Florida Senate - 2020 CS for SB 656 By the Committee on Judiciary; and Senator Pizzo 590-03110-20 2020656c1 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to arrests; amending s. 901.15, F.S.; 3 authorizing warrantless arrests when a law enforcement 4 officer has probable cause to believe that a minor has 5 violated s. 790.22, F.S.; providing an effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1. Subsection (17) is added to section 901.15, 10 Florida Statutes, to read: 11 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.—A 12 law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant 13 when: 14 (17) There is probable cause to believe that the person is 15 a minor who has committed a criminal act in violation of s. 16 790.22(3). 17 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2020.