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Fla. Stat. § 893.09 (2025)
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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.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 893.09
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§893.09(3)PERJURYMAKE FALSE STATEMENT UNDER OATH TO LEO
§893.09(4)FRAUD-IMPERSONAUTH TO ENFORCE DRUG LAW CAUSE DEATH INJURY
§893.09(4)FRAUD-IMPERSONAUTH TO ENFORCE DRUG LAW WHILE COMMIT FELONY
§893.09(4)RESIST OFFICERINTERFERE W LEO W/O VIOLENCE
§893.09(4)RESIST OFFICERINTERFERE W LEO W VIOLENCE
§893.09(4)FRAUD-IMPERSONFALSELY REP AUTHORITY TO ENFORCE DRUG LAW
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 6
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1978–2025 · leading case: Newmans v. State, Div. of Ret., 701 So. 2d 573 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997).
Newmans v. State, Div. of Ret., 701 So. 2d 573 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). “Florida Statutes Section 893.09 required NEWMANS, as duly elected Sheriff of Baker County, to enforce all provisions of Florida Statutes Chapter 893, including the provision making it unlawful to sell, purchase, manufacture, or deliver, or possess with intent to sell, purchase,…”
State v. Bass, 451 So. 2d 986 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). “Section 893.09(5), Florida Statutes (1981), relieves law enforcement officers from civil or criminal liability as a result of lawful engagement in the enforcement of the laws relating to controlled substances.”
State v. Glosson, 441 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “The defendants appealed the trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss on the grounds of "unconscionable misconduct, abuse of prosecutorial discretion and violations of due process and equal protection." In affirming, we stated: It is important to note that appellants do…”
Lawrence v. State, 357 So. 2d 424 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). “By their motion to dismiss the defendants urged unconscionable misconduct, abuse of prosecutorial discretion and violations of due process and equal protection.”
Raulerson v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025). “§ 893.09(1), Fla. Stat. (requiring “all peace officers of the state” to enforce the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act).”
State v. Gordon, 920 So. 2d 42 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). “13(4)(b)5) and section 893.09(5) (immunizing officers enforcing Chapter 893 from prosecution for crimes defined in the chapter) were in effect at the time of Manucy , neither was addressed by the Manucy court.”
— 893.09(1) — 2 cases
Newmans v. State, Div. of Ret., 701 So. 2d 573 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). “Florida Statutes Section 893.09 required NEWMANS, as duly elected Sheriff of Baker County, to enforce all provisions of Florida Statutes Chapter 893, including the provision making it unlawful to sell, purchase, manufacture, or deliver, or possess with intent to sell, purchase,…”
Raulerson v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025). “§ 893.09(1), Fla. Stat. (requiring “all peace officers of the state” to enforce the Florida Comprehensive Drug Abuse Prevention and Control Act).”
— 893.09(5) — 4 cases
State v. Bass, 451 So. 2d 986 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984). “Section 893.09(5), Florida Statutes (1981), relieves law enforcement officers from civil or criminal liability as a result of lawful engagement in the enforcement of the laws relating to controlled substances.”
State v. Glosson, 441 So. 2d 1178 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “The defendants appealed the trial court's denial of their motion to dismiss on the grounds of "unconscionable misconduct, abuse of prosecutorial discretion and violations of due process and equal protection." In affirming, we stated: It is important to note that appellants do…”
Lawrence v. State, 357 So. 2d 424 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). “By their motion to dismiss the defendants urged unconscionable misconduct, abuse of prosecutorial discretion and violations of due process and equal protection.”
State v. Gordon, 920 So. 2d 42 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). “13(4)(b)5) and section 893.09(5) (immunizing officers enforcing Chapter 893 from prosecution for crimes defined in the chapter) were in effect at the time of Manucy , neither was addressed by the Manucy court.”
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