Fla. Stat. 843.08
False personation

A person who falsely assumes or pretends to be a firefighter, a sheriff, an officer of the Florida Highway Patrol, an officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission, an officer of the Department of Environmental Protection, an officer of the Department of Financial Services, any personnel or representative of the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services, an officer of the Department of Corrections, a correctional probation officer, a deputy sheriff, a state attorney or an assistant state attorney, a statewide prosecutor or an assistant statewide prosecutor, a state attorney investigator, a coroner, a police officer, a lottery special agent or lottery investigator, a beverage enforcement agent, a school guardian as described in s. 30.15(1)(k), a security officer licensed under chapter 493, any member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission, any personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement, or a federal law enforcement officer as defined in s. 901.1505, and takes upon himself or herself to act as such, or to require any other person to aid or assist him or her in a matter pertaining to the duty of any such officer, commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. However, a person who falsely personates any such officer during the course of the commission of a felony commits a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. If the commission of the felony results in the death or personal injury of another human being, the person commits a felony of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. In determining whether a defendant has violated this section, the court or jury may consider any relevant evidence, including, but not limited to, whether the defendant used lights in violation of s. 316.2397 or s. 843.081.

Source: Section 843.08 — False personation, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0843.­08 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

843.01
Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse 843.02
Resisting officer without violence to his or her person 843.03
Obstruction by disguised person 843.04
Refusing to assist prison officers in arresting escaped convicts 843.05
Resisting timber agent 843.06
Neglect or refusal to aid peace officers 843.08
False personation 843.09
Escape through voluntary action of officer 843.10
Escape by negligence of officer 843.11
Conveying tools into jail to aid escape 843.12
Aiding escape 843.13
Aiding escape of juvenile inmates of correctional institutions 843.14
Compounding felony 843.15
Failure of defendant on bail to appear 843.16
Unlawful to install or transport radio equipment using assigned frequency of state or law enforcement officers 843.17
Publishing name and address of law enforcement officer 843.18
Boats 843.19
Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses 843.20
Harassment of participant of neighborhood crime watch program prohibited 843.21
Depriving crime victim of medical care 843.021
Unlawful possession of a concealed handcuff key 843.22
Traveling across county lines with intent to commit a burglary 843.23
Tampering with an electronic monitoring device 843.025
Depriving officer of means of protection or communication 843.31
Approaching a first responder with specified intent after a warning 843.081
Prohibited use of certain lights 843.085
Unlawful use of badges or other indicia of authority 843.165
Unauthorized transmissions to and interference with governmental and associated radio frequencies prohibited 843.167
Unlawful use of police communications 843.0855
Criminal actions under color of law or through use of simulated legal process

Current through Fall 2025

§ 843.08. False personation's source at flsenate​.gov