Florida legal term
Law enforcement explorer in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Law enforcement explorer” 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 explorer” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Law enforcement explorer” means any person who is a current member of a law enforcement agency’s explorer program and who is performing functions other than those required to be performed by sworn law enforcement officers on behalf of a law enforcement agency while under the direct physical supervision of a sworn officer of that agency and wearing a uniform that bears at least one patch that clearly identifies the law enforcement agency that he or she represents.(e) “Law enforcement officer” includes a law enforcement officer, a correctional officer, a correctional probation officer, a part-t (Fla. Stat. § 784.07)
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