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Fla. Stat. § 901.01 — Judicial officers have committing authority

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 901: Arrests and Temporary Detentions, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 901.01

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. § 901.01Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes

Each state judicial officer is a conservator of the peace and has committing authority to issue warrants of arrest, commit offenders to jail, and recognize them to appear to answer the charge. He or she may require sureties of the peace when the peace has been substantially threatened or disturbed.

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Fla. Stat. § 901.01 (official source deep link)
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