843.17

Publishing name and address of law enforcement officer.

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843.17 Publishing name and address of law enforcement officer.Any person who shall maliciously, with intent to obstruct the due execution of the law or with the intent to intimidate, hinder, or interrupt any law enforcement officer in the legal performance of his or her duties, publish or disseminate the residence address or telephone number of any law enforcement officer while designating the officer as such, without authorization of the agency which employs the officer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 1, ch. 72-85; s. 1346, ch. 97-102.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2 cases, 2004–2010 · leading case: Brayshaw v. City of Tallahassee, Fla.
Brayshaw v. City of Tallahassee, Fla. (2010) flnd · cites it 27× “Plaintiff was charged by the State with a violation of Fla. Stat. § 843.17 , which had been adopted by the City of Tallahassee as part of its city code in Section 12-1.”
Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp. (2004) flsd · cites it 2× “(failure of defendant on bail to appear); § 843.16, Fla.”
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