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Florida Statute 843.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 843.21 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 843.21 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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

Cases Citing F.S. 843.21

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·Bowen v. State, 791 So. 2d 44 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 630488

direct response to Hank Earl Carr, it now is. See § 843.021, Fla. Stat. (2000); ch. 00-230, § 1, Laws of Fla
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Cited as authorityDixon (2025)
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·Ingraham v. State, 32 So. 3d 761 (Fla. 2d DCA 2010).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5579, 2010 WL 1688473

of a concealed handcuff key, a violation of section 843.021(2), Florida Statutes (2004), and felony vending
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Cited as authorityBrown (2020)
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Cited as authorityAlexander (2017)
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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

Stat. (resisting officer without violence); § 843.021, Fla. Stat. (unlawful possession of a concealed
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Cited as authorityPERLMAN (2024)
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Cited as authorityLawrence (2009)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Sinaltrainal Litigation (2006)
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