Florida Senate - 2024 SB 834 By Senator Simon 3-01680-24 2024834__ 1 A bill to be entitled 2 An act relating to citizens arrest; creating s. 3 901.001, F.S.; abrogating the common-law remedy of, 4 and prohibiting, citizens arrests; providing 5 exceptions; providing an effective date. 6 7 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 8 9 Section 1.Section 901.001, Florida Statutes, is created to 10 read: 11 901.001Citizens arrest. 12 (1)It is the intent of the Legislature to abrogate any 13 common-law remedy of citizens arrest. A private person who is 14 not a law enforcement officer, as defined in s. 943.10(1), may 15 not arrest another person for a violation of the laws of this 16 state. 17 (2)This section does not apply to: 18 (a)A person who is a law enforcement officer, as defined 19 in s. 943.10(1), who is acting outside of his or her 20 jurisdiction. Such an officer may arrest a person who commits a 21 felony in his or her presence or arrest a person when a felony 22 has been committed and when the arresting officer has probable 23 cause to believe, and does believe, that the person he or she 24 arrested committed the felony. 25 (b)A person who detains, without use of deadly force, a 26 person who has illegally entered his or her dwelling, vehicle, 27 or vessel until the arrival of a law enforcement officer. 28 Section 2.This act shall take effect July 1, 2024.