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Fla. Stat. § 876.14 (2025)

Wearing mask, hood, or other device on property of another.

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876.14 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on property of another.No person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing a mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, demand entrance or admission or enter or come upon or into the premises, enclosure, or house of any other person in any municipality or county of this state.
History.s. 4, ch. 26542, 1951.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 876.14

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§876.14PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESWEAR HOOD OR MASK ON PROPERTY OF ANOTHERM · 2nd
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 2006–2006 · leading case: Nicol v. State, 939 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006).
Nicol v. State, 939 So. 2d 231 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006). “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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