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Fla. Stat. § 856.031 — Arrest without warrant

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 856: Drunkenness; Open House Parties; Loitering; Prowling; Desertion, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 856.031

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 856.031Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
Any sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement officer may arrest any suspected loiterer or prowler without a warrant in case delay in procuring one would probably enable such suspected loiterer or prowler to escape arrest.

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