Florida Statute 843.21 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 843
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE

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F.S. 843.21

843.21 Depriving crime victim of medical care.—A person who takes custody of or exercises control over a person he or she knows to be injured as a result of criminal activity and deprives that person of medical care with the intent to avoid, delay, hinder, or obstruct any investigation of the criminal activity contributing to the injury commits:

(1) If the victim’s medical condition worsens as a result of the deprivation of medical care, a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

(2) If deprivation of medical care contributes or results in the death of the victim, a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 2, ch. 2008-208.

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Amendments to 843.21

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 843.21

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

S843.21 1 - OBSTRUCT POLICE - REFUSE CRIME VICTIM MED CARE CONDITION WORSENS - F: T

S843.21 2 - OBSTRUCT POLICE - REFUSE CRIME VICTIM MED CARE RESULT DEATH - F: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 843.21

Total Results: 2

Ingraham v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-04-28

Citation: 32 So. 3d 761, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5579, 2010 WL 1688473

Snippet: concealed handcuff key, a violation of section 843.021(2), Florida Statutes (2004), and felony vending

Bowen v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-06-08

Citation: 791 So. 2d 44, 2001 WL 630488

Snippet: direct response to Hank Earl Carr, it now is. See § 843.021, Fla. Stat. (2000); ch. 00-230, § 1, Laws of Fla