Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 843.03 (2025)

Obstruction by disguised person.

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843.03 Obstruction by disguised person.—Whoever in any manner disguises himself or herself with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law, or with the intent to intimidate, hinder, or interrupt any officer, beverage enforcement agent, or other person in the legal performance of his or her duty or the exercise of his or her rights under the constitution or laws of this state, whether such intent is effected or not, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 19, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2582; GS 3502; RGS 5387; CGL 7526; s. 1, ch. 63-433; s. 1036, ch. 71-136; s. 1336, ch. 97-102.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 843.03

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§843.03RESIST OFFICEROBSTRUCT BY DISGUISED PERSONM · 1st

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 12 cases, 1979–2010 · leading case: Muehleman v. State, 503 So. 2d 310 (Fla. 1987).

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Muehleman v. State, 503 So. 2d 310 (Fla. 1987). · cites it 2× “" When the witness positively identified him as "Jeff," Muehleman was arrested on charges of obstructing justice by providing false information, a first-degree misdemeanor under section 843.03, Florida Statutes (1983). Muehleman was read the Miranda warnings and agreed to talk.”

Barkley v. State, 522 So. 2d 431 (Fla. 1st DCA 1988). · cites it 4× “02 reads, in pertinent part: Whoever shall obstruct or oppose any such officer .”

Hartley v. State, 372 So. 2d 1180 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). · cites it 4× “Section 843.03, Florida Statutes (1977), provides that: Whoever in any manner disguises himself with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law, or with the intent to intimidate, hinder or interrupt any officer, beverage enforcement agent, or other person in the legal…”

Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “(depriving officer of a means of protection or communication); § 843.03, Fla. Stat. (obstruction by disguised person); § 843.”

Leland v. State, 386 So. 2d 622 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980). · cites it 2× “The order revoking the defendant's probation, which is under review by this appeal, is reversed and the cause is remanded to the trial court with directions to restore the defendant to the probationary term previously imposed upon a holding that: (a) a person does not commit the…”

State v. Roper, 915 So. 2d 622 (Fla. 5th DCA 2005). “147(1), as well as obstruction by a disguised person contrary to section 843.03. He pled no contest to the later charges.”

Arrison v. State, 643 So. 2d 93 (Fla. 3d DCA 1994). · cites it 4× “3d DCA 1980) (§ 843.03 is not violated by giving a police officer a false name); Commonwealth v.”

Diaz-Gonzalez v. State, 932 So. 2d 528 (Fla. 3d DCA 2006). “31 of the Florida Statutes (2002), and one count of obstruction by disguise in violation of section 843.03 of the Florida Statutes (2002).”

Alexander v. State, 418 So. 2d 432 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982). · cites it 3× “3d DCA 1980) where we held that the giving of a false name to a police officer, standing alone, does not constitute a violation of Section 843.03, Florida Statutes (1979). The state correctly distinguishes the prosecution under the present statute from that in Leland v.”

D. G. v. State, 375 So. 2d 868 (Fla. 2d DCA 1979). “Appellant gave his name, appropriately enough, as “Johnny Yarn”, which the police officer later determined was incorrect, and which eventually resulted in a petition for delinquency being filed against appellant for violation of Section 843.03, Fla.Stat. (1977), which states:…”

Faith v. State, 45 So. 3d 932 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). · cites it 2× “The investigating officer then arrested appellant for obstruction by disguise, under section 843.03, Florida Statutes (2009), and placed her in a patrol vehicle.”

Mansfield v. State, 614 So. 2d 46 (Fla. 4th DCA 1993). · cites it 2× “The judgment of conviction and probation order erroneously reflect appellant pled nolo contendere and that he violated section 843.03, Florida Statutes (1991). We remand this cause to the trial court with instructions to correct the judgment and probation order to show a jury…”

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