28.25 FALSE REPORT OF REQUIRED MOTOR VEHICLE INFORMATION

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Instruction
28.25
Statute
§ 316.067, Fla. Stat.
Edition
Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, complete set published by The Florida Bar, updated October 9, 2026
Official source
The Florida Bar: criminal jury instructions

Elements

Quoted word for word from the official text. Florida Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases, complete set published by The Florida Bar, updated October 9, 2026.

To prove the crime of False Report of Required Motor Vehicle Information, the State must prove the following four elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Defendant) gave information [orally] [electronically] [in a written report] that was required under Chapter 316, Florida Statutes.

2. The information was given to (insert receiver of information).

3. The information was false.

4. At the time that [he] [she] gave the information, (defendant) knew or had reason to believe that such information was false.

Lesser-included offenses

As the instruction lists them, word for word.

The Committee on Standard Instructions in Criminal Cases identified no lesser included offenses.

Related practice page

Other Criminal Traffic Charges in Miami

Official source: The Florida Bar: criminal jury instructions

Official jury instruction text reproduced for information. It is not legal advice; the instruction given in a case depends on the facts and the court.

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