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Florida Battery on a Law Enforcement
Officer Battery on a LEO - Law Enforcement Officer For the government to prove battery on a law enforcement officer, they must prove a battery and that the person was a cop. There are issues to raise regarding whether the cop was on paid time for work at the police department or working an off-duty detail like a bouncer at a bar. Battery on a LEO is punishable by up to five years prison. Battery on a cop is almost always charged with resisting arrest with violence. Defenses to battery on a LEO include self-defense, defense of others and defense of property.
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