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Fla. Stat. § 876.39 — Intentionally defective workmanship
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 876: Criminal Anarchy, Treason, and Other Crimes Against Public Order, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 876.39
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.
Whoever intentionally makes or causes to be made or omits to note on inspection any defect in any article or thing with reasonable grounds to believe that such article or thing is intended to be used in connection with the preparation of the United States or of any country with which the United States shall then maintain friendly relations, or any of the states for defense or for war, or for the prosecution of war by the United States, or that such article or thing is one of a number of similar articles or things, some of which are intended so to be used, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084; provided, if such person so acts or so fails to act with the intent to hinder, delay or interfere with the preparation of the United States or of any country with which the United States shall then maintain friendly relations, or of any of the states for defense or for war, or with the prosecution of war by the United States, the minimum punishment shall be imprisonment in the state prison for not less than 1 year.
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Questions this section answers
Is intentionally defective workmanship a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Intentionally defective workmanship is a Felony of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 876.39.
Which Florida statute covers intentionally defective workmanship?
Intentionally defective workmanship is governed by Fla. Stat. § 876.39 (Intentionally defective workmanship).
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