Florida Statute 876.16 - 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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876.16 Sections 876.11-876.15; exemptions.—The following persons are exempted from the provisions of ss. 876.11-876.15:

(1) Any person or persons wearing traditional holiday costumes;

(2) Any person or persons engaged in trades and employment where a mask is worn for the purpose of ensuring the physical safety of the wearer, or because of the nature of the occupation, trade, or profession;

(3) Any person or persons using masks in theatrical productions, including use in Gasparilla celebrations and masquerade balls;

(4) Persons wearing gas masks prescribed in emergency management drills and exercises.

History.—s. 6, ch. 26542, 1951; s. 46, ch. 83-334.

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Cases Citing Statute 876.16

Total Results: 2

Robinson v. State

393 So. 2d 1076

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

Cited 7 times | Published

rational basis. The exceptions provided by section 876.16, Florida Statutes (1977), are not sufficient

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

property was overbroad, and exceptions provided by section 876.16 were not sufficient to cure this fatal overbreadth

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