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Florida Statute 790.054 - Full Text and Legal Analysis
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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 790
WEAPONS AND FIREARMS
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790.054 Prohibited use of self-defense weapon or device against law enforcement officer; penalties.A person who knowingly and willfully uses a self-defense chemical spray, a nonlethal stun gun or other nonlethal electric weapon or device, or a dart-firing stun gun against a law enforcement officer engaged in the performance of his or her duties commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 4, ch. 97-72; s. 4, ch. 2006-298.

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Cases Citing Statute 790.054

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John Coffin v. Stacy Brandau, 642 F.3d 999 (11th Cir. 2011).

Cited 207 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 11353, 2011 WL 2162997

...Coffin was charged with several felonies: two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 784.07(2)(b) and § 784.03(1); resisting an officer with violence under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 843.01; two counts of use of a weapon on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 790.054; and depriving an officer of means of protection or communication under Fla....
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In Re Stand. Jury Inst.-Crim. Cases, 765 So. 2d 692 (Fla. 2000).

Cited 41 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 2000 WL 329427

...tempting to take [deer][wild turkey] by use of a gun and light. However, such evidence may be contradicted or rebutted by other evidence. F.S. 372.99(2) [7: A New Instruction for the Crime of Using a Self-Defense Weapon] USE OF A SELF-DEFENSE WEAPON § 790.054 Fla....
...e) is a law enforcement officer. Do not read the name of the victim in this part of the instruction. __________ Lesser Included Offenses Category One: None Category Two: Battery, Fla.Stat. 784.03(1)(a) __________ Comment This instruction is based on section 790.054, Florida Statutes, (1997)....
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Coffin v. Brandau, 614 F.3d 1240 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...Coffin was charged with several felonies: two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 784.07(2)(b) and § 784.03(1); resisting an officer with violence under Fla. Stat. § 843.01; two counts of use of a weapon on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 790.054; and depriving an officer of means of protection or communication under Fla....
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Coffin v. Brandau, 614 F.3d 1240 (11th Cir. 2010).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 WL 3220640

...Coffin was charged with several felonies: two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 784.07(2)(b) and § 784.03(1); resisting an officer with violence under Fla. Stat. § 843.01; two counts of use of a weapon on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 790.054; and depriving an officer of means of protection or communication under Fla....
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In re Stand. Jury Instructions in Crim. Cases-Report No. 2007-5, 982 So. 2d 1160 (Fla. 2008).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 313, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 886, 2008 WL 2051068

APPENDIX 10.19 USE OF A SELF-DEFENSE WEAPON § 790.054, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of «Using a sSelf-dDefense
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Coffin v. Brandau, 614 F.3d 1240 (11th Cir. 2011).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...Coffin was charged with several felonies: two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 784.07(2)(b) and § 784.03(1); resisting an officer with violence under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 843.01; two counts of use of a weapon on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 790.054; and depriving an officer of means of protection or communication under Fla....
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Coffin v. Brandau, 614 F.3d 1240 (11th Cir. 2011).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

...Coffin was charged with several felonies: two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 784.07(2)(b) and § 784.03(1); resisting an officer with violence under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 843.01; two counts of use of a weapon on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. Ann. § 790.054; and depriving an officer of means of protection or communication under Fla....
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Coffin v. Brandau, 609 F.3d 1204 (11th Cir. 2010).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 12780, 2010 WL 2490977

...Coffin was charged with several felonies: two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 784.07 (2)(b) and § 784.03(1); resisting an officer with violence under Fla. Stat. § 843.01 ; two counts of use of a weapon on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 790.054 ; and depriving an officer of means of protection or communication under Fla....
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Coffin v. Brandau, 597 F.3d 1205 (11th Cir. 2010).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 3815, 2010 WL 625014

...Coffin was charged with several felonies: two counts of battery on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 784.07 (2)(b) and § 784.03(1); resisting an officer with violence under Fla. Stat. § 843.01 ; two counts of use of a weapon on a law enforcement officer under Fla. Stat. § 790.054 ; and depriving an officer of means of protection or communication under Fla....

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