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Fla. Stat. § 941.07 (2025)
Issue of Governor’s warrant of arrest; its recitals.
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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.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 7
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1974–2025 · leading case: State v. Cox, 306 So. 2d 156 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974).
State v. Cox, 306 So. 2d 156 (Fla. 2d DCA 1974). “" Fla. Stat. § 941.07 (1973). Once arrested, the judicial remedy for an accused fugitive who opposes his extradition is to seek a writ of habeas corpus.”
Josey v. Galloway, 482 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985). “§ 3182 ; § 941.07, Fla. Stat. (1983); Marbles v. Creecy, 215 U.”
Murphy v. Boehm, 443 So. 2d 363 (Fla. 5th DCA 1983). “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.”
Lawrence v. Pestana, 560 So. 2d 248 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990). “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.”
France v. Judd, 932 So. 2d 1263 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “" France's case involves provisions of the Act that permit the arrest and detention of an accused fugitive before the issuance of a governor's arrest warrant. A Florida court may order the pre-requisition arrest of an accused fugitive by issuing an arrest warrant, commonly known…”
Wingard v. Sec'y Dep't of Corr. (Duval Cnty.) (M.D. Fla. 2024). “Ground Four In Ground Four, Wingard states as follows: Wingard was unlawfully delivered to state custody pursuant to Fla. Stat. §§ 941.07 , 941.10. Supporting Facts: The Governor of the State of Florida at the time of this case never issued any type of warrant to arrest Wingard…”
Raulerson v. State of Florida (Fla. 1st DCA 2025). “See § 941.07, Fla. Stat. (authorizing the Governor, under the Uniform Criminal Extradition Law, to “sign a warrant of arrest” for an out-of-state fugitive that may “be directed to any peace officer or other person whom the Governor may think fit to entrust with the execution…”
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