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Florida Senate
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2026
SB 1390
By
Senator Bernard
24-01109A-26 20261390__
1 A bill to be entitled
2 An act relating to surrendering to law enforcement;
3 providing a short title; creating s. 901.155, F.S.;
4 defining terms; requiring law enforcement agencies to
5 implement a procedure for interviewing a surrendering
6 person; requiring that such procedure include
7 specified actions; authorizing a law enforcement
8 officer interviewing a surrendering person to
9 temporarily detain or arrest such person under certain
10 circumstances; requiring a law enforcement officer
11 interviewing a surrendering person to deliver, or have
12 delivered, such person to the nearest receiving
13 facility for involuntary examination under certain
14 circumstances; requiring the law enforcement officer
15 to execute a written report detailing such
16 circumstances; providing an effective date.
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18 Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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20 Section 1.
This act may be cited as “Vassallo’s Law.”
21 Section 2. Section 901.155, Florida Statutes, is created to
22 read:
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901.155 Persons who surrender to law enforcement when no
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warrant has been issued.—
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(1)
As used in this section, the term:
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(a)
“Law enforcement officer” has the same meaning as in s.
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943.10(1).
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(b)
“Office” means the office of a law enforcement agency
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which is accessible to the public.
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(c)
“Surrendering person” means a person who enters an
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office and attempts to be taken into custody by a law
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enforcement agency for a violation of criminal law when no
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warrant for such person’s arrest has been issued.
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(2)
A law enforcement agency shall implement a procedure
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for interviewing a surrendering person. Each law enforcement
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agency may develop its own procedure, which
must
include, but
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need
not be limited to, all of the following:
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(a)
The staff member who greets persons who enter the
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office shall do all of the following:
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1.
Document identification and contact information for the
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surrendering person.
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2.
Notify an onsite law enforcement officer that a
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surrendering person has come to the office.
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3.
Determine whether the law enforcement agency has issued
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an alert to be on the lookout for a person who meets the
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description of the surrendering person.
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(b)
Upon notification that a surrendering person has come
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to the office,
a
law enforcement officer shall immediately
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respond to the place where the surrendering person is located
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and shall conduct a voluntary interview of such person.
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(c)
If, while interviewing the surrendering person, the law
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enforcement officer determines that such person may have
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committed a criminal offense in another jurisdiction, the law
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enforcement officer
must
determine whether the law enforcement
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agency in the other jurisdiction has issued an alert to be on
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the lookout for a person who meets the description of the
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surrendering person.
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(3)
A law enforcement officer who interviews a surrendering
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person under this section may:
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(a)
Temporarily detain or arrest such person if the
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requirements of s. 901.151 are met.
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(b)
Arrest such person without a warrant if any of the
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circumstances in s. 901.15 arise.
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(4)
If a law enforcement officer who interviews a
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surrendering person under this section determines that such
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person appears to meet the criteria for involuntary examination
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pursuant to s. 394.463, he or she
must
deliver the person or
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have him or her delivered to the nearest receiving facility for
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examination and
must
execute a written report detailing the
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circumstances under which the person was taken into custody.
71 Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2026.