Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 847.03 (2025)

Officer to seize obscene material.

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847.03 Officer to seize obscene material.Whenever any officer arrests any person charged with any offense under s. 847.011, the officer shall seize said obscene material and take the same into his or her custody to await the sentence of the court upon the trial of the offender.
History.s. 3, ch. 7359, 1917; RGS 5440; CGL 7583; s. 7, ch. 86-238; s. 1352, ch. 97-102; s. 4, ch. 2019-45.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1966–2009 · leading case: E.A.R. v. State, 4 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2009).
E.A.R. v. State, 4 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2009). · cites it 4× “individual who is a member of that non-gang "organization, association, or group" is NOT, by reason of that membership, a member of a "criminal street gang"); (4) once the State has satisfactorily established the legal existence of a "criminal street gang,” it must prove,…”
Carroll v. City of Orlando, 311 F. Supp. 967 (M.D. Fla. 1970). · cites it 2× “Plaintiffs seek to enjoin the defendant from proceeding with prosecutions against them, as well as from enforcing Section 847.03 of the Florida Statutes, F.”
EAR v. State, 4 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2009). · cites it 4× “individual who is a member of that non-gang "organization, association, or group" is NOT, by reason of that membership, a member of a "criminal street gang"); (4) once the State has satisfactorily established the legal existence of a "criminal street gang," it must prove,…”
State, ex rel. Hallowes v. A Quantity of Books, 27 Fla. Supp. 34 (Fla. Cir. Ct., Duval Cty. 1966). · cites it 2× “The question is, rather, whether the seizure and impounding of the books themselves was valid.”
— 847.03(2) — 2 cases
E.A.R. v. State, 4 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2009). “individual who is a member of that non-gang "organization, association, or group" is NOT, by reason of that membership, a member of a "criminal street gang"); (4) once the State has satisfactorily established the legal existence of a "criminal street gang,” it must prove,…”
EAR v. State, 4 So. 3d 614 (Fla. 2009). “individual who is a member of that non-gang "organization, association, or group" is NOT, by reason of that membership, a member of a "criminal street gang"); (4) once the State has satisfactorily established the legal existence of a "criminal street gang," it must prove,…”
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