HB 489 2024
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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to the right to possess firearms; 2
amending s. 790.23, F.S.; providing that a person must 3
have been adjudicated delinquent for an action 4
committed as a juvenile to cause the person to lose 5
the right to possess a firearm for a specified period; 6
providing an effective date. 7
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 9
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Section 1. Paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (1) of 11
section 790.23, Florida Statutes, are amended to read: 12
790.23 Felons and delinquents; possession of firearms, 13
ammunition, or electric weapons or devices unlawful. — 14
(1) It is unlawful for any person to own or to have in his 15
or her care, custody, possession, o r control any firearm, 16
ammunition, or electric weapon or device, or to carry a 17
concealed weapon, including a tear gas gun or chemical weapon or 18
device, if that person has been: 19
(b) Adjudicated delinquent in the courts of this state if 20
the delinquent act Found, in the courts of this state, to have 21
committed a delinquent act tha t would be a felony if committed 22
by an adult and such person is under 24 years of age; 23
(d) Adjudicated delinquent Found to have committed a 24
delinquent act in another state, territo ry, or country that 25
HB 489 2024
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would be a felony if committed by an adult and which was 26
punishable by imprisonment for a term exceeding 1 year and such 27
person is under 24 years of age; or 28
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2024. 29