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Fla. Stat. § 790.24 — Report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 790: Weapons and Firearms, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 790.24
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
Any physician, nurse, or employee thereof and any employee of a hospital, sanitarium, clinic, or nursing home knowingly treating any person suffering from a gunshot wound or life-threatening injury indicating an act of violence, or receiving a request for such treatment, shall report the same immediately to the sheriff’s department of the county in which said treatment is administered or request therefor received. This section does not affect any requirement that a person has to report abuse pursuant to chapter 39 or chapter 415. Any such person willfully failing to report such treatment or request therefor is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 790.24.
Which Florida statute covers report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report?
Report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report is governed by Fla. Stat. § 790.24 (Report of medical treatment of certain wounds; penalty for failure to report).
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