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Fla. Stat. § 901.16 (2025)
Method of arrest by officer by a warrant.
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901.16 Method of arrest by officer by a warrant.—A peace officer making an arrest by a warrant shall inform the person to be arrested of the cause of arrest and that a warrant has been issued, except when the person flees or forcibly resists before the officer has an opportunity to inform the person, or when giving the information will imperil the arrest. The officer need not have the warrant in his or her possession at the time of arrest but on request of the person arrested shall show it to the person as soon as practicable.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (3 in the last 5 years), 1971–2026 · leading case: Johnson v. State, 660 So. 2d 648 (Fla. 1995).
Johnson v. State, 660 So. 2d 648 (Fla. 1995). “§ 901.16, Fla. Stat. (1987). [12] Section 901.”
Trout v. State, 927 So. 2d 1052 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006). “See § 901.16, Fla. Stat. Thus, as the arrest warrant was executed, Trout was entitled to credit for all time spent in the Martin County jail while arrested on the violation of probation charge.”
State v. Mitchell, 245 So. 2d 618 (Fla. 1971). “" [12] "Only a physician, registered nurse, or duly licensed clinical laboratory technologist or clinical laboratory technician, acting at the request of a peace officer, may withdraw blood for the purpose of determining the alcoholic content therein.”
State v. Madruga-Jiminez, 485 So. 2d 462 (Fla. 3d DCA 1986). “NOTES [1] Officer Fernandez was required by section 901.16, Florida Statutes (1981) to inform Madruga-Jiminez of the cause of his arrest and that a warrant had been issued.”
Conti v. State, 540 So. 2d 934 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). “Appellant also relies upon section 901.16, Florida Statutes (1987), which provides: A peace officer making an arrest by a warrant shall inform the person to be arrested of the cause of arrest and that a warrant has been issued, except when the person fleas or forcibly resists…”
Sloan v. State, 429 So. 2d 354 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “oute, is whether the conduct of the officers in entering appellant’s privately occupied bedroom, assuming (without deciding), that the entry exceeded the scope of his cotenant’s consent, and their conduct in failing to advise appellant of the warrant and of their intention to…”
Robert Rachon Brooks Vs State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2023). “§ 901.16, Fla. Stat. (2018). The Florida Supreme Court has held that section 901.”
Deangelo George Robinson v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2024). “See § 901.16, Fla. Stat. (2023) (entitled “Method of arrest by officer by a warrant”).”
State of Florida v. Keith Alexander Times (Fla. 2026). “5th DCA 2023) (holding that section 901.16, Florida Statutes (2018), did not require suppression of statements where the statute did not include that remedy).”
Brown v. Green, 424 So. 2d 130 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). “See, Section 901.16, Florida Statutes; and, Cf.”
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