Florida Statute 843.02 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 843
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE

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F.S. 843.02

843.02 Resisting officer without violence to his or her person.—Whoever shall resist, obstruct, or oppose any officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission; county probation officer; parole and probation supervisor; personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement; or other person legally authorized to execute process in the execution of legal process or in the lawful execution of any legal duty, without offering or doing violence to the person of the officer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 2, ch. 3276, 1881; RS 2581; GS 3501; RGS 5386; CGL 7525; s. 1, ch. 63-433; s. 1, ch. 65-226; s. 3, ch. 67-2207; ss. 20, 33, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1035, ch. 71-136; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 2, ch. 78-116; s. 21, ch. 79-3; s. 27, ch. 79-8; s. 6, ch. 85-87; s. 41, ch. 88-122; s. 2, ch. 88-373; s. 51, ch. 88-381; s. 43, ch. 89-526; s. 209, ch. 91-224; s. 19, ch. 2014-191.

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Amendments to 843.02

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 843.02

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

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 843.02

Total Results: 20

T.I.J., a Juvenile v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: So. 3d 1080, 1085 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012); see also § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2020) (providing: “Whoever shall

Thomas v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-18

Snippet: Florida driver license. See §§ 316.1935(3)(a), 843.02, 322.03, Fla. Stat. (2022). He claims the trial

State of Florida v. Marlon Manuel Diaz

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-13

Snippet: without violence, as provided in s. 843.02. § 316.1955(1)(d), Fla. Stat. (2022). unemployed

Kendric Demarcus McNeill v. The State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-24

Snippet: JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2020) (“Whoever shall resist, obstruct

STATE OF FLORIDA v. MITCHELL REDDIN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-15

Snippet: resisting an officer without violence under section 843.02, Florida Statutes (2021). The State alleged that

RICHARD CARLTON JOHNSTON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-03-01

Snippet: an officer without violence [pursuant to section 843.02, Florida Statutes (2020)], the State had to present

R.A., A JUVENILE v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-02-08

Snippet: officer without violence in violation of section 843.02, Florida Statutes (2021). In the body of the petition

SHARRON TASHA FORD v. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-08-04

Snippet: violence statute, section 843.02, Florida Statutes. 4 As noted in the majority

SHARRON TASHA FORD v. CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-05-05

Snippet: without violence under section 843.02, Florida Statutes (2019). Section 843.02 provides: “Whoever shall

LU JING v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-04-28

Snippet: such officer, contrary to Florida Statute 843.02 (1 DEG MISD) Following a jury trial, Appellant

CHRISTOPHER ANTONIO WARD v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-05-27

Snippet: arrest, regardless of the ensuing chase. See § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2017) (“Whoever shall resist, obstruct

K. T. B. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-11-22

Snippet: resisting an officer without violence under section 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2018). It appears he has abandoned

MARQUESE D. GOODMAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-09-27

Snippet: in the lawful execution of any legal duty. See § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2017); Brown v. State, 199 So. 3d

ANTHONY v. NIEVES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-08-02

Snippet: lawful execution of any legal duty." See § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2017). To revoke a defendant's

Roger N. Rosier v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-28

Snippet: an officer with violence. Compare §§ 843.01 and 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2013).

Charles Stamitoles v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-04-05

Snippet: against Stamitoles is that he violated section 843.02, Florida Statutes, which provides, in pertinent

K.O., A CHILD v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-03-20

Citation: 267 So. 3d 427

Snippet: false name to police, and violation of section 843.02, Florida Statutes (2018), for resisting arrest

K.H. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-02-22

Citation: 265 So. 3d 684

Snippet: 24 So.3d 1181, 1185-86 (Fla. 2009) ; see also § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2016). The mere act of flight alone

K.H. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-02-22

Citation: 265 So. 3d 684

Snippet: 24 So.3d 1181, 1185-86 (Fla. 2009) ; see also § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2016). The mere act of flight alone

K. H. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-02-22

Snippet: 24 So. 3d 1181, 1185-86 (Fla. 2009); see also § 843.02, Fla. Stat. (2016). The mere act of flight alone