Fla. Stat. 843.11
Conveying tools into jail to aid escape; forcible rescue

Whoever conveys into a jail or other like place of confinement, any disguise, instrument, tool, weapon, or other thing adapted or useful to aid a prisoner in making his or her escape, with intent to facilitate the escape of any prisoner there lawfully committed or detained, or, by any means whatever, aids or assists such prisoner in his or her endeavors to escape therefrom, whether such escape is effected or attempted or not; and whoever forcibly rescues any prisoner held in custody upon any conviction or charge of an offense, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084; or if the person whose escape or rescue was effected or intended, was charged with an offense not capital nor punishable by imprisonment in the state prison, then a person who assists a prisoner as described in this section shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083; or if the prisoner while his or her escape or rescue is being effected or attempted commits any crime with the weapon, tool, or instrument conveyed to him or her, the person conveying the weapon, tool, or instrument to the prisoner shall be subject to whatever fine, imprisonment, or other punishment the law imposes for the crime committed, as an accessory before the fact.

Source: Section 843.11 — Conveying tools into jail to aid escape; forcible rescue, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0843.­11 (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

§ 843.11. Conveying tools into jail to aid escape; forcible rescue's source at flsenate​.gov