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Fla. Stat. § 843.06 (2025)
Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers.
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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.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 843.06
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§843.06REFUSING TO AID OFFICERNEGLECT TO AID PEACE OFFICER
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1987–2021 · leading case: Graddy v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, 237 F. Supp. 3d 1223 (M.D. Fla. 2017).
Graddy v. Wal-Mart Stores East, LP, 237 F. Supp. 3d 1223 (M.D. Fla. 2017). “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. 11 This cannot be the case.…”
State v. Par., 509 So. 2d 1365 (Fla. 2d DCA 1987). “The County Court of Pasco County found section 843.06, Florida Statutes (1985) unconstitutionally vague and overbroad.”
S.D. v. State, 627 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993). “02, Florida Statutes (1991), 2 which prohibits an 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…”
S.G.K. v. State, 657 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). “§ 843.06, Fla. Stat. (1993). Instead, he testified he chased and arrested appellant solely because he ran away and he needed to complete an accident report.”
Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004). “(resisting timber agent); § 843.06, Fla. Stat. (neglect or refusal to aid peace officers); § 843.”
KA v. State, 12 So. 3d 869 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). “was violating section 843.06, Florida Statutes (2007), which provides: 843.”
K.A. v. State, 12 So. 3d 869 (Fla. 4th DCA 2009). “was violating section 843.06, Florida Statutes (2007), which provides: 843.”
SD v. State, 627 So. 2d 1261 (Fla. 3d DCA 1993). “02, Florida Statutes (1991), [2] which prohibits an 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…”
SGK v. State, 657 So. 2d 1246 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995). “§ 843.06, Fla. Stat. (1993). Instead, he testified he chased and arrested appellant solely because he ran away and he needed to complete an accident report.”
Mora v. Royal Palm Country Club of Naples, Inc. (M.D. Fla. 2021). “Mora’s complaint also references Florida Statute § 843.06 and FCRA. So he could succeed on his unlawful retaliation claim without reaching the federal issues.”
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