Florida Statute 933.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 933
SEARCH AND INSPECTION WARRANTS

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933.03 Destruction of obscene prints and literature.—All obscene prints and literature, or other things mentioned in s. 847.011 found by an officer in executing a search warrant, or produced or brought into court, shall be safely kept so long as is necessary for the purpose of being used as evidence in any case, and as soon as may be afterwards, shall be destroyed by order of the court before whom the case is brought.

History.—s. 16, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 3007; GS 4083; RGS 6187; CGL 8501; s. 9, ch. 2019-45.

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Falcon v. State, 230 So. 3d 168 (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...ce. Cf. Benefield, 160 So. 2d at 710 (identifying exigencies justifying unannounced intrusion). Conclusion Upon consideration of all of these factors, we hold that the deputies violated section 933.03 by failing to afford Falcon a reasonable opportunity to respond and that this violation warranted suppression.4 In so holding, we recognize that determining what is reasonable is not an exact science and that, in the wrong situation, waiting too long could have catastrophic results....

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