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Florida Statute 843.081 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 843.081 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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843.081 Prohibited use of certain lights; penalty.—
(1) The Legislature finds and declares that Florida’s citizens are vulnerable to becoming the victims of criminal acts through the illegal use of blue lights by the criminal elements. It is the intent of the Legislature to reduce this vulnerability to injury and loss of life and property by prohibiting the use of certain blue lights by any person other than an authorized law enforcement officer.
(2) It is unlawful for a person to use in or on any nongovernmentally owned vehicle or vessel any flashing or rotating blue light unless such person is a law enforcement officer employed by a federal, state, county, or city law enforcement agency or is a person appointed by the Governor pursuant to chapter 354.
(3) The provisions of this section shall not apply to salespersons, service representatives, or other employees of businesses licensed to sell or repair law enforcement equipment.
(4) For the purposes of this section, the term “flashing or rotating blue light” includes all forms of lights which display a blue light source or which were designed with the intent of displaying a blue light source whether or not such light is actually in use.
(5) Any person who violates any of the provisions of this section commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 2, ch. 91-163; s. 1, ch. 94-103; s. 1339, ch. 97-102.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 843.081

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§843.081OBSTRUCT POLICEUNLAWFUL USE OF BLUE LIGHTSM · 1st

Cases Citing F.S. 843.081

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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

...(obstruction by disguised person); § 843.04, Fla. Stat. (refusing to assist prison officials); § 843.05, Fla. Stat. (resisting timber agent); § 843.06, Fla. Stat. (neglect or refusal to aid peace officers); § 843.08, Fla. Stat. (falsely personating officer, etc.); § 843.081, Fla....
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Cited as authorityPERLMAN v. Bolder Fund Services (Cayman), LTD. (2024)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Sinaltrainal Litigation (2006)
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Cadet v. State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2026).

Cited 1 times | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...tion between their drivers and riders, this lack of clairvoyance does not render its decisions on matters of public policy any less due our respect. See 2 Thus, that the legislature elsewhere focuses on flashing or rotating blue lights, see § 843.081(2), Fla....
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1999).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

equipment on the vehicle? 2. Does the exception in section 843.081(3), Florida Statutes, for salespersons, service
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1992).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

vulnerability by enacting s. 843.081, F.S.3 Section 843.081, F.S., makes it unlawful for "a person to use

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