Florida Statute 876.12 - 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. 876.12

876.12 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public way.—No person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, enter upon, or be or appear upon any lane, walk, alley, street, road, highway, or other public way in this state.

History.—s. 2, ch. 26542, 1951.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 876.12

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

S876.12 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - WEAR HOOD OR MASK ON STREET - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 876.12

Total Results: 1

Nicol v. State

939 So. 2d 231, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 17011, 2006 WL 2918751

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 13, 2006 | Docket: 64847183

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876.12-20, Fla. Stat. (2001). For example, section 876.12 criminalizes wearing a mask or hood on a public