27.708
Access to prisoners; compliance with the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure; records requests.
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27.708 Access to prisoners; compliance with the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure; records requests.—
(1) Each capital collateral regional counsel and his or her assistants may inquire of all persons sentenced to death who are incarcerated and tender them advice and counsel at any reasonable time, but this section does not apply with respect to persons who are represented by other counsel.
(2) The capital collateral regional counsel and contracted private counsel must timely comply with all provisions of the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure governing collateral review of capital cases.
(3) Except as provided in s. 27.7081, the capital collateral regional counsel or contracted private counsel shall not make any public records request on behalf of his or her client.
History.—s. 3, ch. 85-332; s. 151, ch. 95-147; s. 8, ch. 97-313; s. 3, ch. 98-198; s. 40, ch. 2005-251.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case (1 in the last 5 years), 2026–2026 · leading case: James Ernest Hitchcock v. State of Florida
James Ernest Hitchcock v. State of Florida (2026)
“Separately, section 27.708 restricts collateral counsel from requesting public records on behalf of a capital postconviction inmate except from the records repository and through the additional avenues provided by section 27.”
— 27.708(3) — 1 case
James Ernest Hitchcock v. State of Florida (2026)
“Separately, section 27.708 restricts collateral counsel from requesting public records on behalf of a capital postconviction inmate except from the records repository and through the additional avenues provided by section 27.”
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