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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 932
PROVISIONS SUPPLEMENTAL TO CRIMINAL PROCEDURE LAW

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F.S. 932.702

932.702 Unlawful to transport, conceal, or possess contraband articles or to acquire real or personal property with contraband proceeds; use of vessel, motor vehicle, aircraft, other personal property, or real property.—It is unlawful:

(1) To transport, carry, or convey any contraband article in, upon, or by means of any vessel, motor vehicle, or aircraft.

(2) To conceal or possess any contraband article.

(3) To use any vessel, motor vehicle, aircraft, other personal property, or real property to facilitate the transportation, carriage, conveyance, concealment, receipt, possession, purchase, sale, barter, exchange, or giving away of any contraband article.

(4) To conceal, or possess, or use any contraband article as an instrumentality in the commission of or in aiding or abetting in the commission of any felony or violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.

(5) To acquire real or personal property by the use of proceeds obtained in violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.

History.—s. 2, ch. 74-385; s. 2, ch. 80-68; s. 2, ch. 89-148; s. 2, ch. 92-54; s. 2, ch. 95-265.

Note.—Former s. 943.42.

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Amendments to 932.702

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 932.702

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 932.702.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 932.702

Total Results: 20

MARTIN J. ZARCADOOLAS v. GREGORY TONY, as Sheriff of Broward County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-01-04

Snippet: 932.701(2)(a)2. or section 932.701(2)(a)5. See § 932.702(2), Fla. Stat. (2020) (possession of any “contraband

Brevard County Sheriff's Office v. Brown

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-03

Citation: 208 So. 3d 1281, 2017 WL 456933, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1257

Snippet: concealment or possession of any contraband article. § 932.702(3), (4), Fla. Stat. (2015). Section 932.701(2)(a)

David Gee, Sheriff of Hillsborough County v. Grantland

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-11-09

Citation: 203 So. 3d 992

Snippet: upon, or by means of any ... motor vehicle.” § 932.702(1). A “contraband article,” in turn, includes “[a]ny

Patel v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-06-27

Citation: 141 So. 3d 1239, 2014 WL 2892353, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 9713

Snippet: to conceal or possess any contraband article, § 932.702(2), Florida Statutes (2013), or to acquire real

Waheed v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-03-07

Citation: 134 So. 3d 531, 2014 WL 885681, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 3443

Snippet: proceeds obtained in violation of the [FCFA]. § 932.702, Fla. Stat. Thus, “property connected to a violation

Alascia v. State, Department of Legal Affairs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-02-07

Citation: 135 So. 3d 402, 2014 WL 470721, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1611

Snippet: laws] is found within F.S. 895.05(3) and F.S. 932.702. Florida Statute *405932.702 provides for the forfeiture

Campbell v. Racetrack Bingo, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-10-17

Citation: 75 So. 3d 321, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 16267, 2011 WL 4905744

Snippet: violated by any of the acts listed in section 932.702, Florida Statutes. Acquisition of property may

Sheriff of Seminole County v. Oliver

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-03-25

Citation: 59 So. 3d 232, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 3983, 2011 WL 1079337

Snippet: possession of which is unlawful under section 932.702(2). The Act defines “contraband article,” in pertinent

Gomez v. Village of Pinecrest

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-07-08

Citation: 41 So. 3d 180, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 432, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1116, 2010 WL 2680276

Snippet: The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act Section 932.702(3) of the Act provides in relevant part that it

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2005-08-03

Snippet: the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. Section 932.702, Florida Statutes, makes it unlawful to transport

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-11-19

Snippet: the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. Section 932.702, Florida Statutes, makes it unlawful to transport

City of Coral Springs v. Forfeiture of a 1997 Ford Ranger Pickup Truck VIN 1FTCR10A4VTA62475 FL Tag 3U16BDE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-01-02

Citation: 803 So. 2d 847, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 7, 2002 WL 4565

Snippet: commission of any felony. See §§ 932.701(2)(a)5., 932.702(4), Fla. Stat. (2000). Personal property may be

STATE, DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY v. Jones

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-02-28

Citation: 780 So. 2d 949, 2001 WL 194915

Snippet: to contraband is subject to forfeiture. See §§ 932.702-.703, Fla. Stat. (2000). For the purposes of the

White v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-02-26

Citation: 710 So. 2d 949, 1998 WL 79060

Snippet: of contraband within the meaning of subsection 932.702(3), Florida Statutes (1981). 478 So.2d at 348.

Tramel v. Stewart

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-06-19

Citation: 697 So. 2d 821, 1997 WL 430004

Snippet: obtained in violation of the Forfeiture Act, § 932.702, Fla. Stat. (1989), and any such real property

Wojnar v. City of Tarpon Springs ex rel. Tarpon Springs Police Department

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-10-11

Citation: 684 So. 2d 197, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 10460

Snippet: the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. Section 932.702(3) makes it unlawful: (3) To use any vessel, motor

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-08-16

Snippet: the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act. Section 932.702, Florida Statutes, makes it unlawful: (1) To transport

White v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-07-29

Citation: 680 So. 2d 550, 1996 WL 419328

Snippet: of any contraband article." § 932.701(2)(a)5; 932.702(3), Fla. Stat. (1993). The Forfeiture Act defines

City of Tampa Police Department v. Acosta

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-11-16

Citation: 645 So. 2d 551, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 11337

Snippet: that the vehicle was used in violation of section 932.702, Florida Statutes (Supp.1992), to purchase cocaine

In Re One 1993 Dodge Intrepid

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-11-16

Citation: 645 So. 2d 551

Snippet: that the vehicle was used in violation of section 932.702, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1992), to purchase cocaine