Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 397.6771 (2025)

Protective custody with consent.

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397.6771 Protective custody with consent.A person in circumstances which justify protective custody, as described in s. 397.677, may consent to be assisted by a law enforcement officer to his or her home, to a hospital, or to a licensed detoxification or addictions receiving facility, whichever the officer determines is most appropriate.
History.s. 6, ch. 93-39; s. 740, ch. 95-148.

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