Florida Statute 790.18 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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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

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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

Cases Citing Statute 790.18

Total Results: 6

Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal Cases

603 So. 2d 1175, 17 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 400, 1992 Fla. LEXIS 1220, 1992 WL 148230

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 1992 | Docket: 1475854

Cited 75 times | Published

SELLING ARMS TO MINORS (Amended) F.S. 790.18 Before you can find the defendant

Tamiami Gun Shop v. Klein

116 So. 2d 421

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 16, 1959 | Docket: 367976

Cited 32 times | Published

minor, was negligence per se because it violated § 790.18, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., as well as Ordinance

Tamiami Gun Shop v. Klein

109 So. 2d 189

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 24, 1959 | Docket: 1714773

Cited 14 times | Published

Judge, and PEARSON, J., concur. NOTES [1] F.S. § 790.18, F.S.A. [2] Turner v. Seegar, 151 Fla. 643, 10

Williams v. Youngblood

152 So. 2d 530

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 1963 | Docket: 1658990

Cited 10 times | Published

this is not so. The statute there involved is Section 790.18, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., making it unlawful

Smith v. Nussman

156 So. 2d 680

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 1, 1963 | Docket: 1508867

Cited 8 times | Published

a "dealer in arms" within the contemplation of § 790.18, supra; or, alternatively, that a sling shot is

Rio v. Minton

291 So. 2d 214

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 27, 1974 | Docket: 1350925

Cited 7 times | Published

held to be negligence, per se, violative of Section 790.18, Florida Statutes, F.S.A. The court in the