The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 256
FLAGS

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F.S. 256.11

256.11 Public auditoriums; display of the United States flag.—

(1) Each publicly supported and controlled auditorium within a separate building shall display daily the flag of the United States upon a suitable flagstaff upon the grounds of the auditorium except when the weather does not permit such display, and each publicly supported and controlled auditorium within a part of a building shall display daily the flag of the United States inside of the auditorium whenever the auditorium is open.

(2) It is the duty of the person responsible for the administration of such auditorium to provide a suitable flag and cause it to be displayed in the manner provided in subsection (1). If any person willfully causes the flag to fail to be so displayed, except for the cleaning, repair, or replacement of such flag, such person is guilty of a noncriminal violation, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.

History.—s. 1, ch. 76-99; s. 2, ch. 99-276.

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Amendments to 256.11

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 256.11

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 256.11.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

LUTHENS, v. D. BAIR,, 788 F. Supp. 1032 (S.D. Iowa 1992)

. . . These schools either do not meet the section 256.11 standards or have chosen not to seek accreditation . . . tuition and textbooks for dependents who attend a school in Iowa which is accredited under Iowa Code § 256.11 . . .

WASHINGTON v. WASHINGTON STATE COMMERCIAL PASSENGER FISHING VESSEL ASSOCIATION, 443 U.S. 658 (U.S. 1979)

. . . . §§ 2, 9; see 25 CFR § 256.11 et seq. (1978); 50 CFR § 371.1 et seq. (1978); 25 CFR § 256.11 et seq. . . .