Florida Statute 933.09 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 933
SEARCH AND INSPECTION WARRANTS

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F.S. 933.09

933.09 Officer may break open door, etc., to execute warrant.—The officer may break open any outer door, inner door or window of a house, or any part of a house or anything therein, to execute the warrant, if after due notice of the officer’s authority and purpose he or she is refused admittance to said house or access to anything therein.

History.—s. 9, ch. 9321, 1923; s. 1, ch. 10273, 1925; CGL 8511; s. 1571, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 933.09

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 933.09

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 933.09.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 933.09

Total Results: 20

State of Florida v. Keith Alexander Times

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-04-10

Snippet: the search arguing the officers violated section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2020), the “knock-and-announce”

Falcon v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-10-27

Citation: 230 So. 3d 168

Snippet: Florida’s “knock-and-announce” statute, section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2013), and (2) the search warrant

Carter v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-07-21

Citation: 173 So. 3d 1048, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 10949, 2015 WL 4429085

Snippet: of the police’s failure to comply with section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2011), the knock- and-announce

Mendez-Jorge v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-03-21

Citation: 135 So. 3d 464, 2014 WL 1094450, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4174

Snippet: the common law knock-and-announce rule at section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2012), which provides: The officer

State v. Cable

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-12-09

Citation: 51 So. 3d 434, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 705, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 2084, 2010 WL 4977491

Snippet: believed to be.[2] *438A separate statute, section 933.09, Fla. Stat. (2005), parallels this language for

State v. Fernandez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-11-17

Citation: 50 So. 3d 37, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 17683, 2010 WL 4628590

Snippet: Florida's "knock-and-announce" statute, section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2009), and (2) no exigent circumstances

City of St. Petersburg v. Remia

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-07-16

Citation: 41 So. 3d 322, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 10448, 2010 WL 2788287

Snippet: of Mgmt. Servs. Div. of Ret., Nos. 08-4766, 09-0933, 09-0934, 09-0935, 09-0936, 09-0937, 09-0938, 2009

Pilieci v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-04-09

Citation: 991 So. 2d 883, 2008 WL 942042

Snippet: violation of the "knock-and-announce" rule. See § 933.09, Fla. Stat. (2005); Hudson v. Michigan, 547 U.S

Jenkins v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-03-06

Citation: 978 So. 2d 116, 2008 WL 596782

Snippet: the "knock-and-announce" requirement of section 933.09 of the Florida Statutes (2005) because that statutory

State v. Pruitt

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-11-02

Citation: 967 So. 2d 1021, 2007 WL 3225376

Snippet: violated Florida's knock-and-announce statute, section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2003). The trial court agreed

Pigford v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-08-04

Citation: 935 So. 2d 93, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 13015, 2006 WL 2191262

Snippet: and announce procedure.” See Florida Statutes § 933.09 (2002). Once inside, the officers found Mr. Pigford

Spradley v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-05-19

Citation: 933 So. 2d 51, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 7875, 2006 WL 1359641

Snippet: his residence to execute a search warrant. See § 933.09, Fla. Stat. (2003). Because the officers intentionally

Jenkins v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-01-25

Citation: 924 So. 2d 20, 2006 WL 167672

Snippet: exclusionary rule for all statutory violations. Section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2005), contains a knock-and-announce

ST. AUGUSTINE MARINE CANVAS v. Lunsford

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-12-19

Citation: 917 So. 2d 280, 2005 WL 3454016

Snippet: qualified alternatives." City of Bartow, 896 So.2d at 933.[9] It is also noteworthy that Dr. Northrup's letter

Simmons v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-09-14

Citation: 913 So. 2d 19, 2005 WL 2217968

Snippet: to knock and announce in compliance with section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2003). In the alternative he

State v. Washington

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-04-23

Citation: 884 So. 2d 97, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 5583

Snippet: of Florida’s knock and announce statute, section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2001). Because we conclude that

State v. Washington

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-04-23

Citation: 884 So. 2d 97, 2004 WL 868011

Snippet: of Florida's knock and announce statute, section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2001). Because we conclude that

Hernandez v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-01-21

Citation: 863 So. 2d 484, 2004 WL 86306

Snippet: the Florida and Federal Constitutions and section 933.09, Florida Statutes (1999). We find no error in the

Kellom v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-06-18

Citation: 849 So. 2d 391, 2003 WL 21394524

Snippet: the "knock and announce" rule codified in section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2000). We agree and, therefore

State v. Cassells

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-01-31

Citation: 835 So. 2d 397, 2003 WL 201341

Snippet: evidence under the knock-and-announce rule, section 933.09, Florida Statutes (2001). We reverse because the