Florida Statute 849.231 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 849
GAMBLING

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F.S. 849.231

849.231 Gambling devices; manufacture, sale, purchase or possession unlawful.—

(1) Except in instances when the following described implements or apparatus are being held or transported by authorized persons for the purpose of destruction, as hereinafter provided, and except in instances when the following described instruments or apparatus are being held, sold, transported, or manufactured by persons who have registered with the United States Government pursuant to the provisions of Title 15 of the United States Code, ss. 1171 et seq., as amended, so long as the described implements or apparatus are not displayed to the general public, sold for use in Florida, or held or manufactured in contravention of the requirements of 15 U.S.C. ss. 1171 et seq., it shall be unlawful for any person to manufacture, sell, transport, offer for sale, purchase, own, or have in his or her possession any roulette wheel or table, faro layout, crap table or layout, chemin de fer table or layout, chuck-a-luck wheel, bird cage such as used for gambling, bolita balls, chips with house markings, or any other device, implement, apparatus, or paraphernalia ordinarily or commonly used or designed to be used in the operation of gambling houses or establishments, excepting ordinary dice and playing cards.

(2) In addition to any other penalties provided for the violation of this section, any occupational license held by a person found guilty of violating this section shall be suspended for a period not to exceed 5 years.

(3) This section and s. 849.05 do not apply to a vessel of foreign registry or a vessel operated under the authority of a country except the United States, while docked in this state or transiting in the territorial waters of this state.

History.—s. 1, ch. 29665, 1955; s. 9, ch. 74-385; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 2, ch. 87-255; s. 1372, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 849.231

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Cases Citing Statute 849.231

Total Results: 8

Schultz v. State

361 So. 2d 416

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 27, 1978 | Docket: 1685843

Cited 22 times | Published

County upholding the constitutionality of Section 849.231, Florida Statutes (1975), which makes the manufacture

Butterworth v. Tropic Casino Cruises, Inc.

796 So. 2d 1283, 2001 WL 1245233

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 2001 | Docket: 1672413

Cited 2 times | Published

Act"), and state law, as provided in Fla. Stat. § 849.231. The Johnson Act generally prohibits manufacture

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 30, 2002 | Docket: 3258326

Published

outside of the state.6 Unlike the provisions of section 849.231, Florida Statutes, which recognizes certain

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 18, 1995 | Docket: 3257283

Published

what has been dubbed, "cruises to nowhere." Section 849.231, Florida Statutes, exempts vessels of foreign

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 15, 1994 | Docket: 3255157

Published

of Florida. 2. The exemption contained in Section 849.231(1), Florida Statutes (1993), which authorizes

Love v. State

584 So. 2d 645, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 8041, 1991 WL 152927

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 1991 | Docket: 64660972

Published

possession of a blackjack table in violation of Section 849.231, Florida Statutes, did not allege that the

Department of Business Regulation, Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco v. Rains

477 So. 2d 1029, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2202, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15920

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 20, 1985 | Docket: 64615176

Published

interpretation of an entirely different statute, section 849.231, and reflected the view of the supreme court

Hall v. State

460 So. 2d 428, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2434, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16645

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 15, 1984 | Docket: 64608616

Published

other gambling device whatever for ...,” and section 849.231 makes it a first degree misdemean- or to possess