See a list of places where you are restricted from carrying a weapon or firearm even if you have a license.

The Florida Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services (FDACS) is not authorized to provide legal advice to license holders. FDACS is charged by statute with administering the provisions of the concealed weapon licensing program in accordance with Section 790.06, Florida Statutes (F.S.), but has no authority to enforce any laws relating to the use of weapons or firearms by license holders.

Section 790.06(12)(a), F.S. lists places where you cannot legally carry a concealed weapon or concealed firearm even if you have a license. For your convenience, the text from Section 790.06(12)(a), F.S., is below:

(12)(a) A license issued under this section does not authorize any person to openly carry a handgun or carry a concealed weapon or firearm into:

• Any place of nuisance as defined in s. 823.05;
• Any police, sheriff, or highway patrol station;
• Any detention facility, prison, or jail;
• Any courthouse;
• Any courtroom, except that nothing in this section would preclude a judge from carrying a concealed weapon or determining who will carry a concealed weapon in his or her courtroom;
• Any polling place;
• Any meeting of the governing body of a county, public school district, municipality, or special district;
• Any meeting of the Legislature or a committee thereof;
• Any school, college, or professional athletic event not related to firearms;
• Any elementary or secondary school facility or administration building;
• Any career center;
• Any portion of an establishment licensed to dispense alcoholic beverages for consumption on the premises, which portion of the establishment is primarily devoted to such purpose;
• Any college or university facility unless the licensee is a registered student, employee, or faculty member of such college or university and the weapon is a stun gun or nonlethal electric weapon or device designed solely for defensive purposes and the weapon does not fire a dart or projectile;
• The inside of the passenger terminal and sterile area of any airport, provided that no person shall be prohibited from carrying any legal firearm into the terminal, which firearm is encased for shipment for purposes of checking such firearm as baggage to be lawfully transported on any aircraft; or
• Any place where the carrying of firearms is prohibited by federal law.