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2001 Florida Code
TITLE XLVII Criminal Procedure And Corrections
Chapter 901 Arrests  
901.01   Judicial officers to be committing magistrates.

901.01  Judicial officers to be committing magistrates.--Each state judicial officer is a conservator of the peace and a committing magistrate with authority to issue warrants of arrest, commit offenders to jail, and recognize them to appear to answer the charge. He or she may require sureties of the peace when the peace has been substantially threatened or disturbed.

History.--s. 1, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(1); s. 1, ch. 70-338; s. 4, ch. 70-339; s. 34, ch. 73-334; s. 1451, ch. 97-102.

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