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Fla. Stat. § 876.01 (2025)
Advocacy of specified doctrines relating to overthrow of constitutional government by force or violence prohibited.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases, 1954–1957 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Feldman v. Kelly, 76 So. 2d 798 (Fla. 1954).
State Ex Rel. Feldman v. Kelly, 76 So. 2d 798 (Fla. 1954). “*801 It is necessary that we refer to and consider F.S. §§ 876.01, 876.02(4, 5) and 876.03, F.”
State v. Diez, 97 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 1957). “The earliest of these was Chapter 20216, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1941, F.S.A. § 876.01 et seq., outlawing in the State of Florida the Communist Party, the Bund, and all groups, organizations or individuals seeking to overthrow the government of the United States by force.”
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