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Florida Senate - 2002 CS for CS for SB 150
By the Committees on Judiciary; Criminal Justice; and Senator
Cowin
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1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to the United States flag;
3 creating s. 256.15, F.S.; providing that it is
4 unlawful to prohibit the display of the flag of
5 the United States; providing an exception;
6 providing penalties; providing an effective
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9 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11 Section 1. Section 256.15, Florida Statutes, is
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13 256.15 Display of U.S. flag; prohibition unlawful;
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15 (1) It is unlawful for any person to prohibit the
16 display of the flag of the United States unless the display
17 would constitute a threat to the health or safety of any
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19 (2) A violation of this section constitutes a
20 noncriminal violation. The first violation shall be punished
21 by fine in an amount not to exceed $500. A second violation
22 shall be punished by fine in an amount not to exceed $10,000.
23 However, a third or subsequent violation constitutes a
24 misdemeanor of the second degree and is punishable as provided
25 in s. 775.082 and by a fine in the amount of $10,000.
26 Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a
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