COPS1000 Obstructing or Opposing an Officer Without Violence

“resist, obstruct, or oppose any officer. . . in the lawful execution of any legal duty, without offering or doing violence to the person of the officer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor”

Obstructing or Opposing an Officer Without Violence

If you have been charged with COPS1000 OBSTRUCTING OR OPPOSING AN OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE (Obstructing or Opposing an Officer without Violence) You can call a Defense Attorney Tampa at  (813) 222-2220.

Form Code: COPS1000
Florida Statute: 843.02
Level: Misd (Misdemeanor)
Degree: 1st

Description: OBSTRUCTING OR OPPOSING AN OFFICER WITHOUT VIOLENCE

Title XLVI CRIMES
Chapter 843 OBSTRUCTING JUSTICE

843.02 Resisting officer without violence to his or her person.

Whoever shall resist, obstruct, or oppose any officer as defined in s. 943.10(1), (2), (3), (6), (7), (8), or (9); member of the Parole Commission or any administrative aide or supervisor employed by the commission; county probation officer; parole and probation supervisor; personnel or representative of the Department of Law Enforcement; or other person legally authorized to execute process in the execution of legal process or in the lawful execution of any legal duty, without offering or doing violence to the person of the officer, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.