The Florida Senate

901.26  Recognition of International Treaties Act; identification certificate; notification upon arrest.--

(1)  The following shall be known as the "Recognition Of International Treaties Act."

(2)  The Department of State may, upon application, issue identification certificates to those official representatives of sovereign nations that are on official business within the boundaries of Florida.

(3)  Wherever in the state a citizen of any sovereign nation to which the United States extends diplomatic recognition shall be arrested or detained for any reason whatsoever, the official who makes the arrest or detention shall immediately notify the nearest consul or other officer of the nation concerned or, if unknown, the Embassy in Washington, D.C., of the nation concerned or, if unknown, the nearest state judicial officer who shall in turn notify either of the above. Failure to give notice shall not be a defense in any criminal proceedings against any citizen of a sovereign nation and shall not be cause for the citizen's discharge from custody.

History.--ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 65-523; ss. 10, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 15, ch. 70-339; s. 1469, ch. 97-102.