Florida Statute 837.055 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 837
PERJURY

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F.S. 837.055

837.055 False information to law enforcement during investigation.—

(1) Whoever knowingly and willfully gives false information to a law enforcement officer who is conducting a missing person investigation or a felony criminal investigation with the intent to mislead the officer or impede the investigation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

(2) Whoever knowingly and willfully gives false information to a law enforcement officer who is conducting a missing person investigation involving a child 16 years of age or younger with the intent to mislead the officer or impede the investigation, and the child who is the subject of the investigation suffers great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2006-142; s. 1, ch. 2012-53.

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Amendments to 837.055

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 837.055

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

S837.055 - OBSTRUCT CRIMINAL INVEST - FALSE INFO TO LEO RE MISSING PERSON OR FELONY - M: F

S837.055 1 - OBSTRUCT CRIMINAL INVEST - FALSE INFO TO LEO RE MISSING PERSON OR FELONY - M: F

S837.055 2 - OBSTRUCT CRIMINAL INVEST - FALSE INFO TO LEO RE MISSING PERSON LT 16 YOA - F: T

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 837.055

Total Results: 8

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-14.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-04-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 267 So. 3d 980

Snippet: DISFIGUREMENT] - § 837.055(2) CATEGORY CATEGORY FLA. STAT. INS. NO. ONE TWO Knowingly Giving 837.055(1) 21.15 …DISABILITY] [PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT] [DEATH] § 837.055(2), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of False… Missing Person Investigation Knowingly Giving 837.055(1) 21.15 False Information Concerning a Felony

CALVIN MELVIN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-05-09T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: charged with three counts of violating section 837.055(2), Florida Statutes (2013). This statute was enacted…result of Anthony, the legislature enacted section 837.055(2), creating a third-degree felony when a person…permanent disfigurement, or death . . . . § 837.055(2), Fla. Stat. (2013). Thus, the plain language…majority opinion. One possible reading of section 837.055(2), Florida Statutes (2013), is that the child

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—report 2016-12

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-04-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 216 So. 3d 1281

Snippet: 21.15 FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT § 837.055(1), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of False

In Re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2016-08

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-02-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 211 So. 3d 995

Snippet: .3 FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT § 837.055 Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of False Information

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report No. 2012-05

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-12-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 131 So. 3d 755, 2013 WL 6305187

Snippet: DISABILITY] [PERMANENT DISFIGUREMENT] [DEATH] § 837.055(2), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of False Information…48.32115 FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT § 837.055(1), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of False Information…offense. *778. FALSE. INFORMATION TOXÁW. ENFORCEMENT 837)055(1). CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS. NO

Kelly v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-07-26T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 125 So. 3d 1046, 2013 WL 3853224, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 11739

Snippet: . See § 827.03, Fla. Stat. (2011). . See § 837.055, Fla. Stat. (2011). No. 2D12-3080 District

Anthony v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-01-25T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 108 So. 3d 1111, 2013 WL 275533, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 1036

Snippet: person investigation in -violation of section 837.055, Florida Statutes (2008). These charges arose from…prohibition against double jeopardy; and (3) section 837.055 is unconstitutionally vague. We reject Appellant…during a missing person investigation.3 Section 837.055 provides: False information to law enforcement …constituted a separate crime to be flawed. Sec*1120tion 837.055 speaks in terms of “false information,” not “false…information”). Based on the wording of section 837.055, we cannot conclude that the Legislature intended

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report No. 2007-08

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2008-10-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 995 So. 2d 489, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 860, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 2048, 2008 WL 4736374

Snippet: instructions 18.3 and 21.7 are based upon sections 837.055 and 901.36(2), Florida Statutes (2007), respectively…2008. 18.3 FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT § 837.055 Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of False Information