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Fla. Stat. § 839.20 — Refusal to execute criminal process
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 839: Offenses by Public Officers and Employees, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 839.20
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.
If any officer authorized to serve process, willfully and corruptly refuses to execute any lawful process to him or her directed and requiring him or her to apprehend and confine any person convicted or charged with an offense, or willfully and corruptly omits or delays to execute such process, whereby such person escapes and goes at large, the officer shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is refusal to execute criminal process a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Refusal to execute criminal process is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 839.20.
Which Florida statute covers refusal to execute criminal process?
Refusal to execute criminal process is governed by Fla. Stat. § 839.20 (Refusal to execute criminal process).
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