Section 782.065 - Murder; law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officerNotwithstanding ss. 775.082, 775.0823, 782.04, 782.051, and chapter 921, a defendant shall be sentenced to life imprisonment without eligibility for release upon findings by the trier of fact that, beyond a reasonable doubt:
(1) The defendant committed murder in the first degree in violation of s. 782.04(1) and a death sentence was not imposed; murder in the second or third degree in violation of s. 782.04(2), (3), or (4); attempted murder in the first or second degree in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)1. or (2); or attempted felony murder in violation of s. 782.051; and(2) The victim of any offense described in subsection (1) was a law enforcement officer, part-time law enforcement officer, auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional officer, part-time correctional officer, auxiliary correctional officer, correctional probation officer, part-time correctional probation officer, or auxiliary correctional probation officer, as those terms are defined in s. 943.10, engaged in the lawful performance of a legal duty. s.1, ch. 2008-74; s.3, ch. 2010-121; ss.3, 7, ch. 2012-21; s.20, ch. 2016-24; s.24, ch. 2017-37.Amended by 2017 Fla. Laws, ch. 37, s 24, eff. 10/1/2017.Amended by 2016 Fla. Laws, ch. 24, s 20, eff. 10/1/2016.