Florida Confederate Flag
Statutes:
256.051
Improper use or mutilation of state or Confederate Flag or emblem
prohibited -
(1) It shall be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to copy,
print, publish, or otherwise use the flag or state emblem of Florida, or
the flag or the emblem of the Confederate States, or any flag or emblem used by the Confederate States or the military or naval forces of the
Confederate States at any time within the years 1860 to 1865, both inclusive, for the purpose of advertising, selling, or promoting the sale
of any article of merchandise whatever within this state.
(2) It shall also be unlawful for any person, firm, or corporation to
mutilate, deface, defile, or comptemptuously abuse the flag or emblem of Florida or the flag or the emblem of the Confederate States by any act
whatever.
(3) Nothing in this section shall be construed to prevent the use of any flag, standard, color, shield, ensign, or other insignia of Florida or of
the Confederate States for decorative or patriotic purposes.
History--ss.1,2,3. ch. 61-375; s. 5, ch.91-221
256.10
Mutilation of or disrespect for Confederate Flags or replicas.-- No
person shall publicly mutilate, deface, defy, trample upon, or by word or act cast contempt upon the flags of the Confederacy, or replicas thereof,
for crass or commercial purposes; provided however nothing contained herein shall be construed to prevent or prohibit the use of such flags
for decorative or patriotic purposes. History.--s.1, ch. 61-115