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Fla. Stat. § 843.02 — Resisting officer without violence to his or her person
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 843: Obstructing Justice, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 843.02
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.
Whoever shall resist, obstruct, or oppose any officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission; county probation officer; parole and probation supervisor; personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement; or other person legally authorized to execute process in the execution of legal process or in the lawful execution of any legal duty, without offering or doing violence to the person of 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 resisting officer without violence to his or her person a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Resisting officer without violence to his or her person is a Misdemeanor of the First Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 843.02.
Which Florida statute covers resisting officer without violence to his or her person?
Resisting officer without violence to his or her person is governed by Fla. Stat. § 843.02 (Resisting officer without violence to his or her person).
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