Florida Statutes
§ 901.17 — Method of arrest by officer without warrant
Florida § 901.17
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Bluebook
Fla. Stat. § 901.17 (2026).
Text
A peace officer making an arrest without a warrant shall inform the person to be arrested of the officer’s authority and the cause of arrest except when the person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has an opportunity to inform the person or when giving the information will imperil the arrest.
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Related
City of St. Petersburg v. Waller
261 So. 2d 151 (Supreme Court of Florida, 1972)
Anthony Colon v. Wendell Smith
(Eleventh Circuit, 2024)
Legislative History
s. 17, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(17); s. 6, ch. 70-339; s. 1461, ch. 97-102.
Nearby Sections
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§ 901.02
Issuance of arrest warrants§ 901.09
When summons shall be issued§ 901.10
How summons served§ 901.11
Effect of not answering summons§ 901.12
Summons against corporation§ 901.1505
Federal law enforcement officers; powers§ 901.151
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Florida § 901.17, Counsel Stack Legal Research, https://law.counselstack.com/statute/fl/901.17.