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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to carrying weapons and firearms; 2
creating s. 790.0135, F.S.; prohibiting a person from 3
carrying a weapon or firearm into certain locations; 4
providing construction; providing a criminal penalty; 5
amending ss. 790.013 and 790.06, F.S.; conforming 6
provisions to changes made by the act; providing an 7
effective date. 8
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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Section 1. Section 790.0135, Florida Statutes, is created 12
to read: 13
790.0135 Carrying a weapon or firearm; prohibited 14
locations.— 15
(1) Unless otherwise authorized by law, a person may not 16
carry a weapon or firearm into: 17
(a) A place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; 18
(b) A police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; 19
(c) A detention facility, prison, or jail; 20
(d) A courthouse; 21
(e) A courtroom, except that this section does not 22
preclude a judge from carrying a weapon or firearm or 23
determining who will carry a weapon or firearm in his or her 24
courtroom; 25
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(f) A polling place; 26
(g) A meeting of the governing body of a county, public 27
school district, municipality, or special district; 28
(h) A meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; 29
(i) A school, college, or professional athletic event not 30
related to firearms; 31
(j) An elementary or secondary school facility or 32
administration building; 33
(k) A career center; 34
(l) A portion of an establishment licensed to dispense 35
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which 36
portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such 37
purpose; 38
(m) A college or university facility unless the person is 39
a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such 40
college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal 41
electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes 42
and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile; 43
(n) The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area 44
of an airport, except that a person is not prohibited from 45
carrying a legal firearm into the terminal which is encased for 46
shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be 47
lawfully transported on an aircraft; or 48
(o) Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited 49
by federal law. 50
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(2) This section does not: 51
(a) Prohibit a person from carrying or storing a firearm 52
in a vehicle for lawful purposes. 53
(b) Modify the terms or conditions of s. 790.251(7). 54
(3) A person who knowingly and willfully violates this 55
section commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable 56
as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 57
Section 2. Section 790.013, Florida Statutes, is amended 58
to read: 59
790.013 Carrying of concealed weapons or concealed 60
firearms without a license.—A person who carries a concealed 61
weapon or concealed firearm without a license as authorized 62
under s. 790.01(1)(b): 63
(1) must carry valid identification at all times when he 64
or she is in actual possession of a concealed weapon or 65
concealed firearm and must display such identification upon 66
demand by a law enforcement officer. A violation of this section 67
subsection is a noncriminal violation punishable by a $25 fine, 68
payable to the clerk of the court. 69
(2) Is subject to s. 790.06(12) in the same manner as a 70
person who is licensed to carry a concealed weapon or concealed 71
firearm. 72
Section 3. Subsection (12) of section 790.06, Florida 73
Statutes, is amended to read: 74
790.06 License to carry concealed weapon or concealed 75
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firearm.— 76
(12)(a) A license issued under this section does not 77
authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a 78
concealed weapon or concealed firearm into: 79
1. Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05; 80
2. Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station; 81
3. Any detention facility, prison, or jail; 82
4. Any courthouse; 83
5. Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section 84
precludes a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or concealed 85
firearm or determining who will carry a concealed weapon or 86
concealed firearm in his or her courtroom; 87
6. Any polling place; 88
7. Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public 89
school district, municipality, or special district; 90
8. Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof; 91
9. Any school, college, or professional athletic event not 92
related to firearms; 93
10. Any elementary or secondary school facility or 94
administration building; 95
11. Any career center; 96
12. Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense 97
alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which 98
portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such 99
purpose; 100
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13. Any college or university facility unless the licensee 101
is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such 102
college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal 103
electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes 104
and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile; 105
14. The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area 106
of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from 107
carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is 108
encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as 109
baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or 110
15. Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited 111
by federal law. 112
(b) A person licensed under this section is not prohibited 113
from carrying or storing a firearm in a vehicle for lawful 114
purposes. 115
(c) This section does not modify the terms or conditions 116
of s. 790.251(7). 117
(d) Any person who knowingly and willfully violates any 118
provision of this subsection commits a misdemeanor of the second 119
degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. 120
Section 4. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 121