Florida Statute 790.221 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

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F.S. 790.221

790.221 Possession of short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun; penalty.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person to own or to have in his or her care, custody, possession, or control any short-barreled rifle, short-barreled shotgun, or machine gun which is, or may readily be made, operable; but this section shall not apply to antique firearms.

(2) 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.

(3) Firearms in violation hereof which are lawfully owned and possessed under provisions of federal law are excepted.

History.—s. 10, ch. 69-306; s. 1, ch. 89-312; s. 21, ch. 93-406; s. 1217, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 790.221

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 790.221

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

S790.221 - POSSESSION OF WEAPON - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8833 - F: S

S790.221 1 - POSSESSION OF WEAPON - SHORT BARRELED GUN RIFLE OR MACHINE GUN - F: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 790.221

Total Results: 20

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: SHOTGUN] [MACHINE GUN] § 790.221, Fla._Stat. To prove the crime of (crime… shall find the defendant not guilty. § 790.221(1), Fla. Stat.; § 790.001(1), Fla. Stat. …SHOTGUN] [MACHINE GUN] — 790.221 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS… Comments Pursuant to § 790.221(3), Fla. Stat., firearms which are lawfully owned

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-2018 REGULAR-CYCLE REPORT.

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

Citation: 265 So. 3d 494

Snippet: that the 5 year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed for the

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: SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN] [MACHINE GUN] § 790.221, Fla._Stat. To prove the crime of … find the defendant not guilty. § 790.221(1). Fla. Stat.; § 790.001(1). Fla. Stat. …RIFLE] [SHORT-BARRELED SHOTGUN] [MACHINE GUN] - 790.221 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO. None… Comment s Pursuant to § 790.221(3), Fla. Stat., firearms which are lawfully owned

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-07-19T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: that the 5–year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed

Dale Lee Norman v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-03-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 215 So. 3d 18, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 239, 2017 WL 823613, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 448

Snippet: or may readily be made, operable”) (quoting § 790.0221, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1970)); Nelson, 195 So.2d at

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure – Corrected Opinion

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-02-17T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - Corrected Opinion

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-01-20T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2015-10-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 188 So. 3d 764

Snippet: that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed for the

Rodrigues Elijah Wright v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-09-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 174 So. 3d 558

Snippet: footnote omitted) (affirming conviction under section 790.221, Florida Statutes (1977), barring short-barreled

Rochester v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-08-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 95 So. 3d 407

Snippet: the 1989 amendment to section 790.221(2). Prior to 1989, section 790.221(2) read as follows: “[a]ny person…1989 amendment changing the language of section 790.221(2) to be a clear and unambiguous expression of

Fleming v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-12-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 75 So. 3d 397

Snippet: possession of a short-barreled shotgun (under § 790.221) and other offenses imposed for use of a firearm

In Re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-11-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 26 So. 3d 534

Snippet: that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed for the

In Re Amendments to Fl. Rules of Crim. Procedure

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-11-19T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 998 So. 2d 1128

Snippet: that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed for the

State v. Scriber

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-09-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 991 So. 2d 969

Snippet: possession of a short-barreled shotgun, section 790.221, Florida Statutes (1989), and the general sentencing

State v. Crews

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-10-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 884 So. 2d 1139

Snippet: addressed the interplay of section 948.01 and section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes (1989), which provided that… of 5 years." In determining that section 790.221(2)'s minimum mandatory term prevailed and could…render the specific mandatory language of section 790.221(2) without meaning." Id. at 46. Since the

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2004-10-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 886 So. 2d 197, 29 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 568, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 1746, 2004 WL 2248209

Snippet: that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed for the

Russman v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-03-25T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 869 So. 2d 635

Snippet: and TORPY, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] §§ 810.02(2), 790.221(1), 812.014(2)(c)5., 843.02, Fla. Stat. [2] Russman

Bolden v. FL. DEPT. OF CORRECTIONS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-01-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 865 So. 2d 1

Snippet: See §§ 775.084(4)(e), 775.087(2)(a) & 790.221(2), Fla. Stat. (1991). Had the shotgun sentence

Polee v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-12-29T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 773 So. 2d 1283

Snippet: second degree felony, in violation of section 790.221, Florida Statutes (Supp.1998). Polee now appeals

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2000-11-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 794 So. 2d 457

Snippet: that the 5-year minimum provisions of section 790.221(2), Florida Statutes, are hereby imposed for the