{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-933.17","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 933.17","heading":"Exceeding authority in executing search warrant; penalty.","body":"Any officer who in executing a search warrant willfully exceeds his or her authority or exercises it with unnecessary severity, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.\nHistory.—s. 17, ch. 9321, 1923; CGL 7519; s. 1162, ch. 71-136; s. 1575, ch. 97-102.","path":["CHAPTER 933 SEARCH AND INSPECTION WARRANTS"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0933/0933.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:16:31Z","sha256":"13848f58c3a3f7c4a06f24d9f5d8740adc529f1b99080677b65d89656b15f349","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-933.16","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-933.18"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}