Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 775.0848 (2025)

Offenses committed by an unauthorized alien; reclassification.

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775.0848 Offenses committed by an unauthorized alien; reclassification.The penalty for any misdemeanor or felony committed by an unauthorized alien as defined in s. 908.111 shall be reclassified in the following manner:
(1) A misdemeanor of the second degree is reclassified to a misdemeanor of the first degree.
(2) A misdemeanor of the first degree is reclassified to a felony of the third degree.
(3) A felony of the third degree is reclassified to a felony of the second degree.
(4) A felony of the second degree is reclassified to a felony of the first degree.
(5) A felony of the first degree is reclassified to a life felony.
History.s. 1, ch. 2024-8; s. 10, ch. 2025-1.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 775.0848

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§775.0848(1)IMMIGRATIONCOMMIT M2 AFTER CONV REENTRY REMOVED ALIENM · 1st
§775.0848(1)IMMIGRATIONRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 10567F · 2nd
§775.0848(2)IMMIGRATIONCOMMIT M1 AFTER CONV REENTRY REMOVED ALIENF · 3rd
§775.0848(2)IMMIGRATIONRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 10568F · 1st
§775.0848(3)IMMIGRATIONCOMMIT F3 AFTER CONV REENTRY REMOVED ALIENF · 2nd
§775.0848(3)IMMIGRATIONRENUMBERED. SEE REC # 10569F
§775.0848(4)IMMIGRATIONCOMMIT F2 AFTER CONV REENTRY REMOVED ALIENF · 1st
§775.0848(5)IMMIGRATIONCOMMIT F1 AFTER CONV REENTRY REMOVED ALIENF

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