Florida Statutes Chapter 901 — ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS

From the Legislature's 2026 edition, which includes changes effective through January 1, 2027. Later effective dates are retained in each section's source notes.

Title XLVII

• § 901.01 — Judicial officers have committing authority.
• § 901.02 — Issuance of arrest warrants.
• § 901.04 — Direction and execution of warrant.
• § 901.07 — Admission to bail when arrest occurs in another county.
• § 901.08 — Issue of warrant when offense triable in another county.
• § 901.09 — When summons shall be issued.
• § 901.10 — How summons served.
• § 901.11 — Effect of not answering summons.
• § 901.12 — Summons against corporation.
• § 901.14 — Effect of failure by corporation to answer summons.
• § 901.15 — When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.
• § 901.1501 — Immediate arrest of a person with a significant medical condition.
• § 901.1503 — When notice to appear by officer without warrant is lawful.
• § 901.1505 — Federal law enforcement officers; powers.
• § 901.151 — Stop and Frisk Law.
• § 901.16 — Method of arrest by officer by a warrant.
• § 901.17 — Method of arrest by officer without warrant.
• § 901.18 — Officer may summon assistance.
• § 901.19 — Right of officer to break into building.
• § 901.20 — Use of force to effect release of person making arrest detained in building.
• § 901.21 — Search of person arrested.
• § 901.211 — Strip searches of persons arrested; body cavity search.
• § 901.215 — Search of person arrested for identifying device indicating a medical disability.
• § 901.22 — Arrest after escape or rescue.
• § 901.24 — Right of person arrested to consult attorney.
• § 901.245 — Interpreter services for deaf persons.
• § 901.25 — Fresh pursuit; arrest outside jurisdiction.
• § 901.252 — Authority to patrol municipally owned or leased property and facilities outside municipal limits; taking into custody outside territorial jurisdiction.
• § 901.26 — Arrest and detention of foreign nationals.
• § 901.28 — Notice to appear for misdemeanors or violations of municipal or county ordinances; effect on authority to conduct search.
• § 901.29 — Authorization to take person to medical facility.
• § 901.31 — Failure to obey written promise to appear.
• § 901.35 — Financial responsibility for medical expenses.
• § 901.36 — Prohibition against giving false name or false identification by person arrested or lawfully detained; penalties; court orders.
• § 901.41 — Prearrest diversion programs.
• § 901.43 — Dissemination of arrest booking photographs.