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Florida · Fla. Stat. § 823.06
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“All buildings erected in this state for theatrical, operatic, or other public entertainments of whatsoever kind shall be so constructed that the shutters to all entrances to said building shall open outwardly”
“and be so arranged as to readily allow any person inside said building to escape therefrom in case of fire or other accident.”
“Any owner, manager, lessee, or other person having charge of any public building for the use expressed herein who fails to comply with the provisions of this section shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree,”
“History. — ss. 1, 3, ch. 4053, 1891; GS 3694; RGS 5640; CGL 7834; s. 937, ch. 71-136; s. 66, ch. 74-383; s. 1, ch. 75-24; s. 41, ch. 75-298.”
The earliest year in this note is 1891. That's the earliest year the note prints. It doesn't establish when this wording was enacted, took effect or first appeared.
Our reading
A building put up in Florida for theater, opera or any other public entertainment has to have entrance doors (the statute calls them shutters) that open outward, so people inside can get out in a fire or other accident. An owner, manager, lessee or other person in charge who doesn't comply commits a third-degree felony.
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