FL S0930

Requires county sheriffs and municipal police departments to issue reasonable guidelines for neighborhood crime watch programs, including prohibitions on confronting or apprehending suspects except in circumstances where a reasonable person would be permitted to assist another person.

Expands immunity from criminal prosecution and civil action to include protection from suits by the person against whom force was used, their personal representative, or heirs when force is justified under self-defense law.

Defines "criminal prosecution" to include arrests or detention with probable cause, charging, or prosecuting the defendant, and clarifies that law enforcement agencies retain full investigative rights regarding claimed immunity cases.

Specifies that immunity from use of force is not available to an aggressor committing a forcible felony or to a person who initially provokes force, except under limited circumstances involving extreme danger or good faith withdrawal.

Effective date: October 1, 2013.