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Tallahassee, Fl- Miami Gardens Representative Christopher Benjamin (D-107) has filed a bill that would largely prohibit Florida residents from executing citizen’s arrests.  A citizen’s arrest occurs when a non-law enforcement individual, or an off-duty law enforcement officer, effectively apprehends another individual for committing a crime and holds him hostage until law enforcement arrives.  In Florida, […]

 Florida House of Representatives member Michelle Salzman (R) has introduced a bill proposing to limit county commissioners’ tenures. County commissioners are currently enabled by Florida law to compete for re-election indefinitely.  If passed, Representative Salzman’s joint resolution 19 would bar commissioners who have, or will by the end of their term have, served eight years […]