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1997 Florida Statutes
SECTION 041
Preservation of the public peace by local authority.
Preservation of the public peace by local authority.
870.041 Preservation of the public peace by local authority.--In the event of overt acts of violence, or the imminent threat of such violence, within a county or municipality and the Governor has not declared a state of emergency to exist, local officers shall be empowered to declare such a state of emergency exists in accordance with the provisions of ss. 870.041-870.048.
History.--s. 1, ch. 70-990.