§ 776.07, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 776. JUSTIFIABLE USE OF FORCE
Use of force to prevent escape.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) A law enforcement officer or other person who has an arrested person in his or her custody is justified in the use of any force which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary to prevent the escape of the arrested person from custody.
(2) A correctional officer or other law enforcement officer is justified in the use of force, including deadly force, which he or she reasonably believes to be necessary to prevent the escape from a penal institution of a person whom the officer reasonably believes to be lawfully detained in such institution under sentence for an offense or awaiting trial or commitment for an offense.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 13, ch. 74-383; s. 7, ch. 95-283; s. 1193, ch. 97-102.
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