Policy Text
A. GENERAL
1. The arrest must comply with the 4th, 5th, and 6th Amendments to the
Constitution of the United States of America.
2. The arrest must comply with F.S. 901.15.
3. On all felony arrests made in El Portal, the suspect will be booked at the Dade
County Jail or in the case of a juvenile, the Juvenile Assessment Center.
4. El Portal Police Officers will complete a written offense report and an arrest
affidavit.
5. Officers shall refer to Florida Legal Guidelines, #2, Warrantless Arrest (in the
Florida Criminal Law Motor Vehicle Handbook and Selected City Ordinances),
for more detailed information.