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Fla. Stat. § 847.07 — Wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 847: Obscenity, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 847.07
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) As used in this section, “wholesale promote” means to manufacture, issue, sell, provide, deliver, transfer, transmit, publish, distribute, circulate, or disseminate, or offer or agree to do the same, with or without consideration, for purposes of resale or redistribution.
(2) Any person who knowingly wholesale promotes any obscene matter or performance, or in any manner knowingly hires, employs, uses, or permits any person to wholesale promote or assist in wholesale promoting any obscene matter or performance, is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) No person shall, as a condition to sale, allocation, consignment, or delivery for resale of any matter or performance, require that the purchaser or consignee receive for resale any other matter or performance reasonably believed by the purchaser or consignee to be obscene; and no person shall deny or revoke any franchise, or threaten to do so, or impose or threaten to impose any penalty, financial or otherwise, by reason of the refusal or failure of any person to accept any such matter or by reason of the return thereof. Whoever violates this subsection is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Is wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 847.07.
Which Florida statute covers wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties?
Wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties is governed by Fla. Stat. § 847.07 (Wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties).
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