Authority of Florida Police Officers to Make Arrests on the Basis of FBI Pick-Up Notices

Authority of Florida Police Officers to Make Arrests on the Basis of FBI Pick-Up Notices The authority of a Florida police officer to make a warrantless arrest for an alleged violation of federal law depends on state law and cannot be based merely on the existence of an FBI pick-up notice. January 28, 1953 MEMORANDUM OPINION FOR THE DIRECTOR FEDERAL BUREAU OF INVESTIGATION With your memorandum of October 9, 1952, addressed to the Deputy Attorney General and referred to this office for reply, you sent a copy of an opinion given by Attorney General Richard W. Ervin of Florida to the Florida…