1997 Florida Code
TITLE XLVI CRIMES
Chapter 775 Definitions; General Penalties; Registration Of Criminals
775.0846 Wearing bulletproof vest while committing certain offenses.
775.0846 Wearing bulletproof vest while committing certain offenses.--
(1) For the purposes of this section, the term "bulletproof vest" means a bullet-resistant soft body armor providing, as a minimum standard, the level of protection known as "threat level I," which shall mean at least seven layers of bullet-resistant material providing protection from three shots of 158-grain lead ammunition fired from a .38 caliber handgun at a velocity of 850 feet per second.
(2) A person is guilty of the unlawful wearing of a bulletproof vest when, acting alone or with one or more other persons and while possessing a firearm, he or she commits or attempts to commit any murder, sexual battery, robbery, burglary, arson, aggravated assault, aggravated battery, kidnapping, escape, breaking and entering with intent to commit a felony, or aircraft piracy and, in the course of and in furtherance of any such crime, he or she wears a bulletproof vest.
(3) Any person who is convicted of a violation of this section is guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.--s. 1, ch. 85-29; s. 1186, ch. 97-102.
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