FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 21.15
FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT
§ 837.055(1), Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of False Information to Law Enforcement, the State must prove the following five elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Name of law enforcement officer) was conducting a [missing person investigation] [felony criminal investigation].
2. (Name of law enforcement officer) was a law enforcement officer.
3. (Defendant) knew that (name of law enforcement officer) was a law enforcement officer.
4. (Defendant) knowingly and willfully gave false information to (name of law enforcement officer).
5. (Defendant) intended to mislead (name of law enforcement officer) or impede the investigation.
Definition.
Patterson v. State, 512 So. 2d 1109 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).
“Willfully” means intentionally, knowingly and purposely.
Give if applicable. Felony criminal investigation.
The court instructs you that (name of crime) is a felony.
Lesser Included Offenses
FALSE INFORMATION TO LAW ENFORCEMENT — 837.055(1)
CATEGORY ONE
CATEGORY TWO
FLA. STAT.
INS. NO.
None
Attempt
777.04(1)
5.1
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
59b293add47459b9c4c16a5f6a8512755207286ab9dd4d8bbf9d8cdeea05e979
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