Florida Statute 790.27 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS

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F.S. 790.27

790.27 Alteration or removal of firearm serial number or possession, sale, or delivery of firearm with serial number altered or removed prohibited; penalties.—

(1)(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly alter or remove the manufacturer’s or importer’s serial number from a firearm with intent to disguise the true identity thereof.

(b) Any person violating paragraph (a) is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2)(a) It is unlawful for any person to knowingly sell, deliver, or possess any firearm on which the manufacturer’s or importer’s serial number has been unlawfully altered or removed.

(b) Any person violating paragraph (a) is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(3) This section shall not apply to antique firearms.

History.—s. 2, ch. 79-58; s. 179, ch. 91-224.

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Amendments to 790.27

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 790.27

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

S790.27 1 - ALTER IDENTIFICATION ON WEAP - REMOVE SERIAL NUMBER FROM FIREARM - F: T

S790.27 2 - WEAPON OFFENSE - DELIVER POSSESS SELL ALTERED FIREARM - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 790.27

Total Results: 9

State of Florida v. Robert Jean Morris

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-03-06T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: with an altered or removed serial number. See § 790.27(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2014). This makes the video

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-06

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

Snippet: element for the offense charged under section 790.27(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2019). Finally, instruction… ALTERED OR REMOVED] §_790.27, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Sale or…beyond a reasonable doubt: Give only if §_790.27(1)(a), Fla. Stat. is charged. 1. (Defendant… the firearm. Give only if §_790.27(2)(a), Fla. Stat. is charged. 1. (Defendant… NUMBER ALTERED OR REMOVED]—790.27 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS

K.D.T. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-12-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 128 So. 3d 254

Snippet: of a firearm with the serial number removed, § 790.27(2)(a). The circuit court found that K.D.T. committed…sufficient to prove the elements of that crime. Section 790.27(2)(a) makes it unlawful for “any person to knowingly…only one case specifically interpreting section 790.27(2). In that case, the Fifth District, when reviewing… Jury Instr. (Crim.) 25.7. In contrast, section 790.27(2) requires knowing possession and the standard…serial number has been altered or removed. See § 790.27(2); Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 10.18. The more

BLS v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-06-05T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 14 So. 3d 1087

Snippet: number altered or removed in violation of section 790.27(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2008), and the trial court

B.L.S. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-06-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 14 So. 3d 1087

Snippet: number altered or removed in violation of section 790.27(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2008), and the trial court

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2008-08

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-02-26T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 6 So. 3d 574

Snippet: FIREARM WITH SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED OR REMOVED § 790.27, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Sale or Possession…elements beyond a reasonable doubt: Give only if § 790.27(1)(a) is charged. 1. (Defendant) knowingly [altered…the true identity of the firearm. Give only if § 790.27(2)(a) is charged. 1. (Defendant) [sold] [delivered

Hinson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-10-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 967 So. 2d 424

Snippet: appellant's HFO designation on count three. See §§ 790.27(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (1995) (possession of a firearm

Braham v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-11-19T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 724 So. 2d 592

Snippet: of a firearm with the serial number removed (§ 790.27, Fla. Stat.(1995)). Appellant moved to suppress

Moreland v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-10-20T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 552 So. 2d 937

Snippet: numbers of which had been obliterated. See section 790.27, Florida Statutes (1987). First, the officer who