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Fla. Stat. § 806.031 (2025)
Arson resulting in injury to another; penalty.
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806.031 Arson resulting in injury to another; penalty.—
(1) A person who perpetrates any arson that results in any bodily harm to a firefighter or any other person, regardless of intent or lack of intent to cause such harm, is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) A person who perpetrates any arson that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement to a firefighter or any other person, regardless of intent or lack of intent to cause such harm, is guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) Upon conviction and adjudication of guilt, a person may be sentenced separately, pursuant to s. 775.021(4), for any violation of this section and for any arson committed during the same criminal episode. A conviction for any arson, however, is not necessary for a conviction under this section.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 806.031
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§806.031(1)ARSONCAUSE BODILY HARM
§806.031(2)ARSONCAUSE GREAT BODILY HARM PERMANENT DISABILITY
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 2011–2024 · leading case: In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases— Report No. 2013-03, 146 So. 3d 1110 (Fla. 2014).
In Re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases— Report No. 2013-03, 146 So. 3d 1110 (Fla. 2014). “Fla. Stat. § 806.031 (2). If you find the defendant guilty of Arson Resulting in Injury, you must then determine whether the State has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the arson resulted in [great bodily harm] [permanent disability] [or] [permanent disfigurement] to…”
Abbate v. State, 82 So. 3d 886 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). “The state also charged the defendant with arson resulting in injury to another under section 806.031(2), Florida Statutes (2006), which provides: A person who perpetrates any arson that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement to a…”
Haas v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr. (S.D. Fla. 2024). “This Order therefore dedicates the bulk of its analysis to evaluating and supplementing the analysis on the double jeopardy issue presented—specifically, whether the Florida legislature expressed a clear legislative intent in Fla. Stat. § 806.031 (3) to punish separately the…”
— 806.031(2) — 2 cases
Abbate v. State, 82 So. 3d 886 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011). “The state also charged the defendant with arson resulting in injury to another under section 806.031(2), Florida Statutes (2006), which provides: A person who perpetrates any arson that results in great bodily harm, permanent disability, or permanent disfigurement to a…”
Haas v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr. (S.D. Fla. 2024). “This Order therefore dedicates the bulk of its analysis to evaluating and supplementing the analysis on the double jeopardy issue presented—specifically, whether the Florida legislature expressed a clear legislative intent in Fla. Stat. § 806.031 (3) to punish separately the…”
— 806.031(3) — 1 case
Haas v. Sec'y, Florida Dep't of Corr. (S.D. Fla. 2024). “This Order therefore dedicates the bulk of its analysis to evaluating and supplementing the analysis on the double jeopardy issue presented—specifically, whether the Florida legislature expressed a clear legislative intent in Fla. Stat. § 806.031 (3) to punish separately the…”
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