eLaws of Florida

  SECTION 837.055. False information to law enforcement during investigation.  


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  • 1(1) 2Whoever knowingly and willfully gives false information to a law enforcement officer who is conducting a missing person investigation or a felony criminal investigation with the intent to mislead the officer or impede the investigation commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 49775.082 50or s. 52775.08353.
    54(2) 55Whoever knowingly and willfully gives false information to a law enforcement officer who is conducting a missing person investigation involving a child 16 years of age or younger with the intent to mislead the officer or impede the investigation, and the child who is the subject of the investigation suffers great bodily harm, permanent disability, permanent disfigurement, or death, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 126775.082, 127s. 128775.083, 129or s. 131775.084132.
History.-s. 1, ch. 2006-142; s. 1, ch. 2012-53.

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