Florida Statute 941.31 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 941
CORRECTIONS: INTERSTATE COOPERATION

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F.S. 941.31

941.31 Fresh pursuit; authority of officers of other states; etc.—Any duly authorized state, county, or municipal arresting officer of another state of the United States who enters this state in fresh pursuit, and continues within this state in such fresh pursuit, of a person in order to arrest him or her on the ground that the person is believed to have committed a felony in such other state, shall have the same authority to arrest and hold such person in custody, as has any authorized arresting officer, state, county, or municipal, of this state, to arrest and hold in custody a person on the ground that the person is believed to have committed a felony in this state.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20461, 1941; s. 1618, ch. 97-102.

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Amendments to 941.31

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 941.31

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 941.31.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 941.31

Total Results: 2

Akins v. Hamlin

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1976-02-03

Citation: 327 So. 2d 59, 1976 Fla. App. LEXIS 14634

Snippet: Georgia has no fresh pursuit statute comparable to § 941.31, F.S.1973. But the officers as private persons

Overstreet v. Voorhies

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1937-02-04

Citation: 173 So. 710, 127 Fla. 333, 1937 Fla. LEXIS 1447

Snippet: Guardianship of Bernard Seward, 105 Neb. 787, 181 N.W. 941; 31 A.L.R. 441; Annotations 447, 29 L.R.A. 624 and