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Fla. Stat. § 843.10 (2025)

Escape by negligence of officer.

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843.10 Escape by negligence of officer.—If a jailer or other officer, through negligence, suffers a prisoner in her or his custody upon conviction of any criminal charge to escape, she or he shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 14, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2589; GS 3510; RGS 5396; CGL 7536; s. 1043, ch. 71-136; s. 1341, ch. 97-102.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 843.10

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§843.10FLIGHT-ESCAPEOFFICER ALLOW PRISONER ESCAPE BY NEGLIGENCEM · 1st
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 1996–2004 · leading case: Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004).
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Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004). · cites it 2× “(escape through voluntary action of officer); § 843.10, Fla. Stat. (escape through negligence of officer); § 843.”
State v. Welborn, 676 So. 2d 56 (Fla. 4th DCA 1996). · cites it 3× “He was charged with violating section 843.10, Florida Statutes (1995), which provides as follows: Escape by negligence of officer.”
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