A peace officer making a lawful arrest may command the aid of persons she or he deems necessary to make the arrest. A person commanded to aid shall render assistance as directed by the officer. A person commanded to aid a peace officer shall have the same authority to arrest as that peace officer and shall not be civilly liable for any reasonable conduct in rendering assistance to that officer.
Fla. Stat. § 901.18
Officer may summon assistance
Applied in 6 court decisions — leading case Bentley Killmon v. The City of Miami (2006)
Most recently applied in 349 F. Supp. 3d 1236 - C.F.C. v. Miami-Dade Cnty. (December 2018)
History.--s. 18, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(18); s. 7, ch. 70-339; s. 1462, ch. 97-102.
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