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Fla. Stat. § 790.162 — Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

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

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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 790.162

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. § 790.162Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
It is unlawful for any person to threaten to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device with intent to do bodily harm to any person or with intent to do damage to any property of any person, and any person convicted thereof commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

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Is threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty is a Felony of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 790.162.

Which Florida statute covers threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty?

Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty is governed by Fla. Stat. § 790.162 (Threat to throw, project, place, or discharge any destructive device, felony; penalty).

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