Florida No Chase Law
Pursuit-friendly
Does Florida have a no-chase law? No — Florida has no statewide restriction on police pursuits, and its law or recent policy trend favors allowing them.
What governs pursuits in Florida
Florida has no statewide statute restricting when police may pursue; each agency (e.g., Florida Highway Patrol, local departments) adopts its own written pursuit policy. In April 2024, FHP notably loosened its own policy (agency-level, not law) to give troopers broader discretion to initiate chases, remove speed-limit adherence guidance, allow wrong-way driving during pursuits, and permit motorcycle troopers to pursue — reversing the national trend toward more restrictive policies.
Will police chase a motorcycle in Florida?
No statewide law addresses this. Notably, FHP's 2024 policy change specifically authorized its own troopers on motorcycles to participate in pursuits, and there is no statewide rule barring police from chasing a motorcycle suspect; that decision rests with department policy and officer judgment on safety.
No US state has a literal law forbidding officers from chasing motorcycles. What riders call a "no-chase law" is nearly always a department policy that tells officers to break off a pursuit when the danger to the public outweighs the arrest — and fleeing remains a crime in Florida regardless. See the state-by-state motorcycle guide for how this works everywhere.
Sources
- tampabay.com/news/crime/2024/04/20/high-speed-police-chase-reversal-policy-flori
- axios.com/local/tampa-bay/2024/04/15/florida-chase-policy-troopers-pursuit-high-
- flhsmv.gov/pdf/fhp/policies/1705.pdf
Verified as of August 2026. Department policies can change without notice — check the agency's published policy for current break-off criteria.