Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 876.13 (2025)

Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public property.

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876.13 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public property.No person or persons shall in this state, 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 or within the public property of any municipality or county of the state.
History.s. 3, ch. 26542, 1951.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 876.13

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§876.13PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESWEAR HOOD OR MASK ON PUBLIC PROPERTYM · 2nd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1980–2006 · leading case: Robinson v. State, 393 So. 2d 1076 (Fla. 1980).
Robinson v. State, 393 So. 2d 1076 (Fla. 1980). · cites it 2× “Appellant was charged with violating section 876.13, Florida Statutes (1977). That section provides: No person or persons shall in this state, while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity…”
Nicol v. State, 939 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). “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.”
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