FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 21.19(b)
MALICIOUSLY [TOUCHING] [STRIKING] [CAUSING BODILY HARM] TO A [POLICE] [FIRE] [SEARCH AND RESCUE] [CANINE] [HORSE]
§ 843.19(3), Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Maliciously [Touching] [Striking] [Causing Bodily Harm] to a [Police] [Fire] [Search and Rescue] [Canine] [Horse], the State must prove the following three elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) actually and intentionally maliciously [touched] [struck] [caused bodily harm] to a [canine] [horse].
2. The [canine] [horse] was a [police] [fire] [search and rescue] [canine] [horse].
3. (Defendant) knew the [canine] [horse] was a [police] [fire] [search and rescue] [canine] [horse].
Definitions.
R.N. v. State, 257 So. 3d 507 (Fla. 4th DCA 2018).
“Maliciously” means with ill will, hatred, spite, or an evil intent.
Give as applicable.
§ 843.19(1), Fla. Stat.
“Police canine” means any canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency or a correctional agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders.
“Fire canine” means any canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a fire department, a special fire district, or the State Fire Marshal for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of flammable materials or the investigation of fires.
A “search and rescue canine” is a canine that is owned, or the service of which is employed by a fire department, a law enforcement agency, a correctional agency, a special fire district, or the State Fire Marshal for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of missing persons, including, but not limited to, persons who are lost, who are trapped under debris as the result of a natural, manmade, or technological disaster, or who are drowning victims.
“Police horse” means any horse, that is owned, or the service of which is employed, by a law enforcement agency or a correctional agency for the principal purpose of aiding in the detection of criminal activity, enforcement of laws, or apprehension of offenders.
Lesser Included Offenses
MALICIOUSLY [TOUCHING] [STRIKING] [CAUSING BODILY HARM] TO A [POLICE] [FIRE] [SEARCH AND RESCUE] [CANINE] [HORSE] — 843.19(3)
CATEGORY ONE
CATEGORY TWO
FLA. STAT.
INS. NO.
None
Harass Police/Fire/SAR Canine/Horse
843.019(4)
21.19(c)
Attempt
777.04(1)
5.1
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-08-18
- Edition
- 2026-08-18
- Content hash
1c1b8971a841da61526ed77f20fa1f57335ac93a577b2c3835298a645ff4a1fc
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