Senate Bill sb2270e1

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  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to arrest without warrant;

  3         amending s. 901.15, F.S.; authorizing a law

  4         enforcement officer to make an arrest without a

  5         warrant when there is probable cause to believe

  6         that the person has committed assault upon a

  7         law enforcement officer, a firefighter, an

  8         emergency medical care provider, public transit

  9         employees or agents, or certain other officers

10         or has committed assault or battery upon any

11         employee of a receiving facility; amending ss.

12         947.141, 947.22, F.S.; requiring a law

13         enforcement officer to arrest an offender whom

14         the officer has probable cause to believe has

15         committed a felony while on release supervision

16         or parole; providing that a warrant need not be

17         issued in the case; providing an effective

18         date.

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20  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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22         Section 1.  Subsection (16) is added to section 901.15,

23  Florida Statutes, to read:

24         901.15  When arrest by officer without warrant is

25  lawful.--A law enforcement officer may arrest a person without

26  a warrant when:

27         (16)  There is probable cause to believe that the

28  person has committed assault upon a law enforcement officer, a

29  firefighter, an emergency medical care provider, public

30  transit employees or agents, or other specified officers as

31  set forth in s. 784.07 or has committed assault or battery


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  1  upon any employee of a receiving facility as defined in s.

  2  394.455 who is engaged in the lawful performance of his or her

  3  duties.

  4         Section 2.  Subsection (7) is added to section 947.141,

  5  Florida Statutes, to read:

  6         947.141  Violations of conditional release, control

  7  release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery

  8  supervision.--

  9         (7)  If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to

10  believe that an offender who is on release supervision under

11  s. 947.1405, s. 947.146, s. 947.149, or s. 944.4731 has

12  violated the terms and conditions of his or her release by

13  committing a felony offense, the officer shall arrest the

14  offender without a warrant and a warrant need not be issued in

15  the case.

16         Section 3.  Subsection (3) is added to section 947.22,

17  Florida Statutes, to read:

18         947.22  Authority to arrest parole violators with or

19  without warrant.--

20         (3)  If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to

21  believe that a parolee has violated the terms and conditions

22  of his or her parole, the officer shall arrest and take into

23  custody the parolee without a warrant, and a warrant need not

24  be issued in the case.

25         Section 4.  This act shall take effect October 1, 2002.

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