Florida Statute 901.1 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 901
ARRESTS AND TEMPORARY DETENTIONS

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F.S. 901.01

901.01 Judicial officers have committing authority.—Each state judicial officer is a conservator of the peace and has committing 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; s. 18, ch. 2004-11.

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Amendments to 901.01

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Total Results: 22

State Ex Rel. Wilson v. Quigg

17 So. 2d 697, 154 Fla. 348, 1944 Fla. LEXIS 702

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 18, 1944 | Docket: 3263916

Cited 23 times | Published

Section 933.07, above quoted, and also upon Section 901.01, F. S. 1941, which makes all judicial officers

Pace v. State

854 So. 2d 167, 2003 WL 21191876

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 22, 2003 | Docket: 1460320

Cited 13 times | Published

(quoting Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1, at 570-71 (2d ed.1984)). There was prima facie

Garcia v. State

564 So. 2d 124, 1990 WL 82926

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 14, 1990 | Docket: 1294627

Cited 13 times | Published

of relevancy."); C. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1, at 570 (2d ed. 1984) (authentication is a "specific

Gosciminski v. State

132 So. 3d 678, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 638, 2013 WL 5313183, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1988

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 2013 | Docket: 60238539

Cited 12 times | Published

jury. See Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1, at 1092-93 (2013 ed.). Here, the trial court ruled

Jefferson v. Sweat

76 So. 2d 494, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1920, 46 A.F.T.R. (P-H) 924

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 7, 1954 | Docket: 474919

Cited 12 times | Published

constitutional judicial officer. Under F.S. Section 901.01, F.S.A. every judicial officer of the state

In Re Amend. to Fla. Rules of Cr. Proc.

606 So. 2d 227, 1992 WL 246494

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 24, 1992 | Docket: 2191048

Cited 9 times | Published

This is substantially the same as part of section 901.01, Florida Statutes. (The remaining part should

Ackies v. Purdy

322 F. Supp. 38, 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 10613

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 1970 | Docket: 1494373

Cited 8 times | Published

Court takes judicial notice of Florida Statute § 901.01, F.S.A. which makes "all judicial officers of

Khadafy Kareem Mullens v. State of Florida

197 So. 3d 16, 41 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 279, 2016 Fla. LEXIS 1255, 2016 WL 3348429

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 16, 2016 | Docket: 3079195

Cited 5 times | Published

(citing Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence, § 901.1, at 1092-93 (2013 ed.))). This evidence was clearly

Amend. to Rules of App. Proc., Civ. Proc.

887 So. 2d 1090, 2004 WL 2201732

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2004 | Docket: 1515169

Cited 5 times | Published

This is substantially the same as part of section 901.01, Florida Statutes. (The remaining part should

ITT Real Estate Equities, Inc. v. Chandler Ins. Agency, Inc.

617 So. 2d 750, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 4138, 1993 WL 113312

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 14, 1993 | Docket: 457715

Cited 3 times | Published

124, 126 (Fla. 1990); Erhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1 (2d ed. 1984). The finding of authenticity does

Drake v. Henson

448 So. 2d 1205

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 1984 | Docket: 1523038

Cited 2 times | Published

state shall be conservators of the peace. And § 901.01, F.S., provides in pertinent part that: Each state

Sharpe v. Sharpe

695 So. 2d 1302, 1997 WL 352429

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1997 | Docket: 1522090

Cited 1 times | Published

alternative basis for possible relief contained in section 901.01 Florida Statutes as discussed in Oliver v.

Pennsylvania Blue Shield v. Wolfe

575 So. 2d 1361, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 2101, 1991 WL 31819

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 12, 1991 | Docket: 64657059

Cited 1 times | Published

Fla.Stat. (1989); C. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1, at 570-71 (2d ed. 1984) (the trial judge “only

Aldrin Gomez-Martinez v. the State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 2025 | Docket: 70513845

Published

Charles W. Ehrhardt, et al., 1 Fla. Prac., Evidence § 901.1 (2024 ed.). Our Court has required the State to

Cynthia L. Jackson v. Household Finance Corporation III

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 2, 2020 | Docket: 17317801

Published

records. See Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence, § 901.1, at 1288-89 (2019 ed.) (explaining that authentication

Lavar Monte Thompson v. State of Florida

253 So. 3d 684

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 3, 2018 | Docket: 7587957

Published

(citing Charles W. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1, at 1092-93 (2013 ed.)). On appeal, we review a

Rico Johnson v. State

215 So. 3d 644, 2017 WL 1304954, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 4776

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 7, 2017 | Docket: 4684538

Published

evidence is genuine. C. Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1 (2016 ed.). That Evans is not an authentication

Edge-Gougen v. State

182 So. 3d 730, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 19351, 2015 WL 9438003

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 2015 | Docket: 60252813

Published

arrest a person. See Fla. Const. Art. 5, *734§ 19; § 901.01, Fla. Stat. (2015) (“Each state judicial officer

Hill v. State

132 So. 3d 925, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 2177, 2014 WL 594361

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2014 | Docket: 60238588

Published

arrests. See Fla. Const, art. V, § 19; Fla. Stat. § 901.01 (“[e]ach state judicial officer is a conservator

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 26, 2009 | Docket: 3256295

Published

in which a warrantless arrest may be made.6 Section 901.01, Florida Statutes, recognizes that "[e]ach

Dollar v. State

685 So. 2d 901, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 12772, 1996 WL 695285

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 6, 1996 | Docket: 64770161

Published

of a document. See Ehrhardt, Florida Evidence § 901.1 (1996 ed.). No one here seriously disputes the

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 27, 1977 | Docket: 3258433

Published

be made immediately or upon fresh pursuit. Section 901.01, F. S., provides in pertinent part that `[e]ach