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Fla. Stat. § 790.1615 — Unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 790: Weapons and Firearms, Florida Statutes.

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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 790.1615

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 790.1615Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
(1) A person who perpetrates any unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb that results in any bodily harm to a firefighter or any other person, regardless of intent or lack of intent to cause such harm, commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. (2) A person who perpetrates any unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement to a firefighter or any other person, regardless of intent or lack of intent to cause such harm, commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. (3) Upon conviction and adjudication of guilt, a person may be sentenced separately, pursuant to s. 775.021(4), for any violation of this section and for any unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb committed during the same criminal episode. A conviction for any unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb, however, is not necessary for a conviction under this section.

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Questions this section answers

Is unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

It depends on the circumstances: unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty ranges from a Misdemeanor of the First Degree to a Felony of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 790.1615.

Bodily harm to firefighter or other person: Misdemeanor of the First Degree (Fla. Stat. § 790.1615(1)) · Great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement to firefighter or other person: Felony of the Second Degree (Fla. Stat. § 790.1615(2))

Which Florida statute covers unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty?

Unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty is governed by Fla. Stat. § 790.1615 (Unlawful throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging of destructive device or bomb that results in injury to another; penalty).

This reference is informational and is not legal advice.