Florida Statute 876.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 876
CRIMINAL ANARCHY, TREASON, AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

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876.01 Advocacy of specified doctrines relating to overthrow of constitutional government by force or violence prohibited.—“Criminal anarchy,” “criminal Communism,” “criminal Nazism,” or “criminal Fascism” are doctrines that existing form of constitutional government should be overthrown by force or violence or by any other unlawful means, or by assassination of officials of the Government of the United States or of the several states. The advocacy of such doctrines either by word of mouth or writing or the promotion of such doctrines independently or in collaboration with or under the guidance of officials of a foreign state or an international revolutionary party or group is unlawful.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20216, 1941; s. 1136, ch. 71-136.

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United States v. Michael v. Costello, 760 F.2d 1123 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 17 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 29992

to a federal judge in violation of 18 U.S.C. § 876 1 and was sentenced to five years imprisonment

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State v. Diez, 97 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 1957).

Cited 7 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...awed. Two state laws have been passed dealing with the general subject of communism and one with loyalty to the government as a qualification for employment by the state. The earliest of these was Chapter 20216, Laws of Florida, Acts of 1941, F.S.A. § 876.01 et seq., outlawing in the State of Florida the Communist Party, the Bund, and all groups, organizations or individuals seeking to overthrow the government of the United States by force....

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