Florida Statute 934.15 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 934
SECURITY OF COMMUNICATIONS; SURVEILLANCE

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F.S. 934.15

934.15 Situations in which law enforcement officer may order telephone line cut, rerouted, or diverted.—

(1) The supervising law enforcement officer at the scene of an incident where there is reasonable cause to believe:

(a) That a person is holding one or more hostages,

(b) That a person has barricaded herself or himself and taken a position of confinement to avoid apprehension,

(d) That a person has barricaded herself or himself and is armed and is threatening suicide,

may order law enforcement or telephone company personnel to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines for the purpose of preventing telephone communications between the suspect and any person other than a law enforcement officer or the law enforcement officer’s designee, if such cutting, rerouting, or diverting of telephone lines is technically feasible and can be performed without endangering the lives of telephone company or other utility personnel.

(2) The good faith reliance by a telephone company on an oral or written order to cut, reroute, or divert telephone lines given by a supervising law enforcement officer under subsection (1) constitutes a complete defense to any civil, criminal, or administrative action arising out of such an order.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 87-357; s. 1585, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 934.15

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 934.15

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 934.15.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 934.15

Total Results: 7

Progressive Select Insurance Company v. Lloyd's of Shelton Auto Glass, L L C, A/A/O Bruce Farlow

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: action against Progressive in county court seeking $934.15—the difference between the amount it invoiced Progressive

PROGRESSIVE SELECT INSURANCE COMPANY v. LLOYD'S OF SHELTON AUTO GLASS, L L C, A/A/O BRUCE FARLOW

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-07

Snippet: action against Progressive in county court seeking $934.15—the difference between the amount it invoiced Progressive

State of Florida v. Brian Mitchell Lee

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-01

Citation: 223 So. 3d 342, 2017 WL 2374401, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 7886

Snippet: offenses described by section 847.0135(3) and section 934.15 are subsumed within the proof of the offense described

MATTHEW JOSEPH DETTLE v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-25

Citation: 226 So. 3d 285, 2017 WL 2324673

Snippet: applied to convictions under §§ 847.0135(4) and 934.15, Fla. Stat.). 2 In the initial opinion we

Southwest Florida Water Management Dist. v. Charlotte Cty.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-01-05

Citation: 774 So. 2d 903, 2001 WL 10391

Snippet: 0421(1)(b)(1), 373.223(3)(c), 373.461(1)(a), 376.031(22), 934.15(1)(d), Fla. Stat. (1999). Under section 373.223(3)(c)

Zeidwig v. Ward

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-07-27

Citation: 548 So. 2d 209, 1989 WL 84103

Snippet: obtained in violation of Florida Statute § 934 [ch. 934]; 15. Zeidwig never advised Ward that the September

Ward v. Zeidwig

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-02-17

Citation: 521 So. 2d 215, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 486, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 576, 1988 WL 10191

Snippet: obtained in violation of Florida Statute § 934 [ch. 934]; 15. Zeidwig never advised Ward that the September