Florida Statute 790.27 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 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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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

Cases Citing Statute 790.27

Total Results: 7

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

6 So. 3d 574, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 232, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 313, 2009 WL 465938

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 26, 2009 | Docket: 1665876

Cited 34 times | Published

FIREARM WITH SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED OR REMOVED § 790.27, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Sale or Possession

Moreland v. State

552 So. 2d 937, 1989 WL 122998

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 1989 | Docket: 1200296

Cited 12 times | Published

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

State of Florida v. Robert Jean Morris

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 6, 2024 | Docket: 68313533

Published

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

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 2019 | Docket: 16761655

Published

first element for the offense charged under section 790.27(2)(a), Florida Statutes (2019). Finally, instruction

K.D.T. v. State

128 So. 3d 254, 2013 WL 6510901, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 19799

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 2013 | Docket: 60237052

Published

possession of a firearm with the serial number removed, § 790.27(2)(a). The circuit court found that K.D.T. committed

B.L.S. v. State

14 So. 3d 1087, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 7454

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 2009 | Docket: 60241278

Published

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

BLS v. State

14 So. 3d 1087, 2009 WL 1561816

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 5, 2009 | Docket: 1650961

Published

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