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Fla. Stat. § 790.175 — Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 790: Weapons and Firearms, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 790.175
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.
(1) Upon the retail commercial sale or retail transfer of any firearm, the seller or transferor shall deliver a written warning to the purchaser or transferee, which warning states, in block letters not less than 1/4 inch in height:“IT IS UNLAWFUL, AND PUNISHABLE BY IMPRISONMENT AND FINE, FOR ANY ADULT TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND.”
(2) Any retail or wholesale store, shop, or sales outlet which sells firearms must conspicuously post at each purchase counter the following warning in block letters not less than 1 inch in height:“IT IS UNLAWFUL TO STORE OR LEAVE A FIREARM IN ANY PLACE WITHIN THE REACH OR EASY ACCESS OF A MINOR UNDER 18 YEARS OF AGE OR TO KNOWINGLY SELL OR OTHERWISE TRANSFER OWNERSHIP OR POSSESSION OF A FIREARM TO A MINOR OR A PERSON OF UNSOUND MIND.”
(3) Any person or business knowingly violating a requirement to provide warning under this section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 790.175.
Which Florida statute covers transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties?
Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties is governed by Fla. Stat. § 790.175 (Transfer or sale of firearms; required warnings; penalties).
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