{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-870.041","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 870.041","heading":"Preservation of the public peace by local authority.","body":"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.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 70-990.","path":["CHAPTER 870 AFFRAYS; RIOTS; ROUTS; UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLIES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0870/0870.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:15:35Z","sha256":"466d59cef9e41ff37b8b3735058e1b417f0585c74a8ebd6f77c9ad3bd9d5bd6f","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-870.04","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-870.042"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}