Florida Statute 775.0823 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 775
GENERAL PENALTIES; REGISTRATION OF CRIMINALS

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F.S. 775.0823

775.0823 Violent offenses committed against specified justice system personnel.—The Legislature does hereby provide for an increase and certainty of penalty for any person convicted of a violent offense against any law enforcement or correctional officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); against any state attorney elected pursuant to s. 27.01 or assistant state attorney appointed under s. 27.181; against any public defender elected pursuant to s. 27.50 or regional counsel appointed pursuant to s. 27.511(3); against any court-appointed counsel appointed under s. 27.40 or defense attorney in a criminal proceeding; or against any justice or judge of a court described in Art. V of the State Constitution, which offense arises out of or in the scope of the officer’s duty as a law enforcement or correctional officer, the state attorney’s or assistant state attorney’s duty as a prosecutor or investigator, the public defender or regional counsel acting in his or her capacity as defense counsel, the court-appointed counsel or defense attorney in a criminal proceeding acting in his or her capacity as defense counsel, or the justice’s or judge’s duty as a judicial officer, as follows:

(1) For murder in the first degree as described in s. 782.04(1), if the death sentence is not imposed, a sentence of imprisonment for life without eligibility for release.

(2) For attempted murder in the first degree as described in s. 782.04(1), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) For attempted felony murder as described in s. 782.051, a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(4) For murder in the second degree as described in s. 782.04(2) and (3), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(5) For attempted murder in the second degree as described in s. 782.04(2) and (3), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(6) For murder in the third degree as described in s. 782.04(4), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(7) For attempted murder in the third degree as described in s. 782.04(4), a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(8) For manslaughter as described in s. 782.07 during the commission of a crime, a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(9) For kidnapping as described in s. 787.01, a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(10) For aggravated battery as described in s. 784.045, a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(11) For aggravated assault as described in s. 784.021, a sentence pursuant to s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

Notwithstanding s. 948.01, with respect to any person who is found to have violated this section, adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence shall not be suspended, deferred, or withheld.

History.—s. 3, ch. 89-100; s. 1, ch. 90-77; s. 16, ch. 93-406; s. 17, ch. 95-184; s. 11, ch. 97-194; s. 5, ch. 98-417; s. 3, ch. 2001-236; s. 1, ch. 2007-212; s. 2, ch. 2010-121; s. 5, ch. 2012-21; s. 26, ch. 2016-24; s. 22, ch. 2017-37; s. 12, ch. 2017-107; s. 1, ch. 2023-190.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 775.0823

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 775.0823.

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Cases Citing Statute 775.0823

Total Results: 20

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - 2023 Legislation

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-11-22

Snippet: changes to sections 916.12, 916.13, 921.0024, and 775.0823, Florida Statutes, made by 1. We have

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-2018 REGULAR-CYCLE REPORT.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-04

Citation: 265 So. 3d 494

Snippet: Law Enforcement Protection Act under subsection 775.0823(2), (3), or (4), Florida Statutes, the subtotal

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-19

Snippet: Law Enforcement Protection Act under subsection 775.0823(2), (3), or (4), Florida Statutes, the subtotal

Graves v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-06-06

Citation: 248 So. 3d 1238

Snippet: handwriting to indicate “30 as HO.” Construing section 775.0823, Florida Statutes (2007), the trial court again

Rivera v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-20

Citation: 235 So. 3d 983

Snippet: pursuant to sections 782.04(1), 777.04, 775.087, 775.0823, 784.07, and 782.065, Florida Statutes (2010)

Gangapersad Ramroop v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-03-30

Citation: 214 So. 3d 657, 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 381, 2017 WL 1177635, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 691

Snippet: 777.04, 782.065, 775.087(1), 775.087(2), and 775.0823, Florida Statutes. The information alleged that

Sheffield v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-03-23

Citation: 214 So. 3d 763, 2017 WL 1093191, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 3826

Snippet: the Law Enforcement Protection Act under section 775.0823, Florida Statutes). Accordingly, we reverse and

Allen v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-01-04

Citation: 211 So. 3d 55, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 83

Snippet: officer, they have increased penalties. See § 775.0823, Fla. Stat. (2014). The plain meaning of section

Alfonso Alzamora v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-07

Citation: 186 So. 3d 1124, 2016 WL 916809

Snippet: Enforcement Protection Act codified at section 775.0823. See ch. 95-184, § 17, at 1707-08

Chad Bodette v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-03-07

Citation: 186 So. 3d 1123

Snippet: ten-year minimum mandatory pursuant to section 775.0823, Florida Statutes (2012), the Law Enforcement

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure – Corrected Opinion

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-02-18

Snippet: before release in accordance with section 775.0823, Florida Statutes. (Offenses committed

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - Corrected Opinion

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-01-21

Snippet: before release in accordance with section 775.0823, Florida Statutes. (Offenses committed

Hargrove v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-01-15

Citation: 182 So. 3d 910, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 501, 2016 WL 165373

Snippet: 087, Florida Statutes (2014), and not section 775.0823, Florida Statutes (2014). AFFIRMED and REMANDED

In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-29

Citation: 188 So. 3d 764, 40 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 594, 2015 Fla. LEXIS 2949, 2015 WL 10490032

Snippet: of_years before release in accordance with section 775,0823, Florida Statutes. (Offenses committed before

Ramroop v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-09-04

Citation: 174 So. 3d 584, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 13194, 2015 WL 5165545

Snippet: provides as follows: Notwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant

Lindsey v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-06-24

Citation: 168 So. 3d 267, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 9511, 2015 WL 3875264

Snippet: (2010), applicable to capital felonies, and section 775.0823(1), applicable to the murder of a law enforcement

Sweeney v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-05-07

Citation: 138 So. 3d 1095, 2014 WL 1795535, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 6726

Snippet: a scrivener’s error in the citation to section 775.0823, Florida Statutes (1991), in appellant’s written

Wheeler v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-06-27

Citation: 124 So. 3d 865, 2013 WL 3214434

Snippet: — a crime for which Wheeler was being tried. § 775.0823, Fla. Stat. (2005). Moreover, even in Burgos,

Jordan v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-12-19

Citation: 103 So. 3d 253, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 21793, 2012 WL 6600362

Snippet: Law Enforcement Protection Act (“LEPA”), section 775.0823, Florida Statutes (2010). We agree that LEPA does

Dutton v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-04-24

Citation: 89 So. 3d 963, 2012 WL 1393477, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 6317

Snippet: Law Enforcement Protection Act (“LEPA”), section 775.0823, Florida Statutes. However, because the trial