Florida Statute 843.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 843
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F.S. 843.08

843.08 False personation.—A person who falsely assumes or pretends to be a firefighter, a sheriff, an officer of the Florida Highway Patrol, an officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, an officer of the Department of Environmental Protection, an officer of the Department of Financial Services, any personnel or representative of the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, an officer of the Department of Corrections, a correctional probation officer, a deputy sheriff, a state attorney or an assistant state attorney, a statewide prosecutor or an assistant statewide prosecutor, a state attorney investigator, a coroner, a police officer, a lottery special agent or lottery investigator, a beverage enforcement agent, a school guardian as described in s. 30.15(1)(k), a security officer licensed under chapter 493, any member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission, any personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement, or a federal law enforcement officer as defined in s. 901.1505, and takes upon himself or herself to act as such, or to require any other person to aid or assist him or her in a matter pertaining to the duty of any such officer, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. However, a person who falsely personates any such officer during the course of the commission of a felony commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If the commission of the felony results in the death or personal injury of another human being, the person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. In determining whether a defendant has violated this section, the court or jury may consider any relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, whether the defendant used lights in violation of s. 316.2397 or s. 843.081.

History.—s. 18, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2587; GS 3507; RGS 5395; CGL 7535; s. 3, ch. 28118, 1953; s. 1, ch. 63-433; ss. 1, chs. 65-148, 65-199; s. 3, ch. 67-2207; ss. 20, 25, 33, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1041, ch. 71-136; s. 32, ch. 73-334; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 28, ch. 79-8; s. 42, ch. 88-122; s. 1, ch. 88-339; s. 8, ch. 89-208; s. 475, ch. 94-356; s. 65, ch. 95-257; s. 9, ch. 95-283; s. 3, ch. 96-256; s. 232, ch. 99-245; s. 20, ch. 2006-305; s. 2, ch. 2007-112; s. 28, ch. 2012-88; s. 20, ch. 2014-191; s. 1, ch. 2015-29; s. 2, ch. 2019-22; s. 14, ch. 2019-141; s. 31, ch. 2021-113; s. 7, ch. 2022-180.

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Amendments to 843.08

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 843.08

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

S843.08 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - FALSE PERSONATION OF OFFICIALS - F: T

S843.08 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - FALSE PERSONATION OFFICIALS IN COMMISSION FEL - F: S

S843.08 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - FALSE PERSONATE OFF COMMIT FEL CAUSE DEATH INJ - F: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 843.08

Total Results: 19

R. J. REYNOLDS TOBACCO COMPANY v. GIAMBALVO, ESTATE OF SALVATORE GIAMBALVO, JR.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-04-26T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: Prentice II, 338 So. 3d at 840, 843. 8 misleading statements made by

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-09

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-01-15T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: PERSONATING AN OFFICER § 843.08, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Falsely …training for Florida law enforcement officers. § 843.08, Fla. Stat. A “watchman” means a security…Offenses FALSELY PERSONATING AN OFFICER — 843.08 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA. STAT. INS.

Barry Edward Ellis v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-05-03T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: and vehicles to facilitate crimes. See also §§ 843.08-.085, Fla. Stat. (making unlawful impersonation

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2015-08

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-07-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 194 So. 3d 1007, 2016 WL 3654189

Snippet: 21.16 FALSELY PERSONATING AN OFFICER § 843.08, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Falsely

Connolly, Jr. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-07-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 172 So. 3d 893, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 11352

Snippet: weapon during the commission of the offense”); § 843.08, Fla. Stat. (reclassifying false personation of

In re Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases—Report 2012-07

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2013-09-04T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 122 So. 3d 302, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 618, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1894, 2013 WL 4734573

Snippet: in 2013. 21.16 FALSELY PERSONATING AN OFFICER § 843.08, Fla, Stat. To prove the crime of Falsely Perso-nating

Lewis v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-09-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 97 So. 3d 285, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 15311, 2012 WL 3964546

Snippet: commission of a felony, in violation of section 843.08, Florida Statutes (2008), which provides in relevant…felony commits a felony of the second degree .... § 843.08, Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). The trial court instructed… personating an officer in violation of section 843.08, the state had to prove: (1) that Lewis falsely

Azerzer v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-09-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 96 So. 3d 1123, 2012 WL 3870421, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 14992

Snippet: jury instructions as to this charge. Under section 843.08, Florida Statutes (2010): “A person who falsely

State v. Beaubrun

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-06-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 36 So. 3d 897, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 8163, 2010 WL 2292127

Snippet: law enforcement officer, in violation of section 843.08, Florida Statutes (2008), which provides: "…himself to act as such," in violation of section 843.08. In doing so, we focus on the following facts: …himself to act as such," in violation of section 843.08. Accordingly, we reverse the trial court's

Sult v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2005-06-23T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 906 So. 2d 1013

Snippet: the false impersonation of an officer, section 843.08, Florida Statutes (2004),[4] which is not implicated…at 233-34 n. 2 (emphasis omitted). [4] Section 843.08 prohibits a person from falsely assum[ing] or pretend

Alvarez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 774 So. 2d 802, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 16623, 2000 WL 1853526

Snippet: as a second degree felony, pursuant to Section 843.08, Florida Statutes (2000). Therefore, we remand

Rodriguez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-03-18T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 706 So. 2d 951, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 2668, 1998 WL 116178

Snippet: information for falsely personating a police officer, § 843.08, Fla. Stat. (1993). That conviction was enhanced

State v. Alecia

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-04-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 692 So. 2d 263, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 4306, 1997 WL 199169

Snippet: court’s judgment declaring a portion of section 843.08, Florida Statutes (1995) unconstitutional and dismissing…activity. Appellee was charged with violating section 843.08 by falsely assuming or pretending to be a deputy…appealed the court’s ruling. We reverse. Section 843.08 provides, in pertinent part the following: A person…trial court’s order declaring a portion of section 843.08 unconstitutional is reversed and that portion of

Libby v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1992-06-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 599 So. 2d 290, 1992 Fla. App. LEXIS 6254, 1992 WL 126572

Snippet: an officer are third-degree felonies. Section 843.-08, Fla.Stat. (1989). RYDER, A.C.J., and PARKER, J

Llabona v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-01-15T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 557 So. 2d 66

Snippet: constitute separate crimes, see §§ 827.04(3) and 843.08, Fla. Stat. (1983), for which defendant was not…defendant's impersonating a police officer. See § 843.08, Fla. Stat. (1983). Enhancement *68 of defendant

Bass v. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-11-30T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 516 So. 2d 1011

Snippet: Plumbing Services, Inc. held that, because section 843.08, the "impersonating an officer" statute

Lavis Plumbing Services, Inc. v. Johnson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-10-27T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 515 So. 2d 296, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 10698, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2490

Snippet: allegedly violated sections 777.011, 777.04 and 843.08, Florida Statutes, which caused the Johnsons to… falsely perso-nated a police officer, (section 843.08), as well as solicited, (section 777.04), aided…stated in its initial enactment in 1868, section 843.08, Florida Statutes, was not intended by the Legislature…including, at section 18, the predecessor to section 843.08. While the statute has been amended a number of… Affirmed in part, reversed in part. . Section 843.08, Falsely personating officer, etc., provides: Whoever

Gleichauf v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1977-04-22T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 344 So. 2d 1310, 1977 Fla. App. LEXIS 15501

Snippet: impersonation of an officer in violation of Section 843.08, Florida Statutes (1973); and in Case No. 76-320… officer is a first-degree misdemeanor. Section 843.08, Florida Statutes (1973). The maximum prison sentence

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1976-01-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: falsely personate. Sections 843.01, 843.02, and 843.08, F. S. Since parole and probation officers'…included under the coverage of ss. 843.01, 843.02, and 843.08, F. S., as law enforcement personnel, are considered