Florida Statute 901.25 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 901
ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS

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F.S. 901.25

901.25 Fresh pursuit; arrest outside jurisdiction.—

(1) The term “fresh pursuit” as used in this act shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who is reasonably suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony has actually been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. It shall also include the pursuit of a person who has violated a county or municipal ordinance or chapter 316 or has committed a misdemeanor.

(2) Any duly authorized state, county, or municipal arresting officer is authorized to arrest a person outside the officer’s jurisdiction when in fresh pursuit. Such officer shall have the same authority to arrest and hold such person in custody outside his or her jurisdiction, subject to the limitations hereafter set forth, as has any authorized arresting state, county, or municipal officer of this state to arrest and hold in custody a person not arrested in fresh pursuit.

(3) If an arrest is made in this state by an officer outside the county within which his or her jurisdiction lies, the officer shall immediately notify the officer in charge of the jurisdiction in which the arrest is made. Such officer in charge of the jurisdiction shall, along with the officer making the arrest, take the person so arrested before a trial court judge of the county in which the arrest was made without unnecessary delay.

(4) The employing agency of the state, county, or municipal officer making an arrest on fresh pursuit shall be liable for all actions of said officer in the same fashion that it is liable for the officer’s acts made while making an arrest within his or her jurisdiction.

(5) The officer making an arrest on fresh pursuit shall be fully protected with respect to pension, retirement, workers’ compensation, and other such benefits just as if the officer had made an arrest in his or her own jurisdiction.

History.—s. 1, ch. 63-515; s. 14, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 78-246; s. 120, ch. 79-40; s. 1, ch. 81-313; s. 2, ch. 83-119; s. 1467, ch. 97-102; s. 25, ch. 2004-11.

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Amendments to 901.25

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 901.25

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 901.25.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 901.25

Total Results: 20

STATE OF FLORIDA v. BRYAN ALLEN REPPLE

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-14

Snippet: apply here, is fresh pursuit, pursuant to section 901.25, Florida Statutes (2004). This section grants

STATE OF FLORIDA v. MITCHELL REDDIN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-15

Snippet: officer stopped him in Port Richey.1 Section 901.25(2), Florida Statutes (2021), provides that "[a]ny

Moncrieffe v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-03-16

Citation: 55 So. 3d 736, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 3465, 2011 WL 890801

Snippet: citizen's arrests under color of their office); § 901.25, Fla. Stat. (2005) (mandating that an arresting

Espin v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-04-25

Citation: 953 So. 2d 781, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 6117, 2007 WL 1202256

Snippet: were found, and defendant was arrested. Section 901.25(3), Florida Statutes (2003) provides: If an arrest

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2005-04-20

Snippet: Fla. 99-22 (1999) and 71-22 (1971). But see s.901.25(2), Fla. Stat. (municipal police officer authorized

State v. Gelin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-03-19

Citation: 844 So. 2d 659, 2003 WL 1240125

Snippet: of the defendants within the meaning of Section 901.25, Florida Statutes. We conclude that he was. Generally

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-07-08

Snippet: Fla. 99-22 (1999) and 71-22 (1971). But see, s. 901.25(2), Fla. Stat. (municipal police officer authorized

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-03-05

Snippet: has committed or is committing a felony." Section 901.25, Florida Statutes, was been subsequently amended3

Smith v. FRONTIER COMMUNICATIONS INTERN. INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-11-28

Citation: 805 So. 2d 975, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 16675, 2001 WL 1502863

Snippet: agreement. The principal amount of the note was $512,901.25. Smith, who was an officer of Catalyst, signed

Porter v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-08-23

Citation: 765 So. 2d 76, 2000 WL 1189961

Snippet: trial court concluded that pursuant to section 901.25, Florida Statutes (1997), the Pompano Beach police

State v. Greer

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-12-15

Citation: 761 So. 2d 343, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 16866, 1999 WL 1191504

Snippet: remanded, 455 So.2d 1024 (Fla.1984). Under section 901.25(1), Florida Statutes (1997), which addresses both

WNJU-TV, Inc. v. Barnett Bank of Broward County, N.A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-08-04

Citation: 739 So. 2d 1213, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 10465, 1999 WL 565639

Snippet: favor of Barnett, and awarded Barnett costs of $901.25. Telemundo received the remaining $4,629.99 under

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1999-04-28

Snippet: See, Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 71-72 (1971). But see, s.901.25(2), Fla. Stat. (municipal police officer authorized

Huebner v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-03-17

Citation: 731 So. 2d 40, 1999 WL 140550

Snippet: OFFICER FOR PURPOSES OF FLORIDA STATUTES 901.18, 901.25(2) AND THE "FELLOW OFFICER" DOCTRINE. II. WHETHER

Department of Highway Safety & Motor Vehicles v. Leonard

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-09-11

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

Snippet: outside an officer’s jurisdiction is authorized by § 901.25 where, as here, the officer is in fresh pursuit

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1997-07-17

Snippet: See, Op. Att'y Gen. Fla. 71-72 (1971). But see, s.901.25(2), Fla. Stat. (municipal police officer authorized

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-10-08

Snippet: under certain circumstances. For example, section 901.25, Florida Statutes, authorizes a municipal police

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1996-01-08

Snippet: under certain circumstances. For example, section 901.25, Florida Statutes, authorizes a municipal police

State v. Joy

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-05-31

Citation: 637 So. 2d 946, 1994 WL 234521

Snippet: under a fresh pursuit theory. Pursuant to section 901.25, Florida Statutes (1991), an officer with arrest

State v. Sobrino

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1991-06-11

Citation: 587 So. 2d 1347, 1991 WL 97988

Snippet: circumstances, or the officer is on fresh pursuit. See § 901.25, Fla. Stat. (1989); see, e.g., Hansen v. State