Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 806.111 (2025)

Fire bombs.

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806.111 Fire bombs.
(1) Any person who possesses, manufactures, transports, or disposes of a fire bomb with intent that such fire bomb be willfully and unlawfully used to damage by fire or explosion any structure or property is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(2) For the purposes of this section:
(a) “Disposes of” means to give, give away, loan, offer, offer for sale, sell, or transfer.
(b) “Fire bomb” means a container containing flammable or combustible liquid, or any incendiary chemical mixture or compound having a wick or similar device capable of being ignited or other means capable of causing ignition; but no device commercially manufactured primarily for the purpose of illumination, heating, or cooking shall be deemed to be such a fire bomb.
(3) Subsection (1) shall not prohibit the authorized use or possession of any material, substance, or device described therein by a member of the Armed Forces of the United States or by firefighters, police officers, peace officers, or law enforcement officers so authorized by duly constituted authorities.
History.s. 3, ch. 67-211; s. 797, ch. 71-136; s. 29, ch. 74-383; s. 19, ch. 75-298; s. 238, ch. 77-104; s. 2, ch. 79-108; s. 46, ch. 88-381; s. 1230, ch. 97-102.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 806.111

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§806.111(1)INCENDIARY DEVICE-USINGPOSSESS MFG FIREBOMB WIT EXPLODE OR DAMAGEF · 3rd
§806.111INCENDIARY DEVICE-USINGRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8713F · 3rd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8 cases, 1970–2001 · leading case: In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Crim. Cases, 543 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 1989).
In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Crim. Cases, 543 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 1989). · cites it 2× “Chapter 88-381, § 46, Laws of Florida, amends Section 806.111(1)(b), Florida Statutes, which defines "fire bomb.”
Swindle v. State, 254 So. 2d 811 (Fla. 2d DCA 1971). · cites it 2× “Appellant seeks review of a judgment and sentence entered against him following a jury verdict of guilty in response to a Bill of Information charging him with "Possession of a Fire Bomb," as prohibited by F.S. § 806.111, F.S.A. Appellant argues that his motion for new trial…”
State v. Terrell, 406 So. 2d 1215 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “The defendant-appellee was charged with possession of a fire bomb in violation of Section 806.111, Florida Statutes (1979).”
State v. Sanders, 239 So. 2d 120 (Fla. 2d DCA 1970). · cites it 2× “A person fitting appellee’s description was seen in the vicinity of the building in the company of two other people, one of whom had a bottle of some type.”
United States v. Kenneth Jackson, 199 F.3d 1279 (11th Cir. 2000). · cites it 3× “At sentencing, Jackson objected to the inclusion of Jackson’s prior conviction for possession of a fire bomb, in violation of Fla. Stat. § 806.111 , as a crime of violence under U.”
Moore v. State, 787 So. 2d 71 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001). · cites it 2× “Section 806.111, Florida Statutes (1997), makes it illegal to possess, manufacture, transport or dispose of a fire bomb, defined as “a container containing flammable or combustible liquid, or any incendiary chemical mixture or compound having a wick or similar device capable of…”
United States v. Kenneth Jackson, 199 F.3d 1279 (11th Cir. 2000). · cites it 2× “At sentencing, Jackson objected to the inclusion of Jackson’s prior conviction for possession of a fire bomb, in violation of Fla. Stat. § 806.111 , as a crime of violence under U.”
State v. Steve Jackson (Tenn. Crim. App. 2000). · cites it 2× “” Fla. Stat. Ann. § 806.111 (1). Thereafter, a fire bomb is defined as “a container containing flammable or combustible liquid, or any incendiary chemical mixture or compound having a wick or similar device capable of being ignited or other means capable of causing ignition .”
— 806.111(1)(b) — 1 case
In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Crim. Cases, 543 So. 2d 1205 (Fla. 1989). “Chapter 88-381, § 46, Laws of Florida, amends Section 806.111(1)(b), Florida Statutes, which defines "fire bomb.”
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