The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 784
ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE

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F.S. 784.085

784.085 Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials.—

(1) It is unlawful for any person, except a child as defined in this section, to knowingly cause or attempt to cause a child to come into contact with blood, seminal fluid, or urine or feces by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling such fluid or material.

(2) Any person, except a child as defined in this section, who violates this section commits battery of a child, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(3) As used in this section, the term “child” means a person under 18 years of age.

History.—s. 85, ch. 2000-139.

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Amendments to 784.085

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 784.085

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

S784.085 - BATTERY - OVER 18 YOA CAUSE UND 18 CONTACT W BODY FLUIDS - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

STOFFEL, v. STATE, 247 So. 3d 89 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . See § 784.085, Fla. Stat.; § 827.03(1)(a)&(b), Fla. Stat. . . .

PIERRE, v. U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,, 879 F.3d 1241 (11th Cir. 2018)

. . . Stat. § 784.085. . . . Id. § 784.085(1). . . . Stat. § 784.085(1).. . . . Stat. § 784.085(1); see Thomas, 531 So.2d at 709-10. . . . Stat. § 784.085. That charge was withdrawn. . . . .

MCNEIL, v. STATE, 215 So. 3d 55 (Fla. 2017)

. . . 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s. 784.085 . . . , or is found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against a minor in violation of s. 784.085 . . .

McNEIL, v. STATE, 162 So. 3d 274 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s. 784.085 . . . 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s. 784.085 . . . , or is found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against a minor in violation of s. 784.085 . . .

HOPKINS, v. STATE, 105 So. 3d 470 (Fla. 2012)

. . . See §§ 784.076, 784.085, 784.078, Fla. Stat. (2007). . . . In addition, the Legislature excepted children from being prosecuted under section 784.085, which states . . . contact with” certain fluids or materials thereby commits a battery of a child, a third-degree felony. § 784.085 . . .

A. POVEDA, v. U. S. ATTORNEY GENERAL,, 692 F.3d 1168 (11th Cir. 2012)

. . . . § 784.085(1), and soon afterward, the Department of Homeland Security commenced removal proceedings . . .

UNITED STATES v. GOOCH,, 341 F. App'x 584 (11th Cir. 2009)

. . . . § 784.085 for “Battery of a Child by Throwing, Tossing, Projecting, or Expelling Certain Fluids or . . .

UNITED STATES v. HARRIS,, 305 F. App'x 552 (11th Cir. 2008)

. . . . § 784.085, “Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials . . . Stat. § 784.085(1) makes it “unlawful for any [adult] to knowingly cause or attempt to cause a child . . . In Young, we reasoned that: [The actions outlawed by § 784.085(1)] require a physical act and are directed . . .

In STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT NO., 994 So. 2d 1038 (Fla. 2008)

. . . batteries on designated classes: “784.074, 784.075, 784.076, 784.078, 784.081, 784.082, 784.083, and 784.085 . . .

UNITED STATES v. JOHNSON,, 528 F.3d 1318 (11th Cir. 2008)

. . . . § 784.085, is a crime of violence within the meaning of U.S.S.G. § 4B1.2(a)(l). . . .

UNITED STATES v. YOUNG,, 527 F.3d 1274 (11th Cir. 2008)

. . . Young pled guilty to violating Florida Statute § 784.085, “Battery of a Child by Throwing, Tossing, Projecting . . . Stat. § 784.085; Fla. Stat. § 775.082(3)(d). . . . Stat. § 784.085. . . . that the district court did not err in determining that a conviction for violating Florida Statute § 784.085 . . . Stat. § 784.085. These actions require a physical act and are directed against a person. . . .

FELTS, v. STATE, 941 So. 2d 472 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . section 800.04(5)(b), and one count of battery of a child by bodily fluids in violation of section 784.085 . . . correct that the count regarding battery of a child by bodily fluids constitutes a third-degree felony. § 784.085 . . .

V. K. E. v. STATE, 934 So. 2d 1276 (Fla. 2006)

. . . Stat. (2005) (stalking), or the concept of rape, see § 784.085, Fla. . . .

STATE v. J. C. J. G. E. G. T. N. C. C., 916 So. 2d 847 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)