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Fla. Stat. § 914.21 (2025)
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914.21 Definitions.—As used in ss. 914.22-914.24, the term:
(1) “Bodily injury” means:
(a) A cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement;
(b) Physical pain;
(c) Illness;
(d) Impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or
(e) Any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary.
(2) “Misleading conduct” means:
(a) Knowingly making a false statement;
(b) Intentionally omitting information from a statement and thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing a material fact and thereby creating a false impression by such statement;
(c) With intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity;
(d) With intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph, boundary mark, or other object that is misleading in a material respect; or
(e) Knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with intent to mislead.
(3) “Official investigation” means any investigation instituted by a law enforcement agency or prosecuting officer of the state or a political subdivision of the state or the Commission on Ethics or the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
(4) “Official proceeding” means:
(a) A proceeding before a judge or court or a grand jury;
(b) A proceeding before the Legislature;
(c) A proceeding before a federal agency that is authorized by law; or
(d) A proceeding before the Commission on Ethics.
(5) “Physical force” means physical action against another and includes confinement.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 9
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1989–2021 · leading case: State v. Cohen, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990).
State v. Cohen, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990). “§ 914.21(2), Fla. Stat. (1985). [2] § 914.”
In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2017-09., 238 So. 3d 192 (Fla. 2018). “§ 914.21, Fla. Stat. Give as applicable. "Misleading conduct" means: a.”
State v. Cohen, 545 So. 2d 894 (Fla. 4th DCA 1989). “Section 914.21, Florida Statutes (1984) defines “misleading conduct” in the same terms as 18 U.”
In Re: Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report 2018-11., 260 So. 3d 1024 (Fla. 2018). “§ 914.21, Fla. Stat., Give as applicable.”
State v. Jones, 642 So. 2d 804 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994). “[5] Because they were not raised in this appeal, we need not address two other issues raised in the trial court regarding whether a deposition in a civil trial is an "official proceeding" as defined in section 914.21(4), and whether section 914.”
J.L.R. v. State, 756 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). “An “official investigation” under the witness tampering statute includes “any investigation instituted by a law enforcement agency,” see § 914.21(3), Fla. Stat., but it does not include an investigation by school personnel.”
Gibson v. Nocco (M.D. Fla. 2021). “Section 914.21(4), in turn, defines “official proceeding” as a proceeding before a judge, court, grand jury, the legislature, a federal agency authorized by law, or the Commission on Ethics.”
Kriz v. Nocco (M.D. Fla. 2021). “Section 914.21(4), in turn, defines “official proceeding” as a proceeding before a judge, court, grand jury, the 14 legislature, a federal agency authorized by law, or the Commission on Ethics.”
Bradley v. Sec'y, Dep't of Corr. (Pasco Cnty.) (M.D. Fla. 2021). “” §§ 914.21, 914.22(3), Fla. Stat.; Fla. Std.”
— 914.21(2) — 1 case
State v. Cohen, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990). “§ 914.21(2), Fla. Stat. (1985). [2] § 914.”
— 914.21(2)(a) — 1 case
State v. Cohen, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990). “§ 914.21(2), Fla. Stat. (1985). [2] § 914.”
— 914.21(2)(b) — 1 case
State v. Cohen, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990). “§ 914.21(2), Fla. Stat. (1985). [2] § 914.”
— 914.21(2)(c) — 1 case
State v. Cohen, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990). “§ 914.21(2), Fla. Stat. (1985). [2] § 914.”
— 914.21(2)(e) — 1 case
State v. Cohen, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990). “§ 914.21(2), Fla. Stat. (1985). [2] § 914.”
— 914.21(3) — 1 case
J.L.R. v. State, 756 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. 1st DCA 2000). “An “official investigation” under the witness tampering statute includes “any investigation instituted by a law enforcement agency,” see § 914.21(3), Fla. Stat., but it does not include an investigation by school personnel.”
— 914.21(4) — 3 cases
State v. Jones, 642 So. 2d 804 (Fla. 5th DCA 1994). “[5] Because they were not raised in this appeal, we need not address two other issues raised in the trial court regarding whether a deposition in a civil trial is an "official proceeding" as defined in section 914.21(4), and whether section 914.”
Gibson v. Nocco (M.D. Fla. 2021). “Section 914.21(4), in turn, defines “official proceeding” as a proceeding before a judge, court, grand jury, the legislature, a federal agency authorized by law, or the Commission on Ethics.”
Kriz v. Nocco (M.D. Fla. 2021). “Section 914.21(4), in turn, defines “official proceeding” as a proceeding before a judge, court, grand jury, the 14 legislature, a federal agency authorized by law, or the Commission on Ethics.”
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