Policy Text
I. General
B. The CSU Sergeant and CSU personnel are tasked with:
3. By charging defendants under the City Code, instead of the state
law misdemeanor statute(s), it will allow the Municipal Prosecution
Team and not the Miami-Dade State Attorney's Office to become
the primary entity responsible for the prosecution of the conduct
which constitutes the State law misdemeanor offenses of:
a. Misdemeanor battery except domestic battery pursuant to
F.S. 784.03;
b. Misdemeanor criminal mischief pursuant to F.S. 806.13; and
c. Misdemeanor exposure of sexual organs - indecent
exposure - pursuant to F.S. 800.03.
4. Section 70-1 of the City Code, was amended, and as a result, when
probable cause exists to arrest an individual for committing the
misdemeanors listed above, officers now have the option, and are
encouraged to charge such offenses, as violations of the City's
criminal municipal ordinances as defined under City Code:
a. 70-l(c) -It shall be unlawful for any person to commit, within
the city, any act that is or shall be recognized as a
misdemeanor battery, as such offense is set forth in Florida
statute 784.03;
b. 70-l(d) - It shall be unlawful for any person to commit, within
the city, any act that is or shall be recognized as a
misdemeanor criminal mischief, as such offense is set forth
in Florida statute 806.13; and
c. 70-l(e) - It shall be unlawful for any person to commit, within
the city, any act that is or shall be recognized as a
misdemeanor exposure of sexual organs (indecent
exposure), as such offense is set forth in Florida statute
800.03.
RMC/pjp
APPROVED BY:
Richard M. Clements
Chief of Police