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Fla. Stat. § 933.16 (2025)

Maliciously procuring search warrant to be issued; penalty.

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933.16 Maliciously procuring search warrant to be issued; penalty.Any person who maliciously and without probable cause procures a search warrant to be issued and executed shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 16, ch. 9321, 1923; CGL 7434; s. 1161, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 933.16

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§933.16PUBLIC ORDER CRIMESMALICIOUSLY PROCURE SEARCH WARRANTM · 1st
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1 case, 1949–1949 · leading case: Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 (1949).
Wolf v. Colorado, 338 U.S. 25 (1949). · cites it 2× “Code §§ 811, 812, N. Y. Penal Law §§ 1786, 1847; N. D.”
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