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Ever been told it is ILLEGAL to wear
facemask or scarf over you face in Florida?
Well, I THINK NOT!!!
Here is the link to the actual
FLORIDA STATE LAW SITE:
I will post the current law by section
here and explain what is important to note here.
I am NOT a lawyer and you might need one to represent you, but this is
the ENTIRE section of the law you need to be aware of.
Statute 876.12- 876.16
Title XLVI CRIMES Chapter 876
CRIMINAL ANARCHY, TREASON, AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER
876.12 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on public way.--No person or
persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing any mask, hood, or
device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered
as to conceal the identity of the wearer, enter upon, or be or appear upon
any lane, walk, alley, street, road, highway, or other public way in this
state.
876.13 Wearing mask, hood, or other
device on public property.--No person or persons shall in this state,
while wearing any mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of the face is
so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer,
enter upon, or be, or appear upon or within the public property of any
municipality or county of the state.
876.14 Wearing mask, hood, or other device on property of another.--No
person or persons over 16 years of age shall, while wearing a mask, hood,
or device whereby any portion of the face is so hidden, concealed, or
covered as to conceal the identity of the wearer, demand entrance or
admission or enter or come upon or into the premises, enclosure, or house
of any other person in any municipality or county of this state.
876.15 Wearing mask, hood, or other
device at demonstration or meeting.--No person or persons over 16 years of
age, shall, while wearing a mask, hood, or device whereby any portion of
the face is so hidden, concealed, or covered as to conceal the identity of
the wearer, hold any manner of meeting, make any demonstration upon the
private property of another unless such person or persons shall have first
obtained from the owner or occupier of the property his or her written
permission to so do.
<<< Here Is The Kicker >>>
Basically if you are not committing a crime or civil
rights violation,
the law does not apply!
The above statutes only apply to what follows here:
876.155 Applicability; ss.
876.12-876.15.--
The provisions of ss. 876.12-876.15 apply only if the person was wearing
the mask, hood, or other device:
(1) With the intent to deprive any person or class of persons of the equal
protection of the laws or of equal privileges and immunities under the
laws or for the purpose of preventing the constituted authorities of this
state or any subdivision thereof from, or hindering them in, giving or
securing to all persons within this state the equal protection of the
laws;
(2) With the intent, by force or threat of force, to injure, intimidate,
or interfere with any person because of the person's exercise of any right
secured by federal, state, or local law or to intimidate such person or
any other person or any class of persons from exercising any right secured
by federal, state, or local law;
(3) With the intent to intimidate, threaten, abuse, or harass any other
person; or
(4) While she or he was engaged in conduct that could reasonably lead to
the institution of a civil or criminal proceeding against her or him, with
the intent of avoiding identification in such a proceeding.
<<< EXEMPTIONS >>>
876.16 Sections 876.11-876.15; exemptions.--
The following persons are exempted from the provisions of ss.
876.11-876.15:
(1) Any person or persons wearing traditional holiday costumes;
(2) Any person or persons engaged in trades and employment where a mask is
worn for the purpose of ensuring the physical safety of the wearer, or
because of the nature of the occupation, trade, or profession;
(3) Any person or persons using masks in theatrical productions, including
use in Gasparilla celebrations and masquerade balls;
(4) Persons wearing gas masks prescribed in emergency management drills
and exercises.
So in short,
IT IS NOT ILLEGAL TO WEAR BANDANA OR SCARF
WHILE RIDING YOUR BIKE!
"SEYIYES" - US Military Vets MC
- Public Relations and Information Officer - Florida State South -
SFLCOC - Secretary
22 OCT 2010
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