Florida Statute 327.36 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIV
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Chapter 327
VESSEL SAFETY

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F.S. 327.36

327.36 Mandatory adjudication; prohibition against accepting plea to lesser included offense.—

(1) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 948.01, no court may suspend, defer, or withhold adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for any violation of s. 327.35, for manslaughter resulting from the operation of a vessel, or for vessel homicide.

(2)(a) No trial judge may accept a plea of guilty to a lesser offense from a person who is charged with a violation of s. 327.35, manslaughter resulting from the operation of a vessel, or vessel homicide and who has been given a breath or blood test to determine blood or breath alcohol content, the results of which show a blood-alcohol level or breath-alcohol level of 0.15 or more.

(b) A trial judge may not accept a plea of guilty to a lesser offense from a person charged with a felony violation of s. 327.35, manslaughter resulting from the operation of a vessel, or vessel homicide.

History.—s. 27, ch. 87-243; s. 5, ch. 87-392; s. 10, ch. 91-255; s. 24, ch. 96-330; s. 10, ch. 2000-362; s. 8, ch. 2009-86.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 327.36

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 327.36.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 327.36

Total Results: 3

Waite v. City of Fort Lauderdale

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1996-10-23

Citation: 681 So. 2d 901, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 11110, 1996 WL 603787

Snippet: defendant on probation. See §§ 112.3173(2)(a), 327.36(1), 775.087(3)(a), 784.07(2), 784.08(3), 790.165(3)

Foxworth v. Florida Industrial Commission

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1955-05-27

Citation: 86 So. 2d 147

Snippet: 130 N.J.L. 437, 33 A.2d 595, affirmed 131 N.J.L. 327, 36 A.2d 429; a spot welding machine, Industrial Commission

Robbins v. White

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1906-06-15

Citation: 52 Fla. 613

Snippet: 282. See also, Strickland v. Knight, 47 Fla. 327, 36 South. Rep. 363; Thomas v. Wade, 48 Fla. 311, 37