Florida Statute 768.736 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLV
TORTS

Chapter 768
NEGLIGENCE

View Entire Chapter

F.S. 768.736

768.736 Punitive damages; exceptions for intoxication.—Sections 768.725 and 768.73 do not apply to any defendant who, at the time of the act or omission for which punitive damages are sought, was under the influence of any alcoholic beverage or drug to the extent that the defendant’s normal faculties were impaired, or who had a blood or breath alcohol level of 0.08 percent or higher.

History.—s. 25, ch. 99-225.

F.S. 768.736 on Google Scholar

F.S. 768.736 on Casetext

Amendments to 768.736

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 768.736

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 768.736.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 768.736

Total Results: 6

Swanson v. Robles

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 128 So. 3d 915, 2013 WL 6691122, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 20109

Snippet: $500,000. § 768.73(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2008). Section 768.736 removes the cap on punitive damages if the jury

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Case—Report No. 12-01

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-05-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 130 So. 3d 596, 2013 WL 2349287

Snippet: under the influence of drugs or alcohol. See F.S. 768.736 (1999). Likewise, these instructions may not be

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Civil Cases—Report No. 09-01

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2010-03-04T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 35 So. 3d 666, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 149, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 302

Snippet: maintenance, or use of a motor vehicle." See F.S. 768.736(1) (2003); Lumbermens Mutual Casualty Co. v. Castagna

Matalon v. Lee

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-06-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 847 So. 2d 1077

Snippet: October 1, 1999. See §§ 768.72, 768.725, 768.73, 768.736, Fla. Stat. (1999). Had this cause of action accrued…intoxication was the basis for such damages. § 768.736, Fla. Stat. 4D01-3800, 4D01-4102 District

Zuckerman v. Robinson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2003-06-11T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 846 So. 2d 1257

Snippet: 's present ability to pay them. [4] See § 768.736, Fla. Stat. (2002). [5] See 11 U.S.C. § 523(a)

In Re Standard Jury Instruc.-Civil Cases

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2001-07-05T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 797 So. 2d 1199

Snippet: influence of drugs or alcohol. See Fla. Stat. s. 768.736 (1999). Likewise, these instructions may not be