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.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 876.12
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§876.12PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESWEAR HOOD OR MASK ON STREETM · 2nd
...person is true and, if believed by the officer at the time, would have dispelled the alarm or immediate concern. . We note that by statute, wearing a mask has been made a misdemeanor of the second degree under certain circumstances. See generally §§ 876.12-20, Fla. Stat. (2001). For example, section 876.12 criminalizes wearing a mask or hood on a public way; section 876.13 criminalizes the wearing of a hood or mask on public property; and section 876.14 makes it illegal to wear a hood or mask on the *234 property of another....
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