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Definition: A voluntary police contact where the person is free to leave at any time. No reasonable suspicion required. If the person is NOT free to leave, the encounter becomes a Terry stop requiring reasonable suspicion.
Category: Law Enforcement · Statute: Common Law / 4th Amendment · Source: Florida Legislature
Understanding Field Interview (Consensual Encounter) in Florida
A voluntary police contact where the person is free to leave at any time. No reasonable suspicion required. If the person is NOT free to leave, the encounter becomes a Terry stop requiring reasonable suspicion.
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