1885 Fla. Laws 61-62
| dc.coverage.spatial | Florida | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-10-23T23:45:41Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2025-11-11T14:51:52Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-03-17T00:25:14Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 1885 | |
| dc.description.abstract | Fla. Act of Feb. 12, ch. 3620: Prohibited the concealed carrying of any arms, dirk, pistol, or other arm or weapon is guilty of a misdemeanor. Fines not exceeding one hundred dollars or six months imprisonment. | |
| dc.description.exceptions | Pocket knives. | |
| dc.description.lawtext | SECTION 1. Whoever shall carry arms of any kind whatever secretly on or about their persons or whoever shall have concealed on or about their person any dirk, pistol, or other arm or weapon, except a common pocket knife, shall be deemed guilty of a misdemeanor, and upon conviction thereof shall be fined not exceeding one hundred dollars or imprisoned in the county jail not exceeding six months. SEC. 2. That the Circuit Court of this State shall have exclusive original jurisdiction to try and determine all cases of violation of this act, and it shall be the duty of the Circuit Judges of the several Circuits to charge the Grand Juries specially upon the crime of carrying concealed weapons, and the State Attorneys of the several Circuits shall receive a fee of ten dollars for each and every conviction, under this act, to be paid as other conviction fees. SEC. 3. It shall be the duty of the Sheriff or other officer making any arrest under this act to take possession of any arms found upon the person arrested under this act and retain the same until after the trial of such person, and if he be convicted, then the said arm or arms shall be forfeited, and the Sheriff shall sell the same at public sale and account for and pay over the proceeds of this sale [the] same as in case of fines collected, but if such person be acquitted then the said arm or arms shall be returned to him. SEC. 4. That all laws and parts of laws be and the same are hereby repealed in so far they are in conflict sith the provisions thereof. | |
| dc.description.summary | This law makes it a misdemeanor in Florida to carry concealed weapons, including pistols and dirks (except for a pocket knife), punishable by a fine up to $100 or up to six months in jail. The Circuit Court has exclusive jurisdiction to handle violations, and State Attorneys will receive a fee for each conviction. If someone is arrested for carrying a concealed weapon, the arresting officer must confiscate the weapon, which will be forfeited and sold if the person is convicted. Any conflicting laws are repealed. | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://dspace.firearmsresearchcenter.org/id/frc0001/3547 | |
| dc.relation.isreferencedbyGoogle | https://www.google.com/books/edition/General_Acts_and_Resolutions_Adopted_by/SwM4AAAAIAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=RA1-PA61&printsec=frontcover | |
| dc.subject | CARRY - CONCEALED | |
| dc.title | 1885 Fla. Laws 61-62 |