2023 Florida Statutes
< Back to Statute SearchTitle XLVI CRIMES
Chapter 784
ASSAULT; BATTERY; CULPABLE NEGLIGENCE
SECTION 031Battery by strangulation.
784.031 Battery by strangulation.—
(1) A person commits battery by strangulation if he or she knowingly and intentionally, against the will of another person, impedes the normal breathing or circulation of the blood of that person so as to create a risk of or cause great bodily harm by applying pressure on the throat or neck of the other person or by blocking the nose or mouth of the other person. This subsection does not apply to any act of medical diagnosis, treatment, or prescription which is authorized under the laws of this state.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2023-237.