Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 849.05 (2025)

Prima facie evidence.

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849.05 Prima facie evidence.If any of the implements, devices or apparatus commonly used in games of chance in gambling houses or by gamblers, are found in any house, room, booth, shelter or other place it shall be prima facie evidence that the said house, room, booth, shelter or other place where the same are found is kept for the purpose of gambling.
History.s. 4, ch. 3764, 1887; RS 2648; GS 3576; RGS 5503; CGL 7661; s. 243, ch. 77-104.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1960–1985 · leading case: Charlotte Cnty. Lodge v. State, Dep't of Bus. Regulations, Div. of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, 463 So. 2d 1208 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985).
Charlotte Cnty. Lodge v. State, Dep't of Bus. Regulations, Div. of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco, 463 So. 2d 1208 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985). · cites it 3× “The DBR here based its conclusion of law that appellant had violated certain sections of Chapter 849 primarily on two grounds: First, it concluded that the three yellow envelopes, as well as the tally sheets found in the Quick Print bags, confiscated by Officer Tompkins,…”
Stanger v. State, 117 So. 2d 417 (Fla. 3d DCA 1960). “See also section 849.05, Fla.Stat., F.S.A. (B) The defendants requested the arresting officers to get rid of the implements of gambling thus to cover up the operation.”
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