Bill Text: FL H4037 | 2011 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Entry by Law Enforcement Officers
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2011-03-03 - Withdrawn from Criminal Justice Subcommittee; Judiciary Committee [H4037 Detail]
Download: Florida-2011-H4037-Introduced.html
HB 4037 |
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2 | An act relating to entry by law enforcement officers; |
3 | amending s. 901.19, F.S.; deleting provisions authorizing |
4 | an officer to use all necessary and reasonable force to |
5 | enter a building or property where a person to be arrested |
6 | is or is reasonably believed to be after the officer has |
7 | announced his or her authority and purpose; providing an |
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10 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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12 | Section 1. Section 901.19, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
13 | read: |
14 | 901.19 Gambling equipment; seizure and destruction |
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24 | commonly used for gambling purposes are found in any house, |
25 | room, booth, or other place used for the purpose of gambling, a |
26 | peace officer shall seize and hold them subject to the |
27 | discretion of the court, to be used as evidence, and afterwards |
28 | they shall be publicly destroyed in the presence of witnesses |
29 | under order of the court to that effect. |
30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011. |
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