21.16 FALSELY PERSONATING AN OFFICER
§ 843.08, Fla. Stat.
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.
The court instructs you that (name of felony) is a felony. A[n] (name of felony) is defined as (insert elements of felony).
Definitions. Give if applicable.
§ 901.1505, Fla. Stat.
A federal law enforcement officer is a person who is employed by the Federal Government as a full-time law enforcement officer, who is empowered to effect an arrest for violations of the United States Code, who is authorized to carry firearms in the performance of her or his duties, and who has received law enforcement training equivalent to training for Florida law enforcement officers.
See § 30.15(1)(k), Fla. Stat. for description of school guardian. 
See other statutes for definitions of other officers, if needed.
Give if applicable. 
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.
Lesser Included Offense
FALSELY PERSONATING AN OFFICER — 843.08
CATEGORY ONE	CATEGORY TWO	FLA. STAT.	INS. NO.	
None				
	Attempt	777.04(1)	5.1	
Comment
This instruction was adopted in 2013 [122 So. 3d 302] and amended in 2016 [194 So. 3d 1007], and 2020.