Florida legal term
Ammunition in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Ammunition” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Ammunition” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Ammunition” means an object consisting of all of the following:(a) A fixed metallic or nonmetallic hull or casing containing a primer.(b) One or more projectiles, one or more bullets, or shot.(c) Gunpowder.All of the specified components must be present for an object to be ammunition. (Fla. Stat. § 790.001)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators
- Possession of bulletproof vest while committing certain offenses
- Possession of firearm or ammunition prohibited when person is subject to an injunction against committing acts of domestic violence, stalking, or cyberstalking; penalties
- Prohibition of registration of firearms; electronic records
- Risk protection orders
- Felons and delinquents; possession of firearms, ammunition, or electric weapons or devices unlawful
- Possession of firearm or ammunition by violent career criminal unlawful; penalty
Related terms in the same statutes
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