Florida Senate - 2022 SB 874 By Senator Pizzo 38-00825-22 2022874__ 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 person 5 younger than 18 years of age has violated a specified 6 provision related to possession of a firearm by a 7 minor younger than 18 years of age; providing an 8 effective date. 9 10 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11 12 Section 1. Subsection (17) is added to section 901.15, 13 Florida Statutes, to read: 14 901.15 When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.—A 15 law enforcement officer may arrest a person without a warrant 16 when: 17 (17) There is probable cause to believe that the person is 18 younger than 18 years of age and has committed a violation of s. 19 790.22(3). 20 Section 2. This act shall take effect October 1, 2022.