| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to detention by licensed security |
| 3 | officers; creating s. 493.6307, F.S.; permitting certain |
| 4 | licensed security officers to detain certain alleged |
| 5 | offenders in a reasonable manner until the arrival of law |
| 6 | enforcement officers; requiring transfer of alleged |
| 7 | offenders to officers' custody; providing immunity from |
| 8 | specified liability for such detentions if done in |
| 9 | compliance with specified provisions; providing an |
| 10 | effective date. |
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| 12 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 14 | Section 1. Section 493.6307, Florida Statutes, is created |
| 15 | to read: |
| 16 | 493.6307 Detention of suspects.-- |
| 17 | (1) A Class "D" or Class "M" licensee performing duties |
| 18 | regulated under this chapter who has probable cause to believe |
| 19 | that a felony or misdemeanor has been committed may take the |
| 20 | alleged offender into custody and detain the alleged offender in |
| 21 | a reasonable manner until the arrival of a law enforcement |
| 22 | officer. A law enforcement officer shall be called to the scene |
| 23 | immediately after the alleged offender has been taken into |
| 24 | custody, and the alleged offender shall be transferred to the |
| 25 | officer's custody upon the officer's arrival. |
| 26 | (2) A Class "D" or Class "M" licensee who takes a person |
| 27 | into custody in compliance with subsection (1) shall not be |
| 28 | criminally or civilly liable for false arrest or false |
| 29 | imprisonment. |
| 30 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |