No. HB 1313
Filed under Criminal Justice.
Surrendering to Law Enforcement; Requires law enforcement agency to implement procedure for interviewing person who attempts to be taken into custody by such agency for violation of criminal law when no warrant for such person's arrest has been issued; specifies that such procedure shall include certain actions; authorizes temporary detention in certain circumstances; authorizes warrantless arrest in certain circumstances; requires law enforcement officer to deliver such person or have him or her delivered to nearest receiving facility for involuntary examination in certain circumstances.
Plain English Summary
AI-GENERATEDFlorida law enforcement agencies must now create specific procedures for handling people who voluntarily walk into a station to be arrested. This applies when no arrest warrant exists for the individual.
Officers are required to immediately respond to the surrendering person and conduct a voluntary interview. The agency must also check for any active alerts or lookouts related to that specific individual.
If the officer determines the person meets criteria for involuntary mental health examination, they must deliver the person to the nearest receiving facility. This creates a mandatory transport duty for qualifying cases.
Officers may temporarily detain or arrest the surrendering person if specific statutory requirements for probable cause or warrantless arrest are met. This grants clear authority to take custody after the interview.
AIRequires every law enforcement agency to create a specific process for interviewing people who walk in to turn themselves in without a warrant.
AIMandates that a law enforcement officer must immediately go to the surrendering person and conduct a voluntary interview.
AIRequires officers to deliver a surrendering person to a mental health facility if they appear to meet criteria for involuntary examination.
AIPermits officers to arrest a surrendering person without a warrant if specific statutory circumstances are met.
AIRequires officers to check for out-of-state or out-of-agency alerts if they suspect the person committed a crime elsewhere.