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F L O R I D A H O U S E O F R E P R E S E N T A T I V E S
A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to storage of firearms in motor 2
vehicles or vessels; creating s. 790.176, F.S.; 3
providing definitions; providing requirements for 4
storage of firearms and ammunition in motor vehicles 5
or vessels; providing criminal penalties; providing an 6
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. Section 790.176, Florida Statutes, is created 11
to read: 12
790.176 Storage of firearms in motor vehicles or vessels. — 13
(1) As used in this section, the term: 14
(a) "Motor vehicle" has the same meaning as in s. 15
320.01(1). 16
(b) "Trunk" means the fully enclosed and locked main 17
storage compartment of a motor vehicle that is not accessible 18
from the passenger compartment, but does not include any 19
compartment that has a window; the bed of a pickup truck; or the 20
rear area of a hatchback, station wagon -type motor vehicle, or 21
sport utility motor vehicle. 22
(c) "Vessel" has the s ame meaning as in s. 327.02. 23
(2) A person who stores or leaves, in a motor vehicle or 24
vessel under his or her control, a firearm, whether loaded or 25
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unloaded, or firearm ammunition, while the person is not in the 26
motor vehicle or vessel, shall keep the f irearm from ordinary 27
observation locked within the trunk, a utility or glove box, or 28
a locked container securely affixed to the motor vehicle or 29
vessel. 30
(3) A person who violates subsection (2) commits a 31
misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as p rovided in s. 32
775.082 or s. 775.083. 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law. 34