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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 27
STATE ATTORNEYS; PUBLIC DEFENDERS; RELATED OFFICES

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F.S. 27.59

27.59 Access to prisoners.—The public defenders, assistant public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and assistant regional counsel shall be empowered to inquire of all persons who are incarcerated in lieu of bond and to tender them advice and counsel at any time, but the provisions of this section shall not apply with respect to persons who have engaged private counsel.

History.—s. 6, ch. 67-539; s. 10, ch. 80-376; s. 13, ch. 2007-62.

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Cases Citing Statute 27.59

Total Results: 3

Cooper v. Muccitelli

661 So. 2d 52, 1995 WL 322199

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 31, 1995 | Docket: 531957

Cited 10 times | Published

(Fla. 1931); Couch on Insurance 2d (Rev. ed.) § 27:59. The right to change the beneficiary of a life

Harrison v. Wainwright

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 12, 1971 | Docket: 539982

Cited 5 times | Published

long be without benefit of counsel inasmuch as Section 27.59, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., expressly empowers

Lowe v. State

250 So. 2d 310, 1971 Fla. App. LEXIS 6272

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 1971 | Docket: 64521325

Published

has a public defender system. Florida Statutes § 27.59, F.S.A. guarantees the public defender access to