Florida legal term
Serious bodily injury in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Serious bodily injury” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Serious bodily injury” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Serious bodily injury” means an injury to a person, including the driver, which consists of a physical condition that creates a substantial risk of death, serious personal disfigurement, or protracted loss or impairment of the function of a bodily member or organ.(b) “Vulnerable road user” means:1. (Fla. Stat. § 316.027)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Agroterrorism; penalties
- Animal enterprise disruption; criminal penalties
- Dangerous fentanyl exposure of first responder resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury
- Distribution of controlled substances resulting in overdose or serious bodily injury
- Offenses involving forging or counterfeiting private labels
- Open house parties
- Terrorism; defined; penalties
- Driving under the influence; penalties
- Driving while license suspended, revoked, canceled, or disqualified
- Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer; aggravated fleeing or eluding
- Murder
Related terms in the same statutes
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