Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 933.27 (2025)

Refusal to permit authorized inspection; penalty.

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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
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2013–2019 · leading case: Laterza v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 221 F. Supp. 3d 1347 (S.D. Fla. 2016).
Laterza v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., 221 F. Supp. 3d 1347 (S.D. Fla. 2016). · cites it 8× “”)• Similarly, Florida law requires a bank to disclose the account information of its customer when compelled by a court of competent jurisdiction.”
Sweet Sage Café, LLC v. Town of N. Redington Beach, 380 F. Supp. 3d 1209 (M.D. Fla. 2019). “§ 933.27. Of course, the availability of a statutory regime for inspection does not necessarily invalidate a different one.”
Miami-Dade Cnty. v. Concrete Structures, Inc., 114 So. 3d 333 (Fla. 3d DCA 2013). “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…”
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