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Fla. Stat. § 806.101 — False alarms of fires

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 806: Arson and Criminal Mischief, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 806.101

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. § 806.101Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
Whoever, without reasonable cause, by outcry or the ringing of bells, or otherwise, makes or circulates, or causes to be made or circulated, a false alarm of fire, shall for the first conviction be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A second or subsequent conviction under this section shall constitute a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

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