Fla. Stat. 947.22
Authority to arrest parole violators with or without warrant


(1)

If a member of the commission or a duly authorized representative of the commission has reasonable grounds to believe that a parolee has violated the terms and conditions of her or his parole in a material respect, such member or representative may issue a warrant for the arrest of such parolee. The warrant shall be returnable before a member of the commission or a duly authorized representative of the commission. The commission, a commissioner, or a parole examiner with approval of the parole examiner supervisor, may release the parolee on bail or her or his own recognizance, conditioned upon her or his appearance at any hearings noticed by the commission. If not released on bail or her or his own recognizance, the parolee shall be committed to jail pending hearings pursuant to s. 947.23. The commission, at its election, may have the hearing conducted by one or more commissioners or by a duly authorized representative of the commission. Any parole and probation officer, any officer authorized to serve criminal process, or any peace officer of this state is authorized to execute the warrant.

(2)

Any parole and probation officer, if she or he has reasonable ground to believe that a parolee, control releasee, or conditional releasee has violated the terms and conditions of her or his parole, control release, or conditional release in a material respect, has the right to arrest the releasee or parolee without warrant and bring her or him forthwith before one or more commissioners or a duly authorized representative of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or Control Release Authority; and proceedings shall thereupon be had as provided herein when a warrant has been issued by a member of the commission or authority or a duly authorized representative of the commission or authority.

(3)

If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a parolee has violated the terms and conditions of his or her parole, the officer shall arrest and take into custody the parolee without a warrant, and a warrant need not be issued in the case.

Source: Section 947.22 — Authority to arrest parole violators with or without warrant, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0947.­22 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

947.01
Florida Commission on Offender Review
947.001
Short title
947.02
Florida Commission on Offender Review
947.002
Intent
947.03
Commissioners
947.04
Organization of commission
947.05
Seal
947.005
Definitions
947.06
Meeting
947.07
Rules
947.10
Business and political activity upon part of members and full-time employees of commission
947.11
Legal adviser
947.12
Members, employees, expenses
947.13
Powers and duties of commission
947.15
Reports
947.16
Eligibility for parole
947.18
Conditions of parole
947.19
Terms of parole
947.20
Rules of commission
947.21
Violations of parole
947.021
Florida Commission on Offender Review
947.22
Authority to arrest parole violators with or without warrant
947.23
Action of commission upon arrest of parolee
947.24
Discharge from parole supervision or release supervision
947.26
Cooperation of custodian of prisoner
947.045
Federal Grants Trust Fund
947.071
Rulemaking procedures
947.135
Mutual participation program
947.141
Violations of conditional release, control release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery supervision
947.146
Control Release Authority
947.147
Victim restitution as condition of control release
947.149
Conditional medical release
947.165
Objective parole guidelines
947.168
Consideration for persons serving parole-eligible and parole-ineligible sentences
947.172
Establishment of presumptive parole release date
947.173
Review of presumptive parole release date
947.174
Subsequent interviews
947.181
Fines, fees, restitution, or other costs ordered to be paid as conditions of parole
947.185
Application for intellectual disability services as condition of parole
947.1405
Conditional release program
947.1745
Establishment of effective parole release date
947.1746
Establishment of effective parole release date
947.1747
Community control as a special condition of parole

Current through Fall 2025

§ 947.22. Auth. to arrest parole violators with or without warrant's source at flsenate​.gov