The Florida Senate

¹921.0023  Criminal Punishment Code; ranking unlisted felony offenses.--A felony offense not listed in s. 921.0022 is ranked with respect to offense severity level by the Legislature, commensurate with the harm or potential harm that is caused by the offense to the community. Until the Legislature specifically assigns an offense to a severity level in the offense severity ranking chart, the severity level is within the following parameters:

(1)  A felony of the third degree within offense level 1.

(2)  A felony of the second degree within offense level 4.

(3)  A felony of the first degree within offense level 7.

(4)  A felony of the first degree punishable by life within offense level 9.

(5)  A life felony within offense level 10.

For purposes of determining whether a felony offense has been specifically listed in the offense ranking chart provided in s. 921.0022(3), and the severity level that has been assigned to an offense listed in the chart, the numerical statutory reference in the left column of the chart, and the felony degree designation in the middle column of the chart, are controlling; the language in the right column of the chart is provided solely for descriptive purposes.

History.--s. 6, ch. 97-194.

¹Note.--

A.  Effective October 1, 1998.

B.  Section 2, ch. 97-194, provides that "[t]he Florida Criminal Punishment Code, consisting of sections 921.002-921.0026, Florida Statutes, is established effective October 1, 1998, and applies to any felony committed on or after that date."