Fla. Stat. 784.075
Battery on detention or commitment facility staff or a juvenile probation officer

A person who commits a battery on a juvenile probation officer, as defined in s. 984.03 or s. 985.03, on other staff of a detention center or facility as defined in s. 984.03(19) or s. 985.03, or on a staff member of a commitment facility as defined in s. 985.03, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this section, a staff member of the facilities listed includes persons employed by the Department of Juvenile Justice, persons employed at facilities licensed by the Department of Juvenile Justice, and persons employed at facilities operated under a contract with the Department of Juvenile Justice.

Source: Section 784.075 — Battery on detention or commitment facility staff or a juvenile probation officer, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0784.­075 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

784.03
Battery 784.05
Culpable negligence 784.07
Assault or battery of law enforcement officers and other specified personnel 784.08
Assault or battery on persons 65 years of age or older 784.011
Assault 784.021
Aggravated assault 784.031
Battery by strangulation 784.041
Felony battery 784.045
Aggravated battery 784.046
Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction 784.047
Penalties for violating protective injunction against violators 784.048
Stalking 784.049
Sexual cyberharassment 784.062
Misuse of laser lighting devices 784.071
Assault or battery on a law enforcement officer 784.074
Assault or battery on sexually violent predators detention or commitment facility staff 784.075
Battery on detention or commitment facility staff or a juvenile probation officer 784.076
Battery on health services personnel 784.078
Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials 784.081
Assault or battery on specified officials or employees 784.082
Assault or battery by a person who is being detained in a prison, jail, or other detention facility upon visitor or other detainee 784.083
Assault or battery on code inspectors 784.085
Battery of child by throwing, tossing, projecting, or expelling certain fluids or materials 784.086
Reproductive battery 784.0485
Stalking 784.0487
Violation of an injunction for protection against stalking or cyberstalking 784.0493
Harassment or intimidation based on religious or ethnic heritage 784.0495
Mob intimidation

Current through Fall 2025

§ 784.075. Battery on detention or commitment facility staff or a juvenile probation officer's source at flsenate​.gov