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Fla. Stat. § 934.43 — Criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 934: Security of Communications; Surveillance, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 934.43
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.
(1) Any person having knowledge of a warrant, subpoena, application, order, or other authorization which has been issued or obtained pursuant to the action of an investigative or law enforcement officer as authorized by this chapter, who:(a) With intent to obstruct, impede, or prevent an investigation, criminal prosecution, or civil, regulatory, or forfeiture action on behalf of the State of Florida or a political subdivision thereof; or(b) With intent to obstruct, impede, or prevent the obtaining by an investigative or law enforcement officer of the information or materials sought pursuant to such warrant, subpoena, application, order, or authorizationgives notice or attempts to give notice of the investigation, criminal prosecution, or civil, regulatory, or forfeiture action, warrant, subpoena, application, order, or other authorization to any person commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, s. 775.084, or s. 934.41.
(2) This section does not prevent disclosure of the existence of the warrant, subpoena, application, order, or other authorization as otherwise provided under this chapter.
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Is criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 934.43.
Which Florida statute covers criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization?
Criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization is governed by Fla. Stat. § 934.43 (Criminal disclosure of subpoena, order, or authorization).
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