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Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer: F.S. 784.07

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Battery on a Law Enforcement Officer– A person commits the crime of battery on a law enforcement officer whenever that person knowingly commits a battery upon a law enforcement officer. The State must also prove that the officer was executing a lawful duty when the battery occurred. Battery on a law enforcement officer is a third-degree felony punishable by up to 5 years in prison, a $5,000 fine, or both. 

There are varying degrees of this crime. If the battery is considered an aggravated battery, the charge increases to a first-degree felony. A first-degree felony is punishable by up to 30 years in prison, a $10,000 fine, or both. Under statute 784.07(2)(d), a person convicted of aggravated battery on a law enforcement officer must be sentenced to a minimum of 5 years in prison.