELLMAN,, 16 Fla. Supp. 2d 134 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1985)

. . . Pursuant to Florida Statute 790.18, which made it unlawful for a dealer in arms to sell such a weapon . . .

JIMENEZ, Jr. v. ZAYRE CORPORATION, 374 So. 2d 28 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . trial court that the sale to a minor of an ordinary BB gun is not forbidden by either Section 790.17 or 790.18 . . . question of whether a department store like the defendant Zayre’s is a “dealer in arms” to which Sec. 790.18 . . .

RIO v. MINTON, 291 So. 2d 214 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . sale of 'the firearm to the minor, age 16, was held to be negligence, per se, violative of Section 790.18 . . .

J. v., 57 T.C. 189 (T.C. 1971)

. . . Anodizing equipment_21, 824. 50 Compressor_ 705.13 Rectifier _ 204. 00 Item Cost Office equipment_ $790.18 . . .

BRIEN, v. COLLINS AVENUE CORP., 233 So. 2d 847 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1970)

. . . Flowers, Fla.App.1965, 177 So. 2d 239 (involving §§ 790.18, 790.22, and 790.17, Fla.Stat, F.S.A., respectively . . .

In W. MARGULIES,, 271 F. Supp. 50 (D.N.J. 1967)

. . . parties have stipulated that the amount of the estimated tax liability for 1960 should be reduced to $790.18 . . .

T. Jr. N. v., 42 T.C. 885 (T.C. 1964)

. . . 4,917.88 491.80 4,426.08 Do.. 1953 1,431.68 71.58 1,360.10 Do. 1954 $14,500.00 Do. 1955 Garage.. 1948 790.18 . . .

SMITH, a J. J. v. NUSSMAN, d b a s, 156 So. 2d 680 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

. . . supra, or in the-alternative, that the appellee is a “dealer in arms” within the contemplation of § 790.18 . . . At this juncture it would be well to eliminate any possible application of § 790.18, supra, in view of . . . would take more than judicial legislation to fasten liability on the appellee under the provisions of § 790.18 . . . [Emphasis supplied] § 790.18 — Selling arms to minors by dealers. . . .

DAVIS, v. J. B. SHIAPPACOSSEE,, 155 So. 2d 365 (Fla. 1963)

. . . inasmuch as it violated a city ordinance denouncing the sale of weapons to certain minors, as well as Sec. 790.18 . . .

WILLIAMS, v. A. YOUNGBLOOD, a A., 152 So. 2d 530 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963)

. . . The statute there involved is Section 790.18, Florida Statutes* F.S.A., making it unlawful for any dealer . . .

SMITH, v. NUSSMAN, 20 Fla. Supp. 200 (Dade Cty. Cir. Ct. 1962)

. . . shall be punished by imprisonment not exceeding three months, or by fine not exceeding fifty dollars. 790.18 . . . Section 790.18 is the only law including the term sling shot, but the trouble here is that it is applied . . .

TAMIAMI GUN SHOP, a v. KLEIN, a B. B., 116 So. 2d 421 (Fla. 1959)

. . . Said laws read as follows: Section 790.18, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., reads: “790.18 Selling arms to minors . . .

TAMIAMI GUN SHOP, a v. KLEIN, a B. B., 109 So. 2d 189 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1959)

. . . . § 790.18, F.S.A. . Turner v. Seegar, 151 Fla. 643, 10 So.2d 320; Teddleton v. . . .

PARKER- WASHINGTON CO. v. KANSAS CITY, MO., 40 F.2d 232 (8th Cir. 1930)

. . . the sum of $14,370.54, and for an order directing the city to pay to it the first installment of $4,-790.18 . . .