Florida § 782.065 - Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer.
Full text of Florida Florida Statutes § 782.065 — Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 782.065. Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer.
Notwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant must be sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for release upon findings by the trier of fact that, beyond a reasonable doubt: (1) The defendant committed murder in the first degree in violation of s. 782.04(1) and a death sentence was not imposed; murder in the second or third degree in violation of s. 782.04(2), (3), or (4); attempted murder in the first or second degree in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)1. or (2); attempted felony murder in violation of s. 782.051; or manslaughter in violation of s. 782.07(1); and (2) The victim of any offense described in subsection (1) was a law enforcement officer, part-time law enforcement officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional officer, part-time correctional officer, auxiliary correctional officer, correctional probation officer, part-time correctional probation officer, or auxiliary correctional probation officer, as those terms are defined in s. 943.10, who was engaged in the performance of his or her official duties as described in s. 943.10.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 782.065 ("Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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