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A bill to be entitled 1
An act relating to arrest and detention of individuals 2
with significant medical conditions; creating s. 3
901.1501, F.S.; defining the term "person with a 4
significant medical condition"; providing that a law 5
enforcement officer may use his or her discretion in 6
determining whether to make an immediate arrest of 7
such person; providing construction; providing an 8
effective date. 9
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Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 11
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Section 1. Section 901.1501, Florida Statutes, is created 13
to read: 14
901.1501 Immediate arrest of a person with a significant 15
medical condition.— 16
(1) As used in this section, the term "person with a 17
significant medical condition" means a person who is a patient 18
or resident of a hospital licensed under chapter 395, a nurs ing 19
home facility licensed under part II of chapter 400, or an 20
assisted living facility licensed under part I of chapter 429. 21
(2) In determining whether to make an immediate arrest of 22
a person with a significant medical condition, including an 23
arrest for an offense committed against an elderly person or a 24
disabled adult, a law enforcement officer may use his or her 25
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discretion based on the totality of the circumstances, including 26
consideration of whether the person is a current or continued 27
threat to public safety or himself or herself or a flight risk, 28
and may consider all available lawful methods of making an 29
arrest, including seeking an arrest warrant under s. 901.02. 30
(3) This section does not prohibit a law enforcement 31
officer from arresting a person without a warrant under s. 32
901.15, or making such an arrest by any lawful method. 33
Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2025. 34