201 Arrests Flashcards
What is a judge’s order for the arrest of a suspect based on probable cause prior to a filing decision being made by the State Attorney’s Office?
Arrest Warrant
What is an individual who has been placed under physical arrest?
Arrestee
What is a judges order for the arrest of a defendant that is obtained after a case has been formally filed with the clerk of court by the state attorneys office?
Capias
An individual who has been held based on a reasonable suspicion or probable cause is a _______.
Detainee
The process of releasing a suspect upon the issuance of a notice to appear is known as what?
Field release
A summons issued by the clerk of court that commands an at large defendant to appear in court to face misdemeanor or municipal ordinance violation charges pursuant to information concerning a violation of the law filed by the state attorneys office is known as what?
Misdemeanor summons
Arrest in the form of a criminal citation issued to a suspect by a law-enforcement officer without incarceration is known as what?
Notice to appear (NTA)
The process of taking a suspect into custody based on probable cause for arrest for the purpose of having that suspect booked into the Pretrial Detention Facility is known as what?
Physical arrest
What is the legal standard that is met when the totality of the facts and circumstances known to the officer, of which he has reasonably trustworthy information, is sufficiently strong to support a reasonable belief that the suspect has committed a crime or engaged in the commission or attempted commission of a crime?
Probable cause for warrantless arrest
An investigatory stop is justified when the officer is able to articulate specific facts from which a reasonable person could rationally infer that an individual has committed, is committing, or is about to commit a crime, is known as what?
Reasonable suspicion
What is lower than the level of justification required for a warrantless arrest but is more than a mere hunch?
Reasonable suspicion
What is a judges order, directing a sheriff or other official to physically bring before the court a person who has been found guilty of contempt of court?
Writ of attachment
JSO police officers are both municipal police officers and deputy sheriffs that possess full police authority and the responsibility for making arrests and executing all legal process within Duval County.
An officer may only arrest an individual when there is:
A. ______________
B. ______________
A. Probable Cause for Arrest; or
B. An arrest warrant, capias, or other court order to take an individual into custody.
Officers dispatched to a call for service that may involve the apprehension of a violent felon or high-risk criminal, shall notify their immediate supervisor, who shall in turn ensure the _____________ is notified prior to any attempts to contact.
Watch Lieutenant
When an officer determines that a physical arrest is the most appropriate course of action, he shall either:
A. _______________
B. _______________
A. Make a warrantless arrest, if permitted by Florida statutes; or
B. Seek arrest warrant
If an arrest is to occur in the residence of a third-party, entry into the third-party residence to search for a suspect without consent or the presence of exigent circumstances shall be preceded by obtaining a ______________.
Search warrant
Officers shall consult with their _____________ if they are unsure of the necessity for a warrant.
Supervisor
Prior to taking any enforcement action in one of the three mutual aid agreement counties (MAA), when feasible, an officer shall:
- ______________
- ______________
- ______________
- Notify his supervisor of the circumstances;
- Ensure he is readily identifiable as a JSO law-enforcement; and
- Relay his physical and clothing description to the other agency via the Communications Center in that county.
Upon arresting a suspect in one of the three mutual aid agreement counties for an active arrest warrant or capias, the arresting officer shall:
- _________________________
- _________________________
- Immediately contact the communications center within the jurisdiction where the suspect was arrested and inform them of the arrest;
- Inform the arrestee of the charges and bond amount for the warrant or capias
If an arrestee requests that he/she be permitted to post bond in the county where he/she was arrested, transport the arrestee to that county jail; or
If there is no bond, or if the arrestee does not request that he/she be permitted to post bond in that county in which he/she was arrested, transport, the arrestee to the PDF and complete an Arrest and Booking Report in accordance with the procedures established in the arrest order.
If the watch lieutenant in that jurisdiction determines an immediate arrest is not appropriate:
A. Through the chain of command, notify the appropriate JSO Division Chief of that watch Lieutenant’s decision; and
B. If after the JSO Division Chief makes contact with the representatives from that jurisdiction agency and the arrest of the individual is still not approved by that jurisdiction, return to Duval county and obtain an arrest warrant for the suspect.
When an officer has probable cause to arrest a suspect who has been admitted to the Orange Park medical center, the officer has the authority to arrest the suspect at the medical center, but must follow the procedures outlined in the arrest order regarding arrests at medical facilities.
Officers shall issue a _________ for a misdemeanor or municipal ordinance violation, provided the violator is eligible, and there are no extenuating circumstances.
Notice to Appear (NTA)
Officers must obtain whose approval to physically arrest a violator who is eligible for an NTA?
Supervisors approval
For a violator to be eligible for an NTA, the violator must be what age:
18 years of age or older
For a violator to be eligible for an NTA, the violator must not have been arrested within the last how many months?
Six months
For a violator to be eligible for an NTA, the violator must not have had a failure to appear in court within the last how many months?
12 months
How many criminal offenses can be listed on a notice to appear (NTA)?
Two
Upon giving the violator the yellow copy of the NTA, officers shall advise the violator to bring his/her copy of the citation to the Clerk of Court Office within how many working days?
10 working days