Florida Statute 849.231 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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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

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

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Cases Citing Statute 849.231

Total Results: 16

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-05

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-12-18T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: Gambling devices, etc. 849.231 Attempt … Gambling devices, etc. 849.231 Attempt … Gambling devices, etc. 849.231 Attempt … Gambling devices, etc. 849.231 Attempt

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 2002-09-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: of the state.6 Unlike the provisions of section 849.231, Florida Statutes, which recognizes certain exceptions…Rains, supra, [C]ertain items listed in section 849.231 could be innocent in nature; therefore, they could… to Art. VIII, s. 2(c), Fla. Const. 7 See, s. 849.231, Fla. Stat., which prohibits the manufacture, sale

Butterworth v. Tropic Casino Cruises, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2001-10-19T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 796 So. 2d 1283

Snippet: ;), and state law, as provided in Fla. Stat. § 849.231. The Johnson Act generally prohibits manufacture…enacted a law which bans such cruises. Fla. Stat. § 849.231 prohibits the manufacture, sale, transport, and…the State, on day cruises voyages. Fla. Stat. § 849.231 specifically exempts possession of such equipment…equipment to the general public. Because Fla. Stat. § 849.231 is a statute of specific application to the activities…argued that even if the exception of Fla. Stat. § 849.231 applies to day cruise operations, SUNCRUZ has lost

Standard Jury Instructions

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1998-07-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 723 So. 2d 123

Snippet: Gambling devices, etc. - 849.231 849.09(1)(b) Lottery None… Gambling devices, etc. - 849.231 849.09(1)(c) Lottery None… Gambling devices, etc. - 849.231 849.09(1)(d) Lottery None… Gambling devices, etc. - 849.231 849.09(1)(g) Lottery None

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1998-06-26T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 6 Section 849.35(5), Fla. Stat. 7 Compare, s. 849.231(1), Fla. Stat., which prohibits the manufacture

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1995-10-18T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: dubbed, "cruises to nowhere." Section 849.231, Florida Statutes, exempts vessels of foreign registry

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1994-08-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: section 849.231, Florida Statutes, and determined that certain items listed in section 849.231 could, …Florida. 2. The exemption contained in Section 849.231(1), Florida Statutes (1993), which authorizes a…Supreme Court case which had interpreted section 849.231, Florida Statutes. The court distinguished these…interpretation of an entirely different statute, section 849.231, and reflected the view of the supreme court that…that certain items listed in section 849.231 could be innocent in nature; therefore, they could not be

Standard Jury Instructions-Criminal Cases

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-07-02T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 603 So. 2d 1175

Snippet: etc. 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(b) None … etc. 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(c) None … etc. 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(d) None … etc. 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(g) None

Love v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-08-13T00:00:00-07:00

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

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

In Re Stan. Jury Instr. in Criminal Cases

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1989-03-29T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 543 So. 2d 1205

Snippet: 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(b) None … 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(c) None … 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(d) None … 849.231 Lottery 849.09(1)(g) None

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

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-09-20T00:00:00-07:00

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

Snippet: interpretation of an entirely different statute, section 849.231, and reflected the view of the supreme court that…that certain items listed in section 849.231 could be innocent in nature; therefore, they could not be

Hall v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-11-15T00:00:00-08:00

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

Snippet: the lesser offenses found in sections 849.11 and 849.-231. Section 849.11 makes it a second degree misdemeanor…gambling device whatever for ...,” and section 849.231 makes it a first degree misdemean- or to possess… We hold that both section 849.-11 and section 849.231 contain elements separate and distinct from those…Id., at 711. Similarly, the elements of section 849.231 are not necessarily included in those of section…section 849.11, establishing a violation of section 849.231 would require proof of elements extraneous to those

Schultz v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1978-07-27T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 361 So. 2d 416

Snippet: seized. The relevant portion of Section 849.231 provides: 849.231 Gambling devices; manufacture, sale, purchase…County upholding the constitutionality of Section 849.231, Florida Statutes (1975), which makes the manufacture…Two issues are presented: first, whether Section 849.231 is unconstitutionally vague and indefinite or overbroad…jury that the items specifically named in Section 849.231 are illegal regardless of whether they are "…gambling paraphernalia *418 contrary to Section 849.231. Upon entering pleas of not guilty, they each filed

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1976-08-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: possession of gambling implements prohibited by s. 849.231, F. S., from criminal prosecution for possession…same. I note from your letter that you cite s. 849.231, F. S., which narrowly proscribes the possession…. § 1171 et seq. The provisions of s. 849.231, F. S., make an exception for any person who has… § 1171 et seq. The extent to which s.849.231, F. S., is applicable to a casino dealer-school…implements are exempt from the provisions of s. 849.231, then their use in a school where no actual gambling

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1976-02-22T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: ), s. 849.36, F. S. (lottery paraphernalia), s.849.231, F. S. (gambling devices), and s. 893.12, F. S.

State v. Katz

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1974-05-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 295 So. 2d 356

Snippet: BOOKMAKING AND IN VIOLATION OF FSS 849.01, FSS 849.231, FSS 849.25 against the laws of the State of Florida…BOOKMAKING AND IN VIOLATION OF FSS 849.01, FSS 849.231 & FSS 849.25. So found and the person or