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Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 921
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F.S. 921.0023

921.0023 Criminal Punishment Code; ranking unlisted felony offenses.—A felony offense committed on or after October 1, 1998, that is not listed in s. 921.0022 is ranked with respect to offense severity level by the Legislature, commensurate with the harm or potential harm that is caused by the offense to the community. Until the Legislature specifically assigns an offense to a severity level in the offense severity ranking chart, the severity level is within the following parameters:

(1) A felony of the third degree within offense level 1.

(2) A felony of the second degree within offense level 4.

(3) A felony of the first degree within offense level 7.

(4) A felony of the first degree punishable by life within offense level 9.

(5) A life felony within offense level 10.

History.—s. 6, ch. 97-194; s. 5, ch. 98-204.

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Amendments to 921.0023

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 921.0023

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 921.0023.

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Cases Citing Statute 921.0023

Total Results: 20

GEORGE GOMEZ v. PHILIP MORRIS USA INC., etc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-01-25

Snippet: Community Church of CMA, Inc., 303 So. 3d 916, 921-23 (Fla. 2020) (holding that the statutory framework

PAUL EVAN BATES v. MAGDA JHOVANNA BATES

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2021-02-03

Snippet: cancel her wedding”); Flaherty, 128 So. 3d at 921-23 (concluding the prenuptial agreement was the product

JOHN ARTHUR MACLEAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-02-19

Snippet: arose out of the same criminal episode. Id. at 921–23. For example, in Cartagena, the defendant

JOHN ARTHUR MACLEAN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-02-19

Snippet: arose out of the same criminal episode. Id. at 921–23. For example, in Cartagena, the defendant

CLINTON JOHNSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-09

Citation: 263 So. 3d 74

Snippet: level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the felony offense committed.” § 775.087(1)

In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-2018 REGULAR-CYCLE REPORT.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-10-04

Citation: 265 So. 3d 494

Snippet: assigned a severity level in accordance with section 921.0023, Florida Statutes, as follows: (A)

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-03.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-09-27

Citation: 253 So. 3d 995

Snippet: which would make it a level 4, according to § 921.0023, Fla. Stat. If the State alleges that the defendant

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-19

Snippet: assigned a severity level in accordance with section 921.0023, Florida Statutes, as follows:

Stephen Trusty v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-02-14

Citation: 210 So. 3d 758, 2017 WL 573799, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1831

Snippet: accordance with section 921.0023, Florida Statutes. See §§ 914.22, 921.0022, 921.0023, Fla. Stat. (2014).

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT 2016-03

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-10-27

Citation: 202 So. 3d 830

Snippet: which would make it a level -4, according to § 921.0023, Fla. Stat. If the State alleges that the defendant

Gammage v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2016-09-02

Citation: 210 So. 3d 97, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 13264

Snippet: 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, or 10 under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023, the offense of criminal attempt ... is a felony

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2014-08

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-08

Citation: 176 So. 3d 938, 2015 WL 5853925

Snippet: which .would make it a level 4, according to § 921.0023, Fla. Stat. If the State alleges that the defendant

Barnhill v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-06-06

Citation: 140 So. 3d 1055, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8640, 2014 WL 2536826

Snippet: 2012) (en banc); State v. Chubbuck, 83 So.3d 918, 921-23 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (en banc), review granted,

State v. McElroy

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-04-30

Citation: 145 So. 3d 866, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 6251, 2014 WL 1779821

Snippet: 2012) (en banc); State v. Chubbuck, 83 So.3d 918, 921-23 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (en banc), review granted,

Mays v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-05-23

Citation: 89 So. 3d 1009, 2012 WL 1859593, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 8268

Snippet: permitting the scoring of only 2.4 points. See § 921.0023, Fla. Stat. (2006). This claim was not addressed

Carlson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-03-19

Citation: 978 So. 2d 829, 2008 WL 724157

Snippet: and ROTHENBERG, JJ. PER CURIAM. Affirmed. See § 921.0023(2), Fla. Stat. (2005) ("The permissible range

Lewis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-04-13

Citation: 952 So. 2d 1271, 2007 WL 1093488

Snippet: level above the ranking under s. 921.0022 or s. 921.0023 of the felony offense committed. Here, it is undisputed

Johnson v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-02-13

Citation: 807 So. 2d 159, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 1374, 2002 WL 215447

Snippet: PER CURIAM. Affirmed. §§ 921.0023, 921.0024(2), Fla. Stat. (Supp.2000).

Amendments to Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure 3.704 & 3.992

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-09-26

Citation: 810 So. 2d 826, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 626, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 1929, 2001 WL 1130811

Snippet: are assigned a severity level in accordance with 921.0023, Florida Statutes, as follows: (A) A felony of

Eulo v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-05-11

Citation: 786 So. 2d 43, 2001 WL 527530

Snippet: maximum sentence for the crime charged. See § 921.0023(2), Fla. Stat. (2000). The sentence that was entered