Can I be arrested in Florida on an out-of-state warrant?

Yes. Out-of-state warrants appear in national databases, and a routine traffic stop can produce an arrest on a warrant from anywhere.

What happens next: you're held as a fugitive from the demanding state while it's determined whether they want you returned. That determination takes time, and the hold period can extend.

There's a formal process with rights attached, including the ability to challenge whether you're the person named and whether the paperwork is proper. There's also the option of waiving extradition, which can shorten the process substantially — but that's a decision with real consequences and one to make with counsel rather than at a booking desk.

Bond on a fugitive hold is often unavailable or high, because the concern is flight.

If you know an out-of-state warrant exists, addressing it proactively through counsel in that state is almost always better than waiting.