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Florida Statute 401.41 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 401.41 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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401.41 Penalties.—
(1) Any person who:
(a) Uses or attempts to use a certificate, license, or permit that has been suspended, revoked, or terminated;
(b) Practices or holds himself or herself out as an emergency medical technician, paramedic, or ambulance driver without being so certified;
(c) Knowingly conceals information relating to violations of this part; or
(d) Knowingly makes false or fraudulent claims to procure, attempt to procure, or renew a certificate, license, or permit

is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) Whoever willfully and with intent to defraud obtains or attempts to obtain services from a licensee is guilty of:
(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for the first offense; and
(b) A misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any subsequent offense.
(3) Whoever summons any emergency medical services vehicle pursuant to this part or reports that an emergency medical services vehicle is needed when he or she knows or has reason to know that the services of the vehicle are not needed is guilty of:
(a) A misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for the first offense; and
(b) A misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any subsequent offense.
(4) Each day that a violation of this part is committed or permitted to continue constitutes a separate and distinct offense under this section.
History.—s. 22, ch. 73-126; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-457; ss. 2, 3, ch. 81-318; ss. 18, 24, 25, ch. 82-402; ss. 12, 13, ch. 83-196; s. 73, ch. 91-224; ss. 20, 36, ch. 92-78; s. 799, ch. 95-148; s. 7, ch. 96-293.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 401.41

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§401.41(1a)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESUSE TERMINATED EMT PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE DRIVERM · 1st
§401.41(1b)FRAUD-IMPERSONPRACTICE EMT PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE DR W/O CERTIFM · 1st
§401.41(1c)PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESCONCEAL INFO RE NONCERTIF EMT PARAMED AMBU DRM · 1st
§401.41(1d)FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTFALSE CLAIM EMT PARAMED AMBU DR ETC CERTIF LICM · 1st
§401.41(2a)ASSAULTREPEALED 1996 EMT PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE DRIVERM · 1st
§401.41(2a)FRAUD-SWINDLEOBT SRVC EMT PARAMED ETC WIT DEFRAUD 1ST OFFM · 2nd
§401.41(2b)FRAUD-SWINDLEOBT SRVC EMT PARAMED ETC WIT DEFRAUD SUBSQ OFFM · 1st
§401.41(2b)BATTERYREPEALED 1996 EMT PARAMEDIC AMBULANCE DRIVERF · 3rd
§401.41(3a)PUBLIC PEACEUNNECESS SUMMON EMT PARAMEDIC AMBU DR 1ST OFFM · 2nd
§401.41(3b)PUBLIC PEACEUNNECESS SUMMON EMT PARAMED AMBU DR SUBSQ OFFM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 401.41

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Brown v. State, 639 So. 2d 634 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1994 WL 287819

...We realize that the purpose of Rule 9.200(b)(2) is to save money for litigants, but we believe that a certified transcript ensures a complete and accurate record in a criminal appeal. AFFIRMED. DAUKSCH and W. SHARP, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 831.02, Fla. Stat. (1991). [2] § 401.41(2), Fla....
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Middleton v. State, 489 So. 2d 201 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1249

...Dysart, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellee. FRANK, Judge. The Appellant, Juanita S. Middleton, joins the everlengthening list of the criminally convicted challenging the implementation of guidelines' sentencing. Prior to being charged with a violation of section 401.41(3), Florida Statutes (1985), as a result of her felonious battery upon an emergency medical technician, Middleton had acquired a substantial record of convictions for violence, grand theft, delivery and possession of narcotics, disorderly intoxication and driving while intoxicated....

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