Florida Statute 843.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 843
OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE

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843.04 Refusing to assist prison officers in arresting escaped convicts.—

(1) All prison officers and correctional officers shall immediately arrest any convict, held under the provisions of law, who may have escaped. Any such officer or guard may call upon the sheriff or other officer of the state, or of any county or municipal corporation, or any citizen, to make search and arrest such convict.

(2) Any officer or citizen refusing to assist shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 17, ch. 6530, 1917; RGS 5389; CGL 7528; s. 1037, ch. 71-136; s. 8, ch. 95-283.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 843.04

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Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

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Cases Citing Statute 843.04

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United States v. Frederick M. Blanton, 730 F.2d 1425 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 22 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 15 Fed. R. Serv. 1133, 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 23054

§§ 842 3 and *1430 § 843 4 . To support this argument, defendant cites

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Nicor Int'l Corp. v. El Paso Corp., 318 F. Supp. 2d 1160 (S.D. Fla. 2004).

Cited 4 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2004 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 9674

...(resisting officer without violence); § 843.021, Fla. Stat. (unlawful possession of a concealed handcuff key); § 843.025, Fla. Stat. (depriving officer of a means of protection or communication); § 843.03, Fla. Stat. (obstruction by disguised person); § 843.04, Fla....

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Perry v. State, 422 So. 2d 957 (Fla. 3d DCA 1982).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...A court must balance the "intrusion on the individual's Fourth Amendment interests against [a particular law enforcement practice in] promotion of legitimate governmental interests." Delaware v. Prouse, supra, at 654, 99 S.Ct. at 1396. The state's interest in recapturing felony escapees is substantial. See, e.g., § 843.04, Fla....

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