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2019 Florida Statutes
SECTION 20
Use of force to effect release of person making arrest detained in building.
Use of force to effect release of person making arrest detained in building.
901.20 Use of force to effect release of person making arrest detained in building.—A peace officer may use any reasonable force to liberate himself or herself or another person from detention in a building entered for the purpose of making a lawful arrest.
History.—s. 20, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(20); s. 9, ch. 70-339; s. 1464, ch. 97-102.