The Florida Senate

SB 562: Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers

GENERAL BILL by Bracy

Use of Force by Law Enforcement Officers; Revising the circumstances under which a law enforcement officer is authorized to use objectively reasonable force; revising the circumstances under which a law enforcement officer is authorized to use deadly force; prohibiting a law enforcement officer from using deadly force against a person under certain circumstances, etc.

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• Bill History

  Date	Chamber	Action
  10/17/2019	Senate	• Filed
  11/1/2019	Senate	• Referred to Criminal Justice; Judiciary; Rules -SJ 43
  1/14/2020	Senate	• Introduced -SJ 43
  3/14/2020	Senate	• Indefinitely postponed and withdrawn from consideration • Died in Criminal Justice

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• SB 562, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 10/17/2019 at 3:17 PM

  Bill Text:	Web Page | PDF

  Analyses:	None

  Citations - Statutes (1)

  Citation	Catchline	Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
  776.05	Law enforcement officers; use of force in making an arrest.	Page 1 (pdf)

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