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Fla. Stat. § 790.051 (2025)

Exemption from licensing requirements; law enforcement officers.

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790.051 Exemption from licensing requirements; law enforcement officers.—Law enforcement officers are exempt from the licensing and penal provisions of this chapter when acting at any time within the scope or course of their official duties or when acting at any time in the line of or performance of duty.
History.—s. 11, ch. 69-306.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case (1 in the last 5 years), 2025–2025 · leading case: Raulerson v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025).
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Raulerson v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025). · cites it 2× “” § 790.051, Fla. Stat.; see also § 790.25(2), and holding appear limited to the contours of the special status that a law enforcement officer holds—the officer seemingly being always on duty.”
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