Bill Text: FL S0874 | 2022 | Regular Session | Introduced


Bill Title: Arrests

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2022-03-14 - Died in Judiciary [S0874 Detail]

Download: Florida-2022-S0874-Introduced.html
       Florida Senate - 2022                                     SB 874
       
       
        
       By Senator Pizzo
       
       
       
       
       
       38-00825-22                                            2022874__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to arrests; amending s. 901.15, F.S.;
    3         authorizing warrantless arrests when a law enforcement
    4         officer has probable cause to believe that a person
    5         younger than 18 years of age has violated a specified
    6         provision related to possession of a firearm by a
    7         minor younger than 18 years of age; providing an
    8         effective date.
    9          
   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Subsection (17) is added to section 901.15,
   13  Florida Statutes, to read:
   14         901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.—A
   15  law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant
   16  when:
   17         (17) There is probable cause to believe that the person is
   18  younger than 18 years of age and has committed a violation of s.
   19  790.22(3).
   20         Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022.

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