Florida legal term
Law enforcement agency in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Law enforcement agency” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Law enforcement agency” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Law enforcement agency” has the same meaning as in s. 23.1225(1)(d).(d) “Telecommunications company” has the same meaning as in s. 364.02, except that the term includes VoIP service and commercial mobile radio service providers. (Fla. Stat. § 817.484)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Armor-piercing or exploding ammunition or dragon’s breath shotgun shells, bolo shells, or flechette shells prohibited
- Boats; fleeing or attempting to elude a law enforcement officer
- Counterfeiting a payment instrument; possessing a counterfeit payment instrument; penalties
- Derelict and migrant vessels; relocation or removal; penalty
- DNA database
- False reports concerning planting a bomb, explosive, or weapon of mass destruction in, or committing arson against, state-owned property, or concerning the use of firearms in a violent manner; penalty; reward
- False reports of commission of crimes; penalty
- Hiring, leasing, or obtaining personal property or equipment with the intent to defraud; failing to return hired or leased personal property or equipment; rules of evidence
- Inmate release; notification; identification card
- Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications; exceptions; penalties
- Missing children; student records; reporting requirements; penalties
- Offenses against police canines, fire canines, SAR canines, or police horses
Related terms in the same statutes
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