Florida Statute 843.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 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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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

Cases Citing Statute 843.21

Total Results: 3

Bowen v. State

791 So. 2d 44, 2001 WL 630488

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 8, 2001 | Docket: 22976

Cited 12 times | Published

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

Ingraham v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 2010 | Docket: 1663131

Cited 6 times | Published

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

Nicor International Corp. v. El Paso Corp.

318 F. Supp. 2d 1160, 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9674

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: May 25, 2004 | Docket: 2339650

Cited 4 times | Published

Stat. (resisting officer without violence); § 843.021, Fla. Stat. (unlawful possession of a concealed