Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 922.04 (2025)

Discharge of prisoner unable to pay fine.

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922.04 Discharge of prisoner unable to pay fine.—When the court determines on the written application of a prisoner that he or she has been imprisoned for 60 days solely for failure to pay a fine or costs which total not more than $300 and that the prisoner is indigent and unable to pay the fine or costs, the court shall order the prisoner discharged from custody.

History.—s. 265, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(275); s. 1, ch. 29661, 1955; s. 131, ch. 70-339; s. 1549, ch. 97-102.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 1 case, 1969–1969 · leading case: Bramlett v. Peterson, 307 F. Supp. 1311 (M.D. Fla. 1969).

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Bramlett v. Peterson, 307 F. Supp. 1311 (M.D. Fla. 1969). · cites it 3× “Furthermore, Florida Statutes, section 922.04 (1967), F.S.A., provides that release is available to an indigent after sixty days incarceration solely for inability to pay a fine of three hundred dollars or less.”

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