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Florida Statute 941.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 941.07 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 941.07 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
941.07 Issue of Governor’s warrant of arrest; its recitals.If the Governor decides that the demand should be complied with, he or she shall sign a warrant of arrest, which shall be sealed with the state seal, and be directed to any peace officer or other person whom the Governor may think fit to entrust with the execution thereof. The warrant shall be sufficient if it substantially recites facts to show that an extraditable crime has been committed under the laws of the demanding state.
History.s. 7, ch. 20460, 1941; s. 1599, ch. 97-102.

Cases Citing F.S. 941.07

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·State v. Cox, 306 So. 2d 156 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...Upon determining that the demand should be honored, the governor issues a warrant of arrest which is sufficient "if it substantially recites facts to show that an extraditable crime has been committed under the laws of the demanding state." Fla. Stat. § 941.07 (1973)....
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Cited as authorityGalloway (1987)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityIn Re Jeffries (1976)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Murphy v. Boehm, 443 So. 2d 363 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal

...the *365 same facts. At the hearing on the petition and the sheriff's return, the State presented the warrant of the Governor of the State of Florida commanding Boehm's arrest and his delivery to a duly appointed representative of the State of Ohio. § 941.07, Fla....
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Cited as authorityIn Re Hval (1987)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Josey v. Galloway, 482 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2238

...364, 372, 25 S.Ct. 282, 283, 49 L.Ed. 515 (1905). If the governor determines that extradition is *382 proper, he issues a warrant of arrest directing the appropriate law enforcement officers of his state to arrest the accused. 18 U.S.C.A. § 3182; § 941.07, Fla....
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Cited as authorityGalloway (1987)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Lawrence v. Pestana, 560 So. 2d 248 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1990).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1382, 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 645

...y may be had on that issue in the asylum state.” Michigan v. Doran, 439 U.S. 282, 290 , 99 S.Ct. 530 , 58 L.Ed.2d 521 (1978). Finally, the defendant contends that the trial court erred in finding that the rendition warrant, as required pursuant to Section 941.07, Florida Statutes (1987), recited sufficient facts to show that an extraditable crime had been committed in the demanding state....
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Cited as authorityOrbe (1995)
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France v. Judd, 932 So. 2d 1263 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 1933388

...Diaz, 440 So.2d 1318 (Fla. 3d DCA 1983); Chesser v. *1265 Dougherty, 417 So.2d 1164 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). If the asylum state governor determines that the demand is in order and should be honored, he must issue a warrant for the arrest of the fugitive. § 941.07, Fla....
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Wilson v. State ex rel. Tarter, 325 So. 2d 51 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1976).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 15224

of Florida was void for failure to comply with § 941.-07, F.S.1973, in that the rendition warrant was insufficient
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Raulerson v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...armed trespass in one of his structures or conveyances); 10 Warrantless arrests are highlighted here because the Legislature appears to contemplate at least one situation in which an arrest warrant may issue to someone beside a peace officer to execute. See § 941.07, Fla....

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