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What is the felony degree of a person who willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer?
What is required for a law enforcement vehicle to be considered an authorized law enforcement patrol vehicle?
What is the penalty for a person who willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer and causes serious bodily injury or death to another person?
What is the penalty for a person who willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer and drives at high speed or in a manner that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property?
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What is required for a person to be guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer?
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What sections of the Florida Statutes provide the punishment for fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer?
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What is the penalty for a person who willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer in an authorized law enforcement patrol vehicle?
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What is the requirement for the law enforcement officer’s vehicle in order for a person to be guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude?
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What is the mandatory minimum sentence for a person convicted of aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death?
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What is the penalty for a person who willfully refuses or fails to stop in compliance with an order to stop by a duly authorized law enforcement officer?
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What happens to the driver license of an operator of a motor vehicle convicted of a violation of this section?
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What is the penalty for a person who causes serious bodily injury or death to another person while fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer?
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What happens to a motor vehicle involved in a violation of this section?
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What is the penalty for a person who causes injury to another person or causes damage to any property belonging to another person while fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer?
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Can a court suspend, defer, or withhold adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for any violation of this section?
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Is a person convicted and sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of incarceration under paragraph (3)(b) or paragraph (4)(b) eligible for statutory gain-time?
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What is the purpose of paragraph (5) of this section?
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What is the penalty for a person who willfully flees or eludes a law enforcement officer and causes damage to any property belonging to another person?
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What is the key element that makes fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer a felony of the third degree?
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What happens if a person willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer and drives at high speed or in a manner that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property?
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What is the result if a person willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer and causes serious bodily injury or death to another person?
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What is required for a person to be guilty of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer?
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What is the consequence if a person willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer?
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What is the category of felony if a person flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer and drives at high speed or in a manner that demonstrates a wanton disregard for the safety of persons or property?
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What happens to a person who willfully flees or attempts to elude a law enforcement officer and causes serious bodily injury or death to another person?
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What is the general category of crime for fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer?
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What is the minimum sentence of imprisonment for a person convicted of committing aggravated fleeing or eluding?
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What happens to the driver license of an operator of a motor vehicle convicted of a violation of this section?
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Can a person convicted and sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of incarceration under paragraph (3)(b) or paragraph (4)(b) be eligible for discretionary early release?
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What happens to a motor vehicle involved in a violation of this section?
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What is the penalty for a person who causes injury to another person or causes damage to any property belonging to another person while fleeing or eluding a law enforcement officer?
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What is the condition for a person to be guilty of aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death?
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What is the purpose of subsection (6) of this section?
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What is the relationship between the felony of aggravated fleeing or eluding and the felony of aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death?
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Can a court impose a greater sentence of incarceration than the mandatory minimum sentence for a person convicted of aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death?
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What is the purpose of the order to stop given by a duly authorized law enforcement officer?
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Study Notes
Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer
- It is unlawful for a vehicle operator to willfully refuse or fail to stop their vehicle when ordered to do so by a law enforcement officer, or to flee in an attempt to elude the officer.
- This violation is a felony of the third degree.
Aggravated Fleeing or Eluding
- Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer in an authorized patrol vehicle with agency insignia and other jurisdictional markings prominently displayed, with siren and lights activated, is a felony of the third degree.
- If the fleeing or attempted eluding involves high speed or wanton disregard for safety, it is a felony of the second degree.
- If the fleeing or attempted eluding causes serious bodily injury or death to another person, including a law enforcement officer, it is a felony of the first degree, punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 years imprisonment.
Unlawfully Leaving the Scene of a Crash
- If an operator flees or attempts to elude an officer while leaving the scene of a crash, and causes injury to another person or damage to property, it is aggravated fleeing or eluding, a felony of the second degree.
- If the fleeing or attempted eluding causes serious bodily injury or death to another person, it is aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death, a felony of the first degree, punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 years imprisonment.
Penalties and Consequences
- A driver's license will be revoked for at least 1 year and up to 5 years for any operator convicted of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer.
- No court may suspend, defer, or withhold adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for any violation of this section.
- A person convicted and sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of incarceration is not eligible for statutory gain-time or discretionary early release prior to serving the mandatory minimum sentence.
- Any motor vehicle involved in a violation of this section is deemed contraband and may be seized and subject to forfeiture.
Fleeing or Attempting to Elude a Law Enforcement Officer
- It is unlawful for a vehicle operator to willfully refuse or fail to stop their vehicle when ordered to do so by a law enforcement officer, or to flee in an attempt to elude the officer.
- This violation is a felony of the third degree.
Aggravated Fleeing or Eluding
- Fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer in an authorized patrol vehicle with agency insignia and other jurisdictional markings prominently displayed, with siren and lights activated, is a felony of the third degree.
- If the fleeing or attempted eluding involves high speed or wanton disregard for safety, it is a felony of the second degree.
- If the fleeing or attempted eluding causes serious bodily injury or death to another person, including a law enforcement officer, it is a felony of the first degree, punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 years imprisonment.
Unlawfully Leaving the Scene of a Crash
- If an operator flees or attempts to elude an officer while leaving the scene of a crash, and causes injury to another person or damage to property, it is aggravated fleeing or eluding, a felony of the second degree.
- If the fleeing or attempted eluding causes serious bodily injury or death to another person, it is aggravated fleeing or eluding with serious bodily injury or death, a felony of the first degree, punishable by a mandatory minimum sentence of 3 years imprisonment.
Penalties and Consequences
- A driver's license will be revoked for at least 1 year and up to 5 years for any operator convicted of fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer.
- No court may suspend, defer, or withhold adjudication of guilt or imposition of sentence for any violation of this section.
- A person convicted and sentenced to a mandatory minimum term of incarceration is not eligible for statutory gain-time or discretionary early release prior to serving the mandatory minimum sentence.
- Any motor vehicle involved in a violation of this section is deemed contraband and may be seized and subject to forfeiture.
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This quiz covers the laws and penalties associated with fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer, including aggravated fleeing or eluding.
