FL · jury_instructions
Fla. Std. Jury Instr. (Crim.) 28.4(b)
LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH INVOLVING DAMAGE TO AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE OR UNATTENDED PROPERTY
§ 316.063(1), Fla. Stat.
To prove the crime of Leaving the Scene of a Crash Involving Damage to an Unattended Vehicle or Unattended Property, the State must prove the following four elements beyond a reasonable doubt:
1. (Defendant) was the driver of a vehicle involved in a crash or collision.
2. The crash or collision resulted in damage to another vehicle or other property.
3. The vehicle or other property was not driven or attended by any person.
4. (Defendant) failed to immediately stop at the scene of the crash or collision and then and there either
a. locate and notify the operator or owner of the vehicle or other property of [his] [her] name and address and the registration number of the vehicle [he] [she] was driving, or
b. attach securely in a conspicuous place in or on the vehicle or other property a written notice giving [his] [her] name and address and the registration number of the vehicle [he] [she] was driving, and, without unnecessary delay, notify the nearest office of a duly authorized police authority.
Gaulden v. State, 195 So. 3d 1123 (Fla. 2016); State v. Elder, 975 So.2d 481 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007).
For the defendant to be “involved in a crash,” a vehicle, though not necessarily the defendant’s vehicle, must collide with another vehicle, person, or object.
Give if applicable. State v. Elder, 975 So.2d 481 (Fla. 2d DCA 2007).
“Involved” means to draw in as a participant, to implicate, to relate closely, to connect, to have an effect on, to concern directly, or to affect.
§ 316.003, Fla. Stat. Some of these terms have their own statutory definitions, which should be given if necessary.
“Vehicle” means every device, in, upon, or by which any person or property is or may be transported or drawn upon a highway[, except personal delivery devices, mobile carriers, and devices used exclusively upon stationary rails or tracks].
Lesser Included Offense
LEAVING THE SCENE OF A CRASH INVOLVING DAMAGE TO AN UNATTENDED VEHICLE OR UNATTENDED PROPERTY—316.063(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
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