Any governing authority or person, under whom any employee is serving or by whom employed who shall knowingly or carelessly permit any such employee to continue in employment after failing to comply with the provisions of ss. 876.05-876.10, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Fla. Stat. § 876.08
Penalty for not discharging
Known as the Subversive Activities Law
The act spans §§ 876–876 (52 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case Cramp v. Board of Public Instruction of Orange Cty. (1961)
Most recently applied in Connell v. Higginbotham (October 1969)
History.--s. 4, ch. 25046, 1949; s. 1140, ch. 71-136.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.