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Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 843
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE
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843.06 Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers.Whoever, being required in the name of the state by any officer of the Florida Highway Patrol, police officer, beverage enforcement agent, or watchman, neglects or refuses to assist him or her in the execution of his or her office in a criminal case, or in the preservation of the peace, or the apprehending or securing of any person for a breach of the peace, or in case of the rescue or escape of a person arrested upon civil process, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 16, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2585; GS 3505; RGS 5391; CGL 7530; s. 2, ch. 28118, 1953; s. 1, ch. 63-433; s. 1039, ch. 71-136; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 1338, ch. 97-102.

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S843.06 - REFUSING TO AID OFFICER - NEGLECT TO AID PEACE OFFICER - M: S

Cases Citing Statute 843.06

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SGK v. State, 657 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).

Cited 32 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 405276

...Even the trooper admitted he did not think it a "crime to be a witness to an accident and not come forward." Here, the trooper did not testify that he thought appellant was the driver of the vehicle involved in the accident nor did he testify he was investigating a crime or trying to preserve the peace. § 843.06, Fla....
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SD v. State, 627 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 502356

...obstruction of an officer in the exercise of a lawful duty; and (2) the officer's instruction to the appellant to stop alerting those in the area of a police presence was a request for aid or assistance which was effectively denied, in violation of section 843.06, Florida Statutes (1991), [3] when the appellant screamed back, "don't tell me what I can say and do." First, the appellant's verbal protest to police authority was protected free speech....
...in eluding arrest. The second district is the only court which has decided what constitutes a refusal to assist an officer in a criminal investigation. In State v. Parish, 509 So.2d 1365 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987), the court upheld the constitutionality of section 843.06, Florida Statutes and, in response to the defendant's argument that the statute gave law enforcement officers too much latitude in exercising their discretion, clearly delineated the circumstances in which a person may be arrested for violating the statute....
...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. [3] Section 843.06, Florida Statutes (1991), provides that: Whoever, being required in the name of the state by any ......
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Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004).

Cited 4 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9674

...(unlawful possession of a concealed handcuff key); § 843.025, Fla. Stat. (depriving officer of a means of protection or communication); § 843.03, Fla. Stat. (obstruction by disguised person); § 843.04, Fla. Stat. (refusing to assist prison officials); § 843.05, Fla. Stat. (resisting timber agent); § 843.06, Fla....
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State v. Par., 509 So. 2d 1365 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987).

Cited 3 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1806

...District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District. July 22, 1987. Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., Tallahassee, and Peggy A. Quince, Asst. Atty. Gen., Tampa, for appellant. Robert E. Jagger, Public Defender, New Port Richey, for appellees. CAMPBELL, Judge. The County Court of Pasco County found section 843.06, Florida Statutes (1985) unconstitutionally vague and overbroad....
...To avoid being vague, the language of a statute must convey "sufficiently definite warning as to the proscribed conduct when measured by common understanding and purpose." Id. at 1229. It must "give reasonable notice that a person's conduct is restricted by the statute." Buckner, 472 So.2d at 1229. The words of section 843.06, when given their common meaning, do not render the statute unconstitutionally vague....
...It is not necessary that the statute specify every conceivable factual situation that might trigger its application in order to avoid the constitutional problem of vagueness or overbreadth. For these reasons, we reverse the order of the county court finding section 843.06, Florida Statutes (1985) unconstitutional and remand for proceedings consistent herein....
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Graddy v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, 237 F. Supp. 3d 1223 (M.D. Fla. 2017).

Cited 3 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2017 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 20676, 2017 WL 600094

...at 96 (emphasis in original)). Relying on the Aery “reasonably belief’ standard, Graddy argues that she reasonably believed that POM 1703 was unlawful. 9 However, she also argues that POM 1703 is actually unlawful, asserting that POM 1703 is “in direct conflict” with section 843.06,- Florida Statutes, which states in relevant part: Whoever, being required in the name of the state by any ......
...pe of a person arrested upon civil process, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in § 775.082 or § 775.083. But this argument is not persuasive. Although superficially there is tension between POM 1703 arid section 843.06— the former prohibits cooperation with the police while the latter penalizes for a failure to do so—Graddy’s logic does not stand up to scrutiny....
...ircumstance. 10 If it were determined that POM 1703 required Graddy to participate in a policy that is in violation of a law, all other laws that prohibit pharmacists from knowingly filling fraudulent prescriptions would be directly in conflict with § 843.06....
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K.A. v. State, 12 So. 3d 869 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 7296

...That section states: “[a]ll persons guilty of a riot, or of inciting or encouraging a riot, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree....” Again, K.A.’s words were not encouraging the people to riot, only to stop running away. Additionally, the state suggests K.A. was violating section 843.06, Florida Statutes (2007), which provides: 843.06 Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers....
...misdemeanor of the second degree.... There was no testimony that K.A. was asked by the officer to assist in preserving the peace. K.A. was only told to stop yelling. In State v. Parish, 509 So.2d 1365 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987), the court held: The words of section 843.06, when given their common meaning, do not render the statute unconstitutionally vague....
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KA v. State, 12 So. 3d 869 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2009 WL 1606097

...That section states: "[a]ll persons guilty of a riot, or of inciting or encouraging a riot, shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree...." Again, K.A.'s words were not encouraging the people to riot, only to stop running away. Additionally, the state suggests K.A. was violating section 843.06, Florida Statutes (2007), which provides: 843.06 Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers....
...misdemeanor of the second degree.... There was no testimony that K.A. was asked by the officer to assist in preserving the peace. K.A. was only told to stop yelling. In State v. Parish, 509 So.2d 1365 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987), the court held: The words of section 843.06, when given their common meaning, do not render the statute unconstitutionally vague....
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S.G.K. v. State, 657 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 7347

investigating a crime or trying to preserve the peace. § 843.06, Fla. Stat. (1993). Instead, he testified he chased
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S.D. v. State, 627 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 12124

...bstruction of an officer in the exercise of a lawful duty; and (2) the officer’s instruction to the appellant to stop alerting those in the area of a police presence was a request for aid or assistance which was effectively denied, in violation of section 843.06, Florida Statutes (1991), 3 when the appellant screamed back, “don’t tell me what I can say and do.” First; the appellant’s verbal protest to police authority was protected free speech....
...in eluding arrest. The second district is the only court which has decided what constitutes a refusal to assist an officer in a criminal investigation. In State v. Parish, 509 So.2d 1365 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987), the court upheld the constitutionality of section 843.06, Florida Statutes and, in response to the defendant’s argument that the statute gave law enforcement officers too much latitude in exercising their discretion, clearly delineated the circumstances in which a person may be arrested for violating the statute....
...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. .Section 843.06, Florida Statutes (1991), provides that: Whoever, being required in the name of the state by any ......

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