Florida Statute 933.17 - 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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F.S. 933.17

933.17 Exceeding authority in executing search warrant; penalty.—Any officer who in executing a search warrant willfully exceeds his or her authority or exercises it with unnecessary severity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

History.—s. 17, ch. 9321, 1923; CGL 7519; s. 1162, ch. 71-136; s. 1575, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 933.17

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Cases Citing Statute 933.17

Total Results: 3

Johnson v. State

27 So. 2d 276, 157 Fla. 685, 1946 Fla. LEXIS 831

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 1946 | Docket: 3274898

Cited 57 times | Published

wilfully exceeded their authority, contrary to Section 933.17 F.S.A."; (d) because the information "is based

State v. Robinson

565 So. 2d 730, 1990 WL 84421

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 22, 1990 | Docket: 1726048

Cited 8 times | Published

statutory violation is deliberate or willful. See § 933.17, Fla. Stat. (1989). We make this proposal because

State of Florida v. Keith Alexander Times

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 2024 | Docket: 68422840

Published

States and Florida Constitutions.”); see also § 933.17, Fla. Stat. (already providing a remedy for an