The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 914
WITNESSES; CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

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F.S. 914.21

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;

(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.

(4) “Official proceeding” means:

(a) A proceeding before a judge or court or a grand jury;

(b) A proceeding before the Legislature;

(d) A proceeding before the Commission on Ethics.

(5) “Physical force” means physical action against another and includes confinement.

History.—s. 13, ch. 84-363; s. 3, ch. 88-96; s. 16, ch. 2006-275.

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Amendments to 914.21

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 914.21

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 914.21.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 260 So. 3d 1024 (Fla. 2018)

. . . . § 914.21, Fla. Stat., Give as applicable. . . .

IN RE STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES- REPORT, 238 So. 3d 192 (Fla. 2018)

. . . . § 914.21, Fla. Stat. Give as applicable. "Misleading conduct" means: a. . . .

J. L. R. a v. STATE, 756 So. 2d 1088 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2000)

. . . witness tampering statute includes “any investigation instituted by a law enforcement agency,” see § 914.21 . . .

STATE v. JONES,, 642 So. 2d 804 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1994)

. . . court regarding whether a deposition in a civil trial is an "official proceeding” as defined in section 914.21 . . .

STATE v. COHEN,, 568 So. 2d 49 (Fla. 1990)

. . . working for an attorney, was charged with three counts of witness tampering under portions of sections 914.21 . . . pretrial proceedings, Cohen’s attorney filed a motion to dismiss the information on grounds that sections 914.21 . . . Granting the motion, the trial court stated in pertinent part: Neither Florida Statute 914.21 nor Florida . . . in a material respect; or (e) Knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with intent to mislead. § 914.21 . . . (2), Fla.Stat. (1985). . § 914.21(2)(a), Fla.Stat. (1985). . § 914.21(2)(b), Fla.Stat. (1985). . § 914.21 . . . . § 914.21(2)(e), Fla.Stat. (1985). . . .

STATE v. COHEN,, 545 So. 2d 894 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1989)

. . . filed a motion to dismiss the information, in which he challenged the constitutionality of sections 914.21 . . . Section 914.21 defines misleading conduct: (2) “Misleading conduct” means: (a) Knowingly making a false . . . The trial court concluded: 2.Neither Florida Statute 914.21 nor Florida Statute 914.22 defines the phrase . . . Section 914.21, Florida Statutes (1984) defines “misleading conduct” in the same terms as 18 U.S.C. § . . .

ROCK ISLAND BANK, v. AETNA CASUALTY AND SURETY COMPANY,, 706 F.2d 219 (7th Cir. 1983)

. . . Based on that determination, the district court entered a judgment against Aetna for $532,-914.21 and . . .