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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
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F.S. 776.012
776.012 Use or threatened use of force in defense of person.—
(1) A person is justified in using or threatening to use force, except deadly force, against another when and to the extent that the person reasonably believes that such conduct is necessary to defend himself or herself or another against the other’s imminent use of unlawful force. A person who uses or threatens to use force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat before using or threatening to use such force.
(2) A person is justified in using or threatening to use deadly force if he or she reasonably believes that using or threatening to use such force is necessary to prevent imminent death or great bodily harm to himself or herself or another or to prevent the imminent commission of a forcible felony. A person who uses or threatens to use deadly force in accordance with this subsection does not have a duty to retreat and has the right to stand his or her ground if the person using or threatening to use the deadly force is not engaged in a criminal activity and is in a place where he or she has a right to be.
History.—s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 1188, ch. 97-102; s. 2, ch. 2005-27; s. 3, ch. 2014-195.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 776.012
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 776.012.

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Cases Citing Statute 776.012

Total Results: 20

D.K.T., a Juvenile v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-30

Snippet: BOKOR, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 776.012(1), Fla. Stat. (2023) (providing in pertinent

Cassanova Gabriel v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-10-16

Snippet: the prosecution based on immunity under section 776.012(2), Florida Statutes (2022) (providing for the

Brandon Lee Cowins v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-11

Snippet: imminent commission of a forcible felony.” § 776.012(2), Fla. Stat. (2015). “The conduct of a

Guillermo Alejandro Gazapo Figueroa v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-04

Snippet: prosecution pursuant to sections 776.032(1) and 776.0012(2), Florida Statutes (2020), Florida’s Stand Your

JOSE MIKE ESPICHAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-19

Snippet: So. 3d 738, 740 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (quoting § 776.012(2), Fla. Stat.); see also § 782.02, Fla. Stat

Smith v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-19

Snippet: entitled to self-defense immunity under section 776.012(2), Florida Statutes (2020). We agree, and the

Nicol Maslo v. The State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-21

Snippet: immunity from criminal prosecution under sections 776.012(1) and 776.032(1) of the Florida Statutes (2024)

Carver v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-10

Snippet: 3d 167, 169– 70 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022); see also §§ 776.012(2), 776.013(1)(b), 776.031(2), 776.032, Fla. Stat

CARLOS LORENZO GONZALEZ v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-04-19

Snippet: 740 (Fla. 1st DCA 2018) (citing Fla. Stat. § 776.012(2)). However, “[i]n most cases, a person in a

Katina Paese v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-28

Snippet: threatened use of such force” permitted by sections 776.012, 776.013, or 776.031, Florida Statutes (2020),

STATE OF FLORIDA v. JONATHAN VALLEY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-01-19

Snippet: including lawful self-defense as provided in s. 776.012. On appeal, the State argues that the trial

BRENDAN SIGISMONDI v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-01-12

Snippet: aggressor during the altercation on August 26. § 776.012(2), Fla. Stat. (2014) (providing a justification

JAMES T. NADELL v. APACHULA B. HURSEY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-06-21

Snippet: uses or threatens to use force as permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031 is justified in such

RICHARD BURNS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-05-24

Snippet: the imminent commission of a forcible felony.” § 776.012(2), Fla. Stat. (2020).

ERIC DAVID ZANGRONIZ v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-03-29

Snippet: 228 F.3d 689, 700 (6th Cir. 2000))); see also § 776.012(1), Fla. Stat. (“A person is justified in using

THE STATE OF FLORIDA v. EMILIO QUEVEDO

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-03-15

Snippet: immune from prosecution under section 776.032 and 776.012, Florida Statutes (2021) (Florida’s Stand Your

STATE OF FLORIDA vs CILVIS C. WOODSON

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-10-14

Snippet: dismiss based on the Stand Your Ground law. Section 776.012(1), Florida Statutes (2019), states in pertinent

THE STATE OF FLORIDA v. GARY CHARLES MOORE II

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-03-02

Snippet: threatens to use force as permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031 is justified in such

Roy P. Boston v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-10-07

Snippet: permitted in s. 776.012, s. 776.013, or s. 776.031.” Id. Relevant to this case, section 776.012 provides:

RYAN DENARD LEE v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-07-07

Snippet: justifiable use of deadly force pursuant to section 776.012, Florida Statutes, rather than the version applicable