{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-856.031","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 856.031","heading":"Arrest without warrant.","body":"Any sheriff, police officer, or other law enforcement officer may arrest any suspected loiterer or prowler without a warrant in case delay in procuring one would probably enable such suspected loiterer or prowler to escape arrest.\nHistory.—s. 2, ch. 72-133; s. 34, ch. 73-334; s. 1385, ch. 97-102.","path":["CHAPTER 856 DRUNKENNESS; OPEN HOUSE PARTIES; LOITERING; PROWLING; DESERTION"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0856/0856.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:25Z","sha256":"c47dcab299f9da68970a97d07e573ce898afcf29126faf8b50d2268cdeb3b45d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-856.022","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-856.04"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}