Florida Statute 776.7 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 776
JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE

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F.S. 776.07

776.07 Use of force to prevent escape.—

(1) A law enforcement officer or other person who has an arrested person in his or her custody is justified in the use of any force which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary to prevent the escape of the arrested person from custody.

(2) A correctional officer or other law enforcement officer is justified in the use of force, including deadly force, which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary to prevent the escape from a penal institution of a person whom the officer reasonably believes to be lawfully detained in such institution under sentence for an offense or awaiting trial or commitment for an offense.

History.—s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 7, ch. 95-283; s. 1193, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 776.07

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Cases Citing Statute 776.07

Total Results: 7

The Florida Bar Re: Standard Jury Instructions Criminal Cases

477 So. 2d 985, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 557, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3922

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 1985 | Docket: 1320378

Cited 72 times | Published

to prevent an escape from a penal F.S. 776.07(2) institution of a person the

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2009-01

27 So. 3d 640, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 1, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 2, 2010 WL 26546

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 7, 2010 | Docket: 1665256

Cited 9 times | Published

to be unlawful. To prevent escape from custody. § 776.07(1), Fla. Stat. Give if applicable. A law enforcement

Heilman v. State

135 So. 3d 513, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4610, 2014 WL 1255319

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 2014 | Docket: 60239672

Cited 2 times | Published

meaningless. However, with the exception of section 776.07(2), Florida Statutes (2011), which only applies

Buchanan v. State

927 So. 2d 209, 2005 WL 3981633

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 2006 | Docket: 1764870

Cited 1 times | Published

reasonable to apprehend Brinson, citing to section 776.07 of the Florida Statutes (2005) to support this

Raulerson v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2025 | Docket: 69996619

Published

reasonably in shooting to prevent an escape. See § 776.07(1), Fla. Stat. (providing for justified use of

Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases (2003-1)

869 So. 2d 1205, 29 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 111, 2004 Fla. LEXIS 417, 2004 WL 524907

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 18, 2004 | Docket: 64829550

Published

to another per- To prevent escape from custody § 776.07(1), FlaStat Give if applicable A law enforcement

Nelson v. Howell

455 So. 2d 608, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 1910, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14940

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 7, 1984 | Docket: 64606714

Published

do not agree with the appellee’s argument that § 776.07, Fla.Stat. (1983) provides statutory authority