21.16 FALSELY PERSONATING AN OFFICER

To prove the crime of Falsely Personating An Officer, the State must prove the following [two] [three] elements beyond a reasonable doubt:

1. (Defendant) falsely assumed or pretended to be a[n] [police officer] [deputy sheriff] [sheriff] [firefighter] [officer of the Florida Highway Patrol] [officer of the Fish and Wildlife Conservation Commission] [officer of the Department of Environmental Protection] [fire or arson investigator of the Department of Financial Services] [officer of the Department of Financial Services] [officer of the Department of Corrections] [correctional probation officer] [state attorney] [assistant state attorney] [statewide prosecutor] [assistant statewide prosecutor] [state attorney investigator] [coroner] [lottery special agent] [lottery investigator] [beverage enforcement agent] [school guardian] [a security officer licensed under Chapter 493, Florida Statutes] [member of the Florida Commission on Offender Review] [administrative aide to the Florida Commission on Offender Review] [supervisor employed by the Florida Commission on Offender Review] [representative or personnel of the Department of Law Enforcement] [federal law enforcement officer].

2. While doing so, (defendant) [took it upon [himself] [herself] to act as such an officer] [required [someone] [(name of person)] to aid or assist [him] [her] in a matter pertaining to the duty of such an officer].

Give if applicable.

3. The impersonation occurred during the commission of a felony.

See § 30.15(1)(k), Fla. Stat. for description of school guardian.

See other statutes for definitions of other officers, if needed.

If you find the defendant guilty of Falsely Personating an Officer and that the impersonation occurred during the commission of a felony, you must then determine whether the State has proven beyond a reasonable doubt that the commission of the felony resulted in [death] [or] [personal injury] to another human being.