Florida statute
Fla. Stat. § 941.35 — Definition of “fresh pursuit.”
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Part I: Uniform Interstate Extradition, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 941.35
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.
The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this law shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit as used herein shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.
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