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Fla. Stat. § 870.041 — Preservation of the public peace by local authority

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 870: Affrays; Riots; Routs; Unlawful Assemblies, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 870.041

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. § 870.041Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes

In the event of overt acts of violence, or the imminent threat of such violence, within a county or municipality and the Governor has not declared a state of emergency to exist, local officers shall be empowered to declare such a state of emergency exists in accordance with the provisions of ss. 870.041-870.048.

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Fla. Stat. § 870.041 (official source deep link)
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