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Fla. Stat. § 876.17 (2025)

Placing burning or flaming cross in public place.

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876.17 Placing burning or flaming cross in public place.—It shall be unlawful for any person or persons to place or cause to be placed in a public place in the state a burning or flaming cross or any manner of exhibit in which a burning or flaming cross, real or simulated, is a whole or a part.
History.—s. 7, ch. 26542, 1951.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 876.17

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§876.17PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESBURN FLAMING CROSS IN PUBLIC PLACEM · 2nd

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