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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-06

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: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-12-19

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

K.D.T. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-12-13

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

Snippet: 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

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-06-05

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

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

BLS v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-06-05

Citation: 14 So. 3d 1087, 2009 WL 1561816

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

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

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-02-26

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

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

Hinson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-10-31

Citation: 967 So. 2d 424, 2007 WL 3166951

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

Braham v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-11-20

Citation: 724 So. 2d 592, 1999 WL 2553

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

Moreland v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-10-20

Citation: 552 So. 2d 937, 1989 WL 122998

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