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Florida Statute 933.27 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 933.27 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 933.27 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
933.27 Refusal to permit authorized inspection; penalty.Any person who willfully refuses to permit an inspection authorized by a warrant issued pursuant to this act is guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.s. 1, ch. 82-8; s. 226, ch. 91-224.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 933.27

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§933.27OBSTRUCT CRIMINAL INVESTREFUSE INSPECTION AUTHORIZED BY ISSUED WARRANTM · 2nd

Cases Citing F.S. 933.27

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·Laterza v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 221 F. Supp. 3d 1347 (S.D. Fla. 2016).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2016 WL 6459829, 2016 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 151306

...See § 933.15, Fla. Stat. (2011) (providing that it is a first degree misdemeanor for anyone who “knowingly and willfully obstruct[s], re-sistís], or oppose[s] any officer ... in serving or attempting to serve or execute any search warrant ... ”); § 933.27, Fla....
...s’] account information and balances.” DE 1-1 at ¶ 70. The Court finds that as a matter of law, Chase did not wrongfully disclose Plaintiffs’ account information and balances when responding to the Search ' Warrant. See § 933.15, Fla. Stat.; § 933.27, Fla. Stat. Contrary to Plaintiffs’ assertions of improper conduct, Florida law required Chase to disclose Plaintiffs’ account information to the Task Force. See § 933.15, Fla. Stat.; § 933.27, Fla....
...Indeed, as discussed above, Chase complied with Florida statutes requiring it to disclose Plaintiffs’ account information to the Task Force upon receiving the Search Warrant, and therefore Chase did not commit any crime. See, e.g., § 933.15, Fla. Stat.; § 933.27, Fla....
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Cited as authorityMCCONLEY (2025)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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·Sweet Sage Café, LLC v. Town of N. Redington Beach, 380 F. Supp. 3d 1209 (M.D. Fla. 2019).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida

...sued shall be given at least 24 hours before the warrant is executed," though immediate execution is available "when necessary to prevent loss of life or property." § 933.26. Willfully refusing a warranted inspection is a second-degree misdemeanor. § 933.27....
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Cited as authorityKravchenko (2025)
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Cited as authorityMuszik (2024)
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Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Concrete Structures, Inc., 114 So. 3d 333 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 1980420, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7821

...forcible entry was sought by the County. The consequence of CSI’s refusal to comply with its agreements in the permit applications is not a misdemeanor of the second degree (as would attend a refusal to permit an inspection authorized by warrant, section 933.27), but rather the prospect for revocation of CSI’s permit and the imposition of an administrative fíne and enforcement costs....

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