§ 914.21, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 914. WITNESSES; CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS
Definitions.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
As used in ss. 914.22-914.24, the term:
(1) “Bodily injury” means:
(a) A cut, abrasion, bruise, burn, or disfigurement;
(b) Physical pain;
(c) Illness;
(d) Impairment of the function of a bodily member, organ, or mental faculty; or
(e) Any other injury to the body, no matter how temporary.
(2) “Misleading conduct” means:
(a) Knowingly making a false statement;
(b) Intentionally omitting information from a statement and thereby causing a portion of such statement to be misleading, or intentionally concealing a material fact and thereby creating a false impression by such statement;
(c) With intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a writing or recording that is false, forged, altered, or otherwise lacking in authenticity;
(d) With intent to mislead, knowingly submitting or inviting reliance on a sample, specimen, map, photograph, boundary mark, or other object that is misleading in a material respect; or
(e) Knowingly using a trick, scheme, or device with intent to mislead.
(3) “Official investigation” means any investigation instituted by a law enforcement agency or prosecuting officer of the state or a political subdivision of the state or the Commission on Ethics or the Division of Florida Condominiums, Timeshares, and Mobile Homes of the Department of Business and Professional Regulation.
(4) “Official proceeding” means:
(a) A proceeding before a judge or court or a grand jury;
(b) A proceeding before the Legislature;
(c) A proceeding before a federal agency that is authorized by law; or
(d) A proceeding before the Commission on Ethics.
(5) “Physical force” means physical action against another and includes confinement.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 13, ch. 84-363; s. 3, ch. 88-96; s. 16, ch. 2006-275; s. 25, ch. 2025-175.
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