Florida Statute 876.42 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 876
CRIMINAL ANARCHY, TREASON, AND OTHER CRIMES AGAINST PUBLIC ORDER

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F.S. 876.42

876.42 Witnesses’ privileges.—No person shall be excused from attending and testifying, or producing any books, papers, or other documents before any court, referee, or grand jury upon any investigation, proceeding, or trial, for or relating to or concerned with a violation of any section of this law or attempt to commit such violation, upon the ground or for the reason that the testimony or evidence, documentary or otherwise, required by the state may tend to convict the person of a crime or to subject him or her to a penalty or forfeiture; but no person shall be prosecuted or subjected to any penalty or forfeiture for or on account of any transaction, matter, or thing concerning which the person may so testify or produce evidence, documentary or otherwise, and no testimony so given or produced shall be received against the person, upon any criminal investigation, proceeding, or trial, except upon a prosecution for perjury or contempt of court, based upon the giving or producing of such testimony.

History.—s. 6, ch. 20252, 1941; s. 65, ch. 74-383; s. 1420, ch. 97-102; s. 16, ch. 2004-11.

Note.—Former s. 779.11.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 876.42

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 876.42.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 876.42

Total Results: 2

Goldome Savings Bank v. Bartholomew

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-08-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 512 So. 2d 975, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1921, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9752

Snippet: foreclosure against Port Iona in the amount of $5,656,-876.42. Goldome was the successful bidder at the foreclosure…awarded in the final judgment of foreclosure, $5,656,876.42, and that, pursuant to the terms of the guaranty

State Ex Rel. Watson v. Lee

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1946-02-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 24 So. 2d 798, 157 Fla. 62, 163 A.L.R. 862, 1946 Fla. LEXIS 662

Snippet: Lines v. Railroad Commission,100 Fla. 538, 129 So. 876, 42 Am. Jur. 551. In answer to the third phase of this