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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 843
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE
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F.S. 843.19
843.19 Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses.
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Police canine” means any canine, and “police horse” means any horse, that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency or a correctional agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders.
(b) “Fire canine” means any canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a fire department, a special fire district, or the State Fire Marshal for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of flammable materials or the investigation of fires.
(c) “SAR canine” means any search and rescue canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a fire department, a law enforcement agency, a correctional agency, a special fire district, or the State Fire Marshal for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of missing persons, including, but not limited to, persons who are lost, who are trapped under debris as the result of a natural, manmade, or technological disaster, or who are drowning victims.
(2) Any person who intentionally and knowingly, without lawful cause or justification, causes great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death to, or uses a deadly weapon upon, a police canine, fire canine, SAR canine, or police horse commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) Any person who actually and intentionally maliciously touches, strikes, or causes bodily harm to a police canine, fire canine, SAR canine, or police horse commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(4) Any person who intentionally or knowingly maliciously harasses, teases, interferes with, or attempts to interfere with a police canine, fire canine, SAR canine, or police horse while the animal is in the performance of its duties commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(5) A person convicted of an offense under this section shall make restitution for injuries caused to the police canine, fire canine, SAR canine, or police horse and shall pay the replacement cost of the animal if, as a result of the offense, the animal can no longer perform its duties.
History.s. 1, ch. 81-43; s. 1, ch. 84-187; s. 2, ch. 93-20; s. 2, ch. 97-61; s. 1, ch. 2005-139; s. 1, ch. 2019-9; s. 2, ch. 2023-110.

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Amendments to 843.19


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 843.19
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S843.19 - OBSTRUCT POLICE - REVISED. SEE REC#S 5861, 5862, 5863, 5864 - F: T
S843.19 2 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8733 - F: T
S843.19 2 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8734 - F: T
S843.19 2 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - CAUSE GREAT HARM DEATH POLICE FIRE SAR ANIMAL - F: S
S843.19 2 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - USE DEADLY WEAPON ON POLICE FIRE SAR ANIMAL - F: S
S843.19 3 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - TOUCH STRIKE CAUSE HARM POLICE FIRE SAR ANIMAL - M: F
S843.19 4 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - HARASS TEASE INTERFERE POLICE FIRE SAR ANIMAL - M: S



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

R. N. a v. STATE, 257 So. 3d 507 (Fla. App. Ct. 2018)

. . . The State charged the juvenile with violating section 843.19(4), Florida Statutes (2017), which provides . . . The State charged the juvenile with violating section 843.19(4), Florida Statutes (2017). . . . The court denied the motion and later adjudicated the juvenile delinquent for violating section 843.19 . . . Thus, section 843.19(2) specifically applies the legal definition of malice. . . . 843.19(4), is "strong evidence" that the definition of malice in section 843.19(4) means actual malice . . .

ALLEN, v. STATE, 211 So. 3d 55 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . Section 843.19, Florida Statutes (2014), provides that it is a third degree felony to cause great bodily . . . harm, permanent disability or death to a police dog. § 843.19(2). . . . Malicious touching, of a dog is categorized as a first degree misdemeanor. § 843.19(3), Fla. Stat. . . .

DURHAM, v. STATE, 174 So. 3d 1074 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . and touching, striking, or causing bodily harm to a police dog in violation of sections 843.01 and 843.19 . . .

YARN, v. STATE, 106 So. 3d 39 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2013)

. . . Section 843.19(3), Florida Statutes (2009), provides that “[a]ny person who actually and intentionally . . .

T. W. a v. STATE, 98 So. 3d 238 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2012)

. . . the evidence was insufficient to find that the police dog suffered “great bodily harm” under section 843.19 . . . Injuring a Police Dog T.W. was convicted of injuring a police dog, in violation of section 843.19(2), . . . weapon upon, a police dog, fire dog, SAR dog, or police horse commits a felony of the third degree.... § 843.19 . . . Neither section 843.19 nor any Florida case law offers a definition of “great bodily harm” under these . . . Like section 843.19, section 784.045 (aggravated battery) does not define “great bodily harm.” . . .

In MEHLHOSE,, 469 B.R. 694 (Bankr. E.D. Mich. 2012)

. . . 08/14/11 $1,219.50 $995.07 08/21/11 $1,057.50 $873.56 08/28/11 $1,098.00 $903.93 09/04/11 $1,017.00 $843.19 . . .

NICOR INTERNATIONAL CORPORATION a k a v. EL PASO CORPORATION f k a El, 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004)

. . . (boats, fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer); § 843.19, Fla. Stat. . . .

BASS, v. STATE, 791 So. 2d 1124 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . Harming or killing a police dog is a third degree felony under section 843.19(2). . . .

CANNADA, v. STATE, 472 So. 2d 1296 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . Cannada was charged with injury to a police dog pursuant to section 843.19, Florida Statutes (1983). . . . , a defendant must inflict “great bodily harm, permanent disability, or death upon a police dog.” § 843.19 . . . Section 843.19, Florida Statutes (1983), provides: Injuring or killing police dog prohibited; penalty . . .

LYNCHBURG TRUST SAVINGS BANK v. COMMISSIONER OF INTERNAL REVENUE, 68 F.2d 356 (4th Cir. 1934)

. . . Tax Appeals, adjudging deficiencies in income taxes against petitioners in the amounts of $292.43, $843.19 . . .

W. G. E. F. v., 27 B.T.A. 1182 (B.T.A. 1933)

. . . proceedings are for the redetermination of deficiencies in income taxes in the amounts of $202.48, $843.19 . . .