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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

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

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F.S. 876.02

876.02 Criminal anarchy, Communism, and other specified doctrines; prohibitions.—Any person who:

(1) By word of mouth or writing advocates, advises, or teaches the duty, necessity, or propriety of overthrowing or overturning existing forms of constitutional government by force or violence; of disobeying or sabotaging or hindering the carrying out of the laws, orders, or decrees of duly constituted civil, naval, or military authorities; or by the assassination of officials of the Government of the United States or of the state, or by any unlawful means or under the guidance of, or in collaboration with, officials, agents, or representatives of a foreign state or an international revolutionary party or group; or

(2) Prints, publishes, edits, issues, or knowingly circulates, sells, distributes, or publicly displays any book, paper, document, or written or printed matter in any form, containing or advocating, advising, or teaching the doctrine that constitutional government should be overthrown by force, violence, or any unlawful means; or

(3) Openly, willfully and deliberately urges, advocates, or justifies by word of mouth or writing the assassination or unlawful killing or assaulting of any official of the Government of the United States or of this state because of his or her official character, or any other crime, with intent to teach, spread, or advocate the propriety of the doctrines of criminal anarchy, criminal Communism, criminal Nazism, or criminal Fascism; or

(4) Organizes or helps to organize or becomes a member of any society, group, or assembly of persons formed to teach or advocate such doctrines; or

(5) Becomes a member of, associated with or promotes the interest of any criminal anarchistic, Communistic, Nazistic or Fascistic organization, or helps to organize or becomes a member of or affiliated with any subsidiary organization or associated group of persons who advocates, teaches, or advises the principles of criminal anarchy, criminal Communism, criminal Nazism or criminal Fascism;

shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 2, ch. 20216, 1941; s. 1137, ch. 71-136; s. 1411, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 876.02

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

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 876.02

Total Results: 6

WILLIE JAMES SIMPSON vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-08-04T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: the assassination of government officials, see § 876.02(1), Fla. Stat. (2023). The historical record places

State v. Avatar Development Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-07-16T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 697 So. 2d 561

Snippet: applicable law. Fla. Stat. § 403.031(7). Section 403.0876(2)(b) provides that, in processing permit applications

Fonte v. STATE, DEPT. OF ENV. REG.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-02-22T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 634 So. 2d 663

Snippet: permit by operation of sections 120.60 and 403.0876(2), Florida Statutes (1991). The hearing officer&

Manasota-88, Inc. v. Agrico Chemical Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1991-02-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 576 So. 2d 781, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 1567, 1991 WL 24861

Snippet: under the provisions of sections 120.60(2) and 403.0876(2)(a), Florida Statutes (1989). Agrico argues that

Traub v. Zlatkiss

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-04-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 559 So. 2d 443

Snippet: pending before this court (Traub v. Zlatkiss, No. 89-876). [2] We note that one case, In re Estate of Zaloudek

State Ex Rel. Feldman v. Kelly

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1954-11-18T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 76 So. 2d 798

Snippet: necessary that we refer to and consider F.S. §§ 876.01, 876.02(4, 5) and 876.03, F.S.A., in order to determine… in the Blau case. The act in question, Section 876.02, F.S.A., as does the Smith Act, provides that if…the Communist Party from other sources. Section 876.02(4) and (5), outlawing the Communist Party, contained