Florida Firearm Minimum Mandatory Sentences 10-20-Life

The 1999 Florida Legislature passed sweeping legislation that provides for enhanced minimum mandatory prison terms for offenders who commit crimes with guns. The penalties, often referred to as 10-20-Life, apply if the defendant is convicted of certain crimes involving the use of a firearm.

Florida 10-20-Life:

1) Mandates a minimum 10 year prison term for certain felonies or attempted felonies in which the offender possesses a firearm or destructive device

2) Mandates a minimum 20 year prison term when the firearm is discharged

3) Mandates a minimum 25 years to LIFE if someone is injured or killed

4) Mandates a minimum 3 year prison term for possession of a firearm by a felon

5) Mandates that the minimum prison term is to be served consecutively to any other term of imprisonment imposed

Please review the following Florida Statute for more information on some of the penalties involved with certain criminal offenses involving firearms.

Florida Statute 775.087 – Possession or use of weapon; aggravated battery; felony reclassification; minimum sentence (Florida’s 10-20-Life Law for offenses involving Firearms).

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