Florida Statute 893.09 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 893
DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

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F.S. 893.09

893.09 Enforcement.—

(1) The Department of Law Enforcement, all state agencies which regulate professions or institutions affected by the provisions of this chapter, and all peace officers of the state shall enforce all provisions of this chapter except those specifically delegated, and shall cooperate with all agencies charged with the enforcement of the laws of the United States, this state, and all other states relating to controlled substances.

(2) Any agency authorized to enforce this chapter shall have the right to institute an action in its own name to enjoin the violation of any of the provisions of this chapter. Said action for an injunction shall be in addition to any other action, proceeding, or remedy authorized by law.

(3) All law enforcement officers whose duty it is to enforce this chapter shall have authority to administer oaths in connection with their official duties, and any person making a material false statement under oath before such law enforcement officers shall be deemed guilty of perjury and subject to the same punishment as prescribed for perjury.

(4) It shall be unlawful and punishable as provided in chapter 843 for any person to interfere with any such law enforcement officer in the performance of the officer’s official duties. It shall also be unlawful for any person falsely to represent himself or herself to be authorized to enforce the drug abuse laws of this state, the United States, or any other state.

(5) No civil or criminal liability shall be imposed by virtue of this chapter upon any person whose duty it is to enforce the provisions of this chapter, by reason of his or her being lawfully engaged in the enforcement of any law or municipal ordinance relating to controlled substances.

History.—s. 9, ch. 73-331; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 30, ch. 79-8; s. 1441, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 893.09

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

S893.09 3 - PERJURY - MAKE FALSE STATEMENT UNDER OATH TO LEO - F: T

S893.09 4 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - FALSELY REP AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE DRUG LAW - F: T

S893.09 4 - RESIST OFFICER - INTERFERE W LEO W VIOLENCE - F: T

S893.09 4 - RESIST OFFICER - INTERFERE W LEO WO VIOLENCE - M: F

S893.09 4 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - AUTH TO ENFORCE DRUG LAW WHILE COMMIT FELONY - F: S

S893.09 4 - FRAUD-IMPERSON - AUTH TO ENFORCE DRUG LAW CAUSE DEATH INJURY - F: F

Cases Citing Statute 893.09

Total Results: 6

State v. Glosson

441 So. 2d 1178

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1983 | Docket: 1333422

Cited 9 times | Published

or not agent Weaver's conduct is protected by F.S. 893.09(5) we need not determine. Clearly each of the

Newmans v. State, Div. of Retirement

701 So. 2d 573, 1997 WL 574613

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 18, 1997 | Docket: 1470321

Cited 6 times | Published

Florida Statutes Chapter 893. Florida Statutes Section 893.09 required NEWMANS, as duly elected Sheriff of

State v. Bass

451 So. 2d 986

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 13, 1984 | Docket: 1482962

Cited 6 times | Published

"reverse-sting" deliveries of controlled substances. Section 893.09(5), Florida Statutes (1981), relieves law enforcement

Raulerson v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2025 | Docket: 69996619

Published

someone he suspects to have committed a felony); cf. § 893.09(1), Fla. Stat. (requiring “all peace officers

State v. Gordon

920 So. 2d 42, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 19544, 2005 WL 3357706

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 2005 | Docket: 64842127

Published

section (formerly numbered 893.13(4)(b)5) and section 893.09(5) (immunizing officers enforcing Chapter 893

Lawrence v. State

357 So. 2d 424, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 15712

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 15, 1978 | Docket: 64563865

Published

or not agent Weaver’s conduct is protected by F.S. 893.09(5) we need not determine. Clearly each of the