Florida Statute 876.1 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 876
CRIMINAL ANARCHY, TREASON, AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

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F.S. 876.01

876.01 Advocacy of specified doctrines relating to overthrow of constitutional government by force or violence prohibited.—“Criminal anarchy,” “criminal Communism,” “criminal Nazism,” or “criminal Fascism” are doctrines that existing form of constitutional government should be overthrown by force or violence or by any other unlawful means, or by assassination of officials of the Government of the United States or of the several states. The advocacy of such doctrines either by word of mouth or writing or the promotion of such doctrines independently or in collaboration with or under the guidance of officials of a foreign state or an international revolutionary party or group is unlawful.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20216, 1941; s. 1136, ch. 71-136.

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United States v. Michael v. Costello

760 F.2d 1123, 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 29992

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 20, 1985 | Docket: 561623

Cited 17 times | Published

to a federal judge in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876 1 and was sentenced to five years imprisonment

State v. Diez

97 So. 2d 105

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 18, 1957 | Docket: 2584466

Cited 7 times | Published

Chapter 20216, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1941, F.S.A. § 876.01 et seq., outlawing in the State of Florida the