The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 847
OBSCENITY

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F.S. 847.07

847.07 Wholesale promotion of obscene materials; penalties.—

(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.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-120; s. 4, ch. 83-77; s. 9, ch. 86-238.

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Amendments to 847.07

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 847.07

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S847.07 2 - OBSCENITY - WHOLESALE PROMOTION OF OBSCENE MATERIAL - F: T

S847.07 3 - OBSCENITY - REQUIRE THREAT PERSON TO TAKE OBSCENE MATERIAL - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

ENDERS, v. FLORIDA,, 535 F. App'x 799 (11th Cir. 2013)

. . . ), (2), (3), (4), (7), and (9); 847.0135(2)(a)-(d), (5)(a)-(b), (6); 847.0137(l)(b); 847.06(l)-(2); 847.07 . . .

In COUILLARD M. v. N. A., 486 B.R. 481 (Bank. W.D. Wis. 2012)

. . . . § 847.07 (or its predecessor). Id. . . . See § 847.07(l)(a) and (b). . . . Stat. § 847.07. Id. at 445. Of course, the bank did not use § 847.07 to correct its mortgage. . . .

In P. BARTELS L. L. v. P. L., 449 B.R. 355 (Bank. W.D. Wis. 2011)

. . . . § 847.07, and that any “debtor-derived” rights the trustee might assert are subject to this right to . . .

ALEXIS, INC. M L v. PINELLAS COUNTY, FLORIDA, 194 F. Supp. 2d 1336 (M.D. Fla. 2002)

. . . section 847.09, which provides in pertinent part: In order to make the application and enforcement of ss. 847.07 . . .

SKYYWALKER RECORDS, INC. v. NAVARRO,, 739 F. Supp. 578 (S.D. Fla. 1990)

. . . .-06 and 847.07 make it criminal to transport obscenity into the state or to create, deliver, or publish . . .

STATE v. LONG, E. CMH d b a, 544 So. 2d 219 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . based, at least in part, on an analysis of the definition of obscene material contained in section 847.07 . . . Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or s. 847.07, relating, to obscene literature and . . .

CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING COMMISSION v. GORMAN, 18 Fla. Supp. 2d 261 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hearings 1986)

. . . (2), 837.05, 837.06, 843.02, 843.13, 843.17, 847.011(1), (2), (4), 847.0125(2), 847.013(2), 847.06, 847.07 . . .

CITY OF MIAMI SPRINGS, v. J. J. T. INC. a d b a s, 437 So. 2d 200 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . legislative purpose announced in Section 847.09, namely, “to make the application and enforcement of ss. 847.07 . . .

NEW YORK v. FERBER, 458 U.S. 747 (U.S. 1982)

. . . . §847.07 (1981); Ill. Rev. Stat., ch. 38, ¶ 11-20(b) (1979). . . .

E. CANTRELL, v. STATE LOVELL, v. STATE C. LOVELL, v. STATE, 403 So. 2d 977 (Fla. 1981)

. . . racketeering activity alleged was several violations of section 796.07, the prostitution statute, and section 847.07 . . .

BOWDEN, v. STATE WILLIAMS, v. STATE, 402 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. 1981)

. . . Section 847.011, s. 847.012, s. 847.013, s. 847.06, or s. 847.07, relating to obscene literature and . . .

BLEWS, v. STATE, 379 So. 2d 677 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . This was a prosecution under Section 847.07(4)(c), Florida Statutes (1975), for the wholesale promotion . . .

GRIFFIN, v. STATE, 376 So. 2d 1173 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . question and, consequently, did not make a factual determination that the films were obscene under Section 847.07 . . .

M. B. F. THEATRES, INC. v. STATE, 368 So. 2d 347 (Fla. 1979)

. . . I would reexamine the constitutionality of section 847.07, Florida Statutes (1973) in light of decisions . . .

FIRST AMENDMENT FOUNDATION OF FLORIDA, INC. v. STATE, 364 So. 2d 450 (Fla. 1978)

. . . level for purposes of judgment and sentence, of distributing obscene material in violation of Section 847.07 . . . The appellant filed motions to dismiss each of the informations on the ground that Section 847.07 is . . . Appellant contends that Section 847.07 fails to comply with the standards laid down in Miller v. . . . The third component of this test is of course inoperative under Section 847.07 which utilizes the stricter . . . after the filing of an indictment, information or “trial affidavit” charging a violation of Section 847.07 . . .

CAMPAGNO, v. STATE, 323 So. 2d 671 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1975)

. . . Defendant appeals his jury conviction for conspiracy to promote any obscene matter or performance [§ 847.07 . . . We cannot agree. § 847.07(4)(c), Fla.Stat., F.S.A. in addition to making illegal the wholesale promotion . . .

H. LEIGH, H v. STATE KIRKPATRICK,, 298 So. 2d 215 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . That section was carried forward into Florida Statute 847.07. . . .

STATE v. MAYHEW, 38 Fla. Supp. 107 (Duval Cty. Cir. Ct. 1973)

. . . . §847.07 provides — “Whoever, having arrived at the age of discretion, uses profane, vulgar and indecent . . .

F. S. v., 22 B.T.A. 1115 (B.T.A. 1931)

. . . Lansdon: The respondent asserted a deficiency in income for the year 1921, in the amount of $847.07, . . . adjustments, and determined a deficiency in tax and penalty for fraud in the respective amounts of $847.07 . . .