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Fla. Stat. § 932.702 (2025)

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.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 51 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1982–2023 · leading case: Duckham v. State, 478 So. 2d 347 (Fla. 1985).

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Duckham v. State, 478 So. 2d 347 (Fla. 1985). · cites it 6× “42, Florida Statutes (1975) [now section 932.702], would support the trial court's finding that the statute does not require that a vehicle be used in an illegal drug.”

Campbell v. Racetrack Bingo, Inc., 75 So. 3d 321 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). · cites it 6× “The FCFA is violated by any of the acts listed in section 932.702, Florida Statutes. Acquisition of property may be a violation of the FCFA if the property was acquired with proceeds from “a violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.”

In re Forfeiture of 1979 Toyota Corolla Auto. Vin KE30619534, 424 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). · cites it 3× “, of contraband so as to violate Section 932.702, Florida Statutes (1981), and thereby authorize its forfeiture.”

State v. Crenshaw, 548 So. 2d 223 (Fla. 1989). · cites it 3× “In permitting forfeiture, we noted that the legislature had substantially amended the relevant provisions of the forfeiture statute since Griffis , changing the title from "Florida Uniform Contraband Transportation Act," to "Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act," and adding…”

Tramel v. Stewart, 697 So. 2d 821 (Fla. 1997). · cites it 2× “) [7] Further, the amendments made it unlawful to acquire real property by the use of proceeds obtained in violation of the Forfeiture Act, § 932.702, Fla. Stat. (1989), and any such real property was subject to forfeiture.”

Gomez v. Vill. of Pinecrest, 41 So. 3d 180 (Fla. 2010). “The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act Section 932.702(3) of the Act provides in relevant part that it is unlawful “[t]o use any .”

Crenshaw v. State, 521 So. 2d 138 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). · cites it 3× “[3] Section 932.702 provides that: It is unlawful: (1) To transport, carry, or convey any contraband article in, upon, or by means of any vessel, motor vehicle, or aircraft.”

Wojnar v. City of Tarpon Springs ex rel. Tarpon Springs Police Dep't, 684 So. 2d 197 (Fla. 2d DCA 1996). · cites it 3× “See § 932.702, Fla. Stat. (1995). If the personal property involved in the case were contraband or if it were either the proceeds of illegal activity or property purchased with such proceeds, I would not impose this limitation.”

Sheriff of Seminole Cnty. v. Oliver, 59 So. 3d 232 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011). · cites it 4× “” The violations of the Act are listed in section 932.702. The only violation relevant here is the prohibition against possession of any “contraband article.”

Patel v. State, 141 So. 3d 1239 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014). · cites it 2× “Instead, it was brought as an “in rem” civil forfeiture, pursuant to the FCFA, which makes it illegal to conceal or possess any contraband article, § 932.702(2), Florida Statutes (2013), or to acquire real or personal property by the use of proceeds obtained in violation of the…”

Williams v. Miller, 433 So. 2d 33 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). · cites it 2× “703(1), Florida Statutes (1981), because there was evidence from which the trial judge, as trier of the facts, logically deducted the conclusion that appellant unlawfully transported, carried or conveyed § 932.702, Fla. Stat. (1981)) in his pickup truck, a controlled substance…”

Marks v. State, 416 So. 2d 872 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). · cites it 2× “703 outlines the procedure for the forfeiture of any contraband article used in violation of section 932.702. [4] The Trans Am involved in the present case is clearly a "vehicle of any kind" within *874 the purview of the forfeiture act.”

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— 932.702(1) — 3 cases

David Gee, Sheriff of Hillsborough Cnty. v. Grantland, 203 So. 3d 992 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Gillum v. One 1978 Kenworth Semi-tr., 543 So. 2d 462 (Fla. 2d DCA 1989).

State v. Baglioni, 453 So. 2d 144 (Fla. 4th DCA 1984).

— 932.702(2) — 5 cases

Sheriff of Seminole Cnty. v. Oliver, 59 So. 3d 232 (Fla. 5th DCA 2011). “” The violations of the Act are listed in section 932.702. The only violation relevant here is the prohibition against possession of any “contraband article.”

Campbell v. Racetrack Bingo, Inc., 75 So. 3d 321 (Fla. 1st DCA 2011). “The FCFA is violated by any of the acts listed in section 932.702, Florida Statutes. Acquisition of property may be a violation of the FCFA if the property was acquired with proceeds from “a violation of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act.”

Patel v. State, 141 So. 3d 1239 (Fla. 5th DCA 2014). “Instead, it was brought as an “in rem” civil forfeiture, pursuant to the FCFA, which makes it illegal to conceal or possess any contraband article, § 932.702(2), Florida Statutes (2013), or to acquire real or personal property by the use of proceeds obtained in violation of the…”

David Gee, Sheriff of Hillsborough Cnty. v. Grantland, 203 So. 3d 992 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

MARTIN J. ZARCADOOLAS v. GREGORY TONY, as Sheriff of Broward Cnty. (Fla. 4th DCA 2023).

— 932.702(3) — 12 cases

Duckham v. State, 478 So. 2d 347 (Fla. 1985). “42, Florida Statutes (1975) [now section 932.702], would support the trial court's finding that the statute does not require that a vehicle be used in an illegal drug.”

Gomez v. Vill. of Pinecrest, 41 So. 3d 180 (Fla. 2010). “The Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act Section 932.702(3) of the Act provides in relevant part that it is unlawful “[t]o use any .”

State v. One (1) 1977 Volkswagen, VIN/1773229365, Florida License \KTV-062\"", 455 So. 2d 434 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

City of Clearwater v. One 1980 Porsche 911 Sc, Veh. Id 91a0140918, 426 So. 2d 1260 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).

In re Forfeiture of 1979 Toyota Corolla Auto. Vin KE30619534, 424 So. 2d 922 (Fla. 4th DCA 1982). “, of contraband so as to violate Section 932.702, Florida Statutes (1981), and thereby authorize its forfeiture.”

— 932.702(4) — 5 cases

State v. Crenshaw, 548 So. 2d 223 (Fla. 1989). “In permitting forfeiture, we noted that the legislature had substantially amended the relevant provisions of the forfeiture statute since Griffis , changing the title from "Florida Uniform Contraband Transportation Act," to "Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act," and adding…”

Marks v. State, 416 So. 2d 872 (Fla. 5th DCA 1982). “703 outlines the procedure for the forfeiture of any contraband article used in violation of section 932.702. [4] The Trans Am involved in the present case is clearly a "vehicle of any kind" within *874 the purview of the forfeiture act.”

Coleman v. Brandon, 426 So. 2d 44 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982).

One 1976 Am. Jeep v. State Ex Rel. City of Largo, 427 So. 2d 364 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983).

— 932.702(5) — 1 case

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