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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

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 from cite.case.law:

KRAUS, v. PA FIT II, LLC,, 155 F. Supp. 3d 516 (E.D. Pa. 2016)

. . . . § 790.27 noted that the Portal-to-Portal Act “authorize[s] compromise only of those causes of action . . .

K. D. T. v. STATE, 128 So. 3d 254 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . Stat. (2011); and for possession of a firearm with the serial number removed, § 790.27(2)(a). . . . Section 790.27(2)(a) makes it unlawful for “any person to knowingly sell, deliver, or possess any firearm . . . We have found only one case specifically interpreting section 790.27(2). . . . In contrast, section 790.27(2) requires knowing possession and the standard jury instruction recites . . . See § 790.27(2); Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 10.18. . . .

B. L. S. A v. STATE, 14 So. 3d 1087 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . adjudication for possession of a firearm with serial number altered or removed in violation of section 790.27 . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 6 So. 3d 574 (Fla. 2009)

. . . REMOVING FIREARM SERIAL NUMBER/SALE OR DELIVERY OF FIREARM WITH SERIAL NUMBER ALTERED OR REMOVED § 790.27 . . . the State must prove the following [two] [three] elements beyond a reasonable doubt: Give only if § 790.27 . . . Give only if § 790.27(2) (a) is charged. L (Defendant) [sold] [delivered] [possessed] a firearm. 2. . . .

HINSON, v. STATE, 967 So. 2d 424 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . See §§ 790.27(2)(b), Fla. . . .

D. MARTINEZ, Jr. v. BOHLS BEARING EQUIPMENT CO. Co., 361 F. Supp. 2d 608 (W.D. Tex. 2005)

. . . . § 790.27 dealt with compromises of claims existing prior to May 14, 1947. 12 Fed.Reg. 7655, 7668 (Nov . . . Section 790.27 sought to define a “bona fide dispute” as “an honest disagreement between employer and . . .

BRAHAM, v. STATE, 724 So. 2d 592 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . Stat. (1995)), and possession of a firearm with the serial number removed (§ 790.27, Fla. . . .

MORELAND, v. STATE, 552 So. 2d 937 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . See section 790.27, Florida Statutes (1987). . . .

PRO- SPECIALTIES, INC. v. THOMAS FUNDING CORP. Co. Co. PRO- SPECIALTIES, INC. v. THOMAS FUNDING CORP. Co. Co., 812 F.2d 797 (2d Cir. 1987)

. . . figure was derived from a Pro-Specialties Statement dated August 31, 1982 which contained a charge of $790.27 . . .

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

. . . 1 IB-27.03 when: (a) An officer has been found guilty of violating Sections 790.17, 790.18, 790.24, 790.27 . . .