Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 839.21 (2025)
Refusal to receive prisoner.
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839.21 Refusal to receive prisoner.—Any jailer or other officer, who willfully refuses to receive into the jail or into her or his custody a prisoner lawfully directed to be committed thereto on a criminal charge or conviction, or any lawful process whatever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
History.—s. 14, ch. 1637, 1868; RS 2579; GS 3499; RGS 5384; CGL 7523; s. 1031, ch. 71-136; s. 1330, ch. 97-102.
Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 839.21
M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd§839.21OBSTRUCT POLICEJAILER OR OFFICER REFUSE TO RECEIVE PRISONER
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 1
case, 1975–1975 · leading case: Costello v. Wainwright, 397 F. Supp. 20 (M.D. Fla. 1975).
Costello v. Wainwright, 397 F. Supp. 20 (M.D. Fla. 1975). “THREE-JUDGE COURT UNNECESSARY Section 839.21 of the Florida Statutes provides as follows: Any jailer or other officer, who willfully refuses to receive into the jail or into his custody a prisoner lawfully directed to be committed thereto on a criminal charge or conviction, or…”
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