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Florida Statute 856.031 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 856
DRUNKENNESS; OPEN HOUSE PARTIES; LOITERING; PROWLING; DESERTION
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F.S. 856.031
856.031 Arrest without warrant.Any sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement officer may arrest any suspected loiterer or prowler without a warrant in case delay in procuring one would probably enable such suspected loiterer or prowler to escape arrest.
History.s. 2, ch. 72-133; s. 34, ch. 73-334; s. 1385, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 856.031
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 856.031.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

J. M. C. a v. STATE, 956 So. 2d 1235 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2007)

. . . Further, section 856.031, Florida Statutes, provides: Any sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement . . . delay in procuring one would probably enable such suspected loiterer or prowler to escape arrest. § 856.031 . . . The warrant-less arrest was authorized by section 856.031 because appellant would have fled if the officer . . .

CORTEZ v. STATE, 731 So. 2d 1267 (Fla. 1999)

. . . The court below held that section 856.031, Florida Statutes (1997) authorizes the warrantless arrest . . . However, none of the cases alleged to be in conflict address section 856.031 and its effect on warrant-less . . . Because the decision below is the only case which has addressed the effect of section 856.031 on warrantless . . .

STATE v. M. CORTEZ,, 705 So. 2d 676 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . The cases relied on by defendants do not cite or discuss section 856.031, Florida Statutes, which states . . . The warrantless arrest was authorized by section 856.031. Defendants argue that in State v. . . . Because the decided cases so frequently overlook section 856.031, the legislature should, at the least . . .

C. SPEARS, v. STATE, 302 So. 2d 805 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1974)

. . . officer complied with the provisions of § 8S6.021 F.S. before making the warrantless arrest under § 856.031 . . .