Florida Statute 876.13 - 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. 876.13

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.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 876.13

Level: Degree
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S876.13 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - WEAR HOOD OR MASK ON PUBLIC PROPERTY - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 876.13

Total Results: 3

United States v. David S. Taylor

972 F.2d 1247, 1992 U.S. App. LEXIS 22240, 1992 WL 210280

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 18, 1992 | Docket: 612866

Cited 27 times | Published

ambiguous letter cannot violate 18 U.S.C. § 876.” 13 In so holding, the trial court disregarded

Robinson v. State

393 So. 2d 1076

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 1980 | Docket: 1719262

Cited 7 times | Published

(1972). Appellant was charged with violating section 876.13, Florida Statutes (1977). That section provides:

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

Published

criminalizes wearing a mask or hood on a public way; section 876.13 criminalizes the wearing of a hood or mask