| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to warrantless arrests; amending s. |
| 3 | 901.15, F.S.; authorizing an arrest without a warrant when |
| 4 | a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe |
| 5 | that an individual has committed an act of driving under |
| 6 | the influence in violation of a specified provision or |
| 7 | unlawfully exhibited his or her sexual organs in public in |
| 8 | violation of a specified provision; providing an effective |
| 9 | date. |
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| 11 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 13 | Section 1. Paragraph (d) is added to subsection (9) of |
| 14 | section 901.15, Florida Statutes, and subsection (16) is added |
| 15 | to that section, to read: |
| 16 | 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is |
| 17 | lawful.--A law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a |
| 18 | warrant when: |
| 19 | (9) There is probable cause to believe that the person has |
| 20 | committed: |
| 21 | (d) An act of driving under the influence as described in |
| 22 | s. 316.193(1). |
| 23 | (16) There is probable cause to believe that the person |
| 24 | has unlawfully exhibited his or her sexual organs in public in |
| 25 | violation of s. 800.03. |
| 26 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009. |