Florida Statute 327.56 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIV
VESSELS

Chapter 327
VESSEL SAFETY

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F.S. 327.56

327.56 Safety and marine sanitation equipment inspections; qualified.—

(1) No officer shall board any vessel to make a safety or marine sanitation equipment inspection if the owner or operator is not aboard. When the owner or operator is aboard, an officer may board a vessel with consent or when the officer has probable cause or knowledge to believe that a violation of a provision of this chapter has occurred or is occurring. An officer may board a vessel when the operator refuses or is unable to display the safety or marine sanitation equipment required by law, if requested to do so by a law enforcement officer, or when the safety or marine sanitation equipment to be inspected is permanently installed and is not visible for inspection unless the officer boards the vessel.

(2) Inspection of floating structures for compliance with this section shall be as provided in s. 403.091.

History.—s. 9, ch. 59-400; s. 14, ch. 63-105; s. 1, ch. 65-361; s. 11, ch. 84-188; s. 6, ch. 94-241; s. 954, ch. 95-148.

Note.—Former s. 371.58.

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Amendments to 327.56

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 327.56

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 327.56.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 327.56

Total Results: 7

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1992-12-03

Snippet: 327.28, 327.30-327.40, 327.44-327.51, 327.54, 327.56, and327.65 shall govern the operation, equipment

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1990-07-30

Snippet: 327.28, 327.30-327.40, 327.44-327.51, 327.54, 327.56, and327.65 shall govern the operation, equipment

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1988-10-18

Snippet: 327.28, 327.30-327.40, 327.44-327.51, 327.54, 327.56, and 327.65 shall govern the operation, equipment

Zimmerman v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-03-25

Citation: 505 So. 2d 517, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 12087, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 850

Snippet: 328.07(5), Florida Statutes (1985). . Section 327.56, Florida Statutes (1985). .Having acknowledged

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1985-05-31

Snippet: 327.28, 327.30-327.40, 327.44-327.51, 327.54, 327.56, and 327.65 shall govern the operation, equipment

Sherman v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-09-14

Citation: 419 So. 2d 375, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 21102

Snippet: suppress should therefore be reversed. . Now § 327.56, Florida Statutes (1981). . For the purposes

Shapiro v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-11-13

Citation: 390 So. 2d 344

Snippet: on the Fourth Amendment, section 10.6(a)-(g) at 327-56 (1979). Under the current system all persons entering