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Fla. Stat. § 843.21 (2025)

Depriving crime victim of medical care.

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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.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 843.21

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§843.21(1)OBSTRUCT POLICEREFUSE CRIME VICTIM MED CARE CONDITION WORSENSF · 3rd
§843.21(2)OBSTRUCT POLICEREFUSE CRIME VICTIM MED CARE RESULT DEATHF · 2nd

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