Each state judicial officer is a conservator of the peace and has committing authority to issue warrants of arrest, commit offenders to jail, and recognize them to appear to answer the charge. He or she may require sureties of the peace when the peace has been substantially threatened or disturbed.
Fla. Stat. § 901.01
Judicial officers have committing authority
Applied in 3 court decisions — leading case Harper v. Merckle (1981)
Most recently applied in 132 So. 3d 925 - Hill v. State (February 2014)
History.--s. 1, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(1); s. 1, ch. 70-338; s. 4, ch. 70-339; s. 34, ch. 73-334; s. 1451, ch. 97-102; s. 18, ch. 2004-11.
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