Navigation Florida Supreme Court Weighs DUI Case on Police Jurisdiction Limits
The Florida Supreme Court heard oral arguments Tuesday in a case involving the “exclusionary rule” and the jurisdictional limits of police authority.
At issue is a state challenge to a 2024 Sixth District Court of Appeal decision to exclude breathalyzer results because Maitland Police drove a DUI suspect to an Orange County facility — beyond city limits — to request the test.
“We would argue that [for] an officer investigating a crime that occurred in their jurisdiction, [this] is an incidental exercise of their authority to enforce the law in their jurisdiction,” said Deputy Solicitor General Darrick Monson.
