Florida Statute 901.18 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 901
ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS

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F.S. 901.18

901.18 Officer may summon assistance.—A peace officer making a lawful arrest may command the aid of persons she or he deems necessary to make the arrest. A person commanded to aid shall render assistance as directed by the officer. A person commanded to aid a peace officer shall have the same authority to arrest as that peace officer and shall not be civilly liable for any reasonable conduct in rendering assistance to that officer.

History.—s. 18, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(18); s. 7, ch. 70-339; s. 1462, ch. 97-102.

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Cases Citing Statute 901.18

Total Results: 18

State v. Phoenix

428 So. 2d 262

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 10, 1982 | Docket: 1719917

Cited 25 times | Published

[1] Another important exception is embodied in § 901.18, Fla. Stat. (1979). Pursuant to this section,

Kirby v. State

217 So. 2d 619

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 14, 1969 | Docket: 343082

Cited 17 times | Published

Kirby would have to be derived from F.S. 1967, Section 901.18, F.S.A., as an officer summoned to aid Deputy

Huebner v. State

731 So. 2d 40, 1999 WL 140550

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 1999 | Docket: 1408955

Cited 11 times | Published

officer did not preclude him from relying on section 901.18 and the "fellow officer" doctrine to communicate

State v. Boatman

901 So. 2d 222, 2005 WL 839998

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 2005 | Docket: 384084

Cited 6 times | Published

result, the rule is related to the provision in section 901.18, Florida Statutes (2003), which permits an

State v. Eldridge

565 So. 2d 787, 1990 WL 100750

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 1990 | Docket: 2514195

Cited 6 times | Published

was unlawful. The state, however, argues that section 901.18, Florida Statutes (1987), authorized Deputy

Goodman v. State

399 So. 2d 1120

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 1981 | Docket: 1652290

Cited 6 times | Published

geographically, to that arrest. By virtue of Section 901.18, Florida Statutes (1979), Ortenzo had, under

State v. Steffani

398 So. 2d 475

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 1981 | Docket: 1326685

Cited 6 times | Published

be deemed to stand in their shoes.[7] See, Section 901.18, Florida Statutes (1979) ("A peace officer

State v. Mahoy

575 So. 2d 779, 1991 WL 27507

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 1991 | Docket: 1443288

Cited 4 times | Published

(1989). [3] § 316.193, Fla. Stat. (1989). [4] Section 901.18 provides that a police officer making a lawful

Riehle v. State, Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles

684 So. 2d 823, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 4282, 1996 WL 199589

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 1996 | Docket: 64769680

Cited 2 times | Published

circuit court’s order erroneously interprets section 901.18, Florida Statutes (1993), thus improperly sustaining

State v. Cantrell

426 So. 2d 1035

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 19, 1983 | Docket: 1683686

Cited 2 times | Published

therefore be deemed to stand in their shoes. See, Section 901.18, Florida Statutes (1979) ("A peace officer

C.F.C. v. Miami-Dade Cnty.

349 F. Supp. 3d 1236

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 2018 | Docket: 64321825

Cited 1 times | Published

Florida Statute Section 901.18 The County also points to Florida Statute Section 901.18 for the proposition

Clinton v. State

421 So. 2d 186

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 13, 1982 | Docket: 1719485

Cited 1 times | Published

commanded to assist in an arrest, and therefore, section 901.18, Florida Statutes (1981), is not applicable

Creedle v. Miami-Dade Cnty.

349 F. Supp. 3d 1276

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 2018 | Docket: 64321827

Published

Florida Statute Section 901.18 The County also points to Florida Statute Section 901.18 for the proposition

Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Leonard

718 So. 2d 314, 1998 Fla. App. LEXIS 11542, 1998 WL 601333

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 1998 | Docket: 64783183

Published

Mahoy, 575 So.2d 779 (Fla. 5th DCA 1991). Section 901.18 authorizes an officer to elicit assistance

State v. Ostrow

579 So. 2d 292, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 4074, 1991 WL 72064

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 7, 1991 | Docket: 64658617

Published

arrest in question was in fact validly effected. § 901.18, Fla.Stat. (1989); State v. Eldridge, 565 So.2d

McClendon v. State

440 So. 2d 52, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 24066

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 9, 1983 | Docket: 64600497

Published

suppress should be upheld on the authority of Section 901.18, which provides: A peace officer making a lawful

Torres v. State

413 So. 2d 436, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 20009

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 1982 | Docket: 64589681

Published

burglary of a dwelling and grand theft are affirmed. § 901.18, Fla.Stat. (1979); Goodman v. State, 399 So.2d

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 9, 1975 | Docket: 3257917

Published

not located at the scene. AS TO QUESTION 1: Section 901.18, F.S., provides: 901.18 Officer may summon