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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 DAMAGE
§806.111INCENDIARY DEVICE-USINGRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8713
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). “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). “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). “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). “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). “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). “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). “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). “” 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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