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2006 Florida Statutes

SECTION 041
Preservation of the public peace by local authority.
Section 870.041, Florida Statutes 2006

870.041  Preservation of the public peace by local authority.--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.

History.--s. 1, ch. 70-990.