Florida Statute 847.07 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XLVI
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Chapter 847
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F.S. 847.07

847.07 Wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties.—

(1) As used in this section, “wholesale promote” means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, or disseminate, or offer or agree to do the same, with or without consideration, for purposes of resale or redistribution.

(2) Any person who knowingly wholesale promotes any obscene matter or performance, or in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person to wholesale promote or assist in wholesale promoting any obscene matter or performance, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) No person shall, as a condition to sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of any matter or performance, require that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale any other matter or performance reasonably believed by the purchaser or consignee to be obscene; and no person shall deny or revoke any franchise, or threaten to do so, or impose or threaten to impose any penalty, financial or otherwise, by reason of the refusal or failure of any person to accept any such matter or by reason of the return thereof. Whoever violates this subsection is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-120; s. 4, ch. 83-77; s. 9, ch. 86-238.

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Amendments to 847.07

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 847.07

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S847.07 2 - OBSCENITY - WHOLESALE PROMOTION OF OBSCENE MATERIAL - F: T

S847.07 3 - OBSCENITY - REQUIRE THREAT PERSON TO TAKE OBSCENE MATERIAL - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 847.07

Total Results: 14

State v. Barrow

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2012-05-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 91 So. 3d 826, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 387, 2012 WL 1947880, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 1064

Snippet: appeal in Barrow, Avila, and Roper. Id., 91 So.3d at 847.7 In the instant case, during deliberations, the jury

State v. Long

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1989-03-30T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 544 So. 2d 219

Snippet: definition of obscene material contained in section 847.07(2), Florida Statutes (1985). That definition, however…847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1986-05-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: to make the application and enforcement of ss. 847.07-847.09 uniform throughout the state, it is the …847.013(4), F.S., and Ch. 73-120, Laws of Florida (ss.847.07-847.09, F.S.) operate to preempt to the state the…history of Ch. 73-120, Laws of Florida, creating ss. 847.07-847.09, F.S., indicates that the preemption provision

City of Miami Springs v. JJT, INC.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-09-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 437 So. 2d 200

Snippet: ;to make the application and enforcement of ss. 847.07-847.09 uniform throughout the state," would

Cantrell v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1981-08-06T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 403 So. 2d 977, 1981 Fla. LEXIS 2812

Snippet: section 796.07, the prostitution statute, and section 847.07, the obscene literature statute. The appellants

Bowden v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1981-07-30T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 402 So. 2d 1173

Snippet: 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and profanity.

Blews v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1980-01-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 379 So. 2d 677, 1980 Fla. App. LEXIS 15494

Snippet: respectfully dissent. This was a prosecution under Section 847.07(4)(c), Florida Statutes (1975), for the wholesale

Griffin v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1979-10-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 376 So. 2d 1173, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 16099

Snippet: determination that the films were obscene under Section 847.07(4)(c), Florida Statutes (1977). Appellant failed

M. B. F. Theatres, Inc. v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1979-02-22T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 368 So. 2d 347, 1979 Fla. LEXIS 4575

Snippet: would reexamine the constitutionality of section 847.07, Florida Statutes (1973) in light of decisions

First Amendment Foundation of Florida v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1978-10-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 364 So. 2d 450

Snippet: distributing obscene material in violation of Section 847.07, Florida Statutes (1975).[1] Each case was initiated…cunnilingus and ejaculation, contrary to Chapter 847.07, Florida Statutes, and against the peace and dignity… of the informations on the ground that Section 847.07 is impermissibly vague, giving insufficient definition…appeal followed. I. Appellant contends that Section 847.07 fails to comply with the standards laid down in…this test is of course inoperative under Section 847.07 which utilizes the stricter standard that the work

Campagno v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1975-11-25T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 323 So. 2d 671, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 18982

Snippet: to promote any obscene matter or performance [§ 847.07(4)(c)]. Leonard Campagno, the defendant, was contacted…of the film taken as a whole. We cannot agree. § 847.07(4)(c), Fla.Stat., F.S.A.1 in addition to making

Leigh v. State ex rel. Kirkpartick

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1974-08-06T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 298 So. 2d 215, 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8875

Snippet: Florida, carried forward into Florida Statutes 847.-07, 847.08 and 847.09. Kirkpatrick was charged in …section was carried forward into Florida Statute 847.07. Section 2 of Chapter 73-120 relates to obscene

Homer v. Dadeland Shopping Center, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1969-01-14T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 217 So. 2d 844, 1969 Fla. App. LEXIS 6392

Snippet: thereon; “(6) The condition of said property; *847“(7) The income from said property; and “(8) The net

Austin v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1964-02-13T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 160 So. 2d 730

Snippet: rehearing denied, 1962, 369 U.S. 832, 82 S.Ct. 847, 7 L.Ed.2d 797. See also 28 U.S.C.A. § 2255 (Supp.