§ 901.1501, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 901. ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS
Immediate arrest of a person with a significant medical condition.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1) As used in this section, the term “person with a significant medical condition” means a person who is a patient or resident of a hospital licensed under chapter 395, a nursing home facility licensed under part II of chapter 400, or an assisted living facility licensed under part I of chapter 429.
(2) In determining whether to make an immediate arrest of a person with a significant medical condition, including an arrest for an offense committed against an elderly person or a disabled adult, a law enforcement officer may use his or her discretion based on the totality of the circumstances, including consideration of whether the person is a current or continued threat to public safety or himself or herself or a flight risk, and may consider all available lawful methods of making an arrest, including seeking an arrest warrant under s. 901.02.
(3) This section does not prohibit a law enforcement officer from arresting a person without a warrant under s. 901.15, or making such an arrest by any lawful method.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 1, ch. 2025-64.
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Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- Fla. Stat. ch. 395HOSPITAL LICENSING AND REGULATIONPrinted as chapter 395
- Fla. Stat. ch. 400, pt. IINURSING HOMESPrinted as part II of chapter 400
- § 901.02, Fla. Stat.Issuance of arrest warrants.Printed as s. 901.02
- § 901.15, Fla. Stat.When arrest by officer without warrant is lawful.Printed as s. 901.15
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