§ 784.03, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 784. ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE
Battery; felony battery.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1)(a) The offense of battery occurs when a person:
1. Actually and intentionally touches or strikes another person against the will of the other; or
2. Intentionally causes bodily harm to another person.
(b) Except as provided in subsection (2) or subsection (3), a person who commits battery commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
(2) A person who has one prior conviction for battery, aggravated battery, felony battery, or resisting an officer with violence under s. 843.01 and who commits any second or subsequent battery commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. For purposes of this subsection, the term “conviction” means a determination of guilt that is the result of a plea or a trial, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld or a plea of nolo contendere is entered.
(3) A person who commits a battery in furtherance of a riot or an aggravated riot prohibited under s. 870.01 commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or 775.084.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 5, Feb. 10, 1832; RS 2401; s. 1, ch. 5135, 1903; GS 3227; RGS 5060; CGL 7162; s. 2, ch. 70-88; s. 730, ch. 71-136; s. 19, ch. 74-383; s. 9, ch. 75-298; s. 172, ch. 91-224; s. 5, ch. 96-392; s. 4, ch. 2001-50; s. 6, ch. 2021-6; s. 2, ch. 2026-149.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- § 775.082, Fla. Stat.Penalties; applicability of sentencing structures; mandatory minimum sentences for certain reoffenders previously released from prison.Printed as s. 775.082
- § 775.083, Fla. Stat.Fines.Printed as s. 775.083; s. 775.083, or 775.084
- § 775.084, Fla. Stat.Violent career criminals; habitual felony offenders and habitual violent felony offenders; three-time violent felony offenders; definitions; procedure; enhanced penalties or mandatory minimum prison terms.Printed as s. 775.083, or 775.084; s. 775.084
- § 843.01, Fla. Stat.Resisting, obstructing, or opposing by offering or doing violence to legally authorized person, police canine, or police horse.Printed as
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The Florida Statutes
- § 456.0135, Fla. Stat.General background screening provisions.Printed as s. 784.03
- § 741.2801, Fla. Stat.Domestic violence; enhanced penalties.Printed as s. 784.03(2)
- § 794.056, Fla. Stat.Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.Printed as s. 784.03
- § 823.05, Fla. Stat.Places and groups engaged in certain activities declared a nuisance; abatement and enjoinment.Printed as s. 784.03
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