Florida Statute 922.11 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 922
EXECUTION

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F.S. 922.11

922.11 Regulation of execution.—

(1) The warden of the state prison or a deputy designated by him or her shall be present at the execution. The warden shall set the day for execution within the week designated by the Governor in the warrant.

(2) Twelve citizens selected by the warden shall witness the execution. A qualified physician shall be present and announce when death has been inflicted. Counsel for the convicted person and ministers of religion requested by the convicted person may be present. Representatives of news media may be present under rules approved by the Secretary of Corrections. All other persons, except prison officers and correctional officers, shall be excluded during the execution.

(3) The body of the executed person shall be delivered to the medical examiner for an autopsy. After completion of the autopsy, the body shall be prepared for burial and, if requested, released to relatives of the deceased. If a coffin has not been provided by relatives, the body shall be delivered in a plain coffin. If the body is not claimed by relatives, it shall be given to physicians who have requested it for dissection or to be disposed of in the same manner as are bodies of prisoners dying in the state prison.

History.—s. 272, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(282); s. 1, ch. 20520, 1941; s. 1, ch. 59-90; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 138, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 77-189; s. 31, ch. 79-3; s. 11, ch. 95-283; s. 5, ch. 96-213; s. 1841, ch. 97-102; s. 7, ch. 2000-161.

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Amendments to 922.11

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 922.11

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 922.11.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 922.11

Total Results: 11

Dane P. Abdool v. Pam Bondi, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-06-12

Citation: 141 So. 3d 529, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 421, 2014 WL 2609154, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 1887

Snippet: affirmatively elects to be executed by electrocution”); § 922.11, Fla. Stat. (2013) (authorizing the warden to set

Askari Abdullah Muhammad f/k/a Thomas Knight v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-01-03

Citation: 132 So. 3d 176

Snippet: who may be allowed to view an execution. Section 922.11(2), Florida Statutes (2013), provides that twelve

Essex Ins. Co. v. Zota

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-26

Citation: 985 So. 2d 1036, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 425, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 1112, 2008 WL 2520879

Snippet: *1049 Based on the plain text of section 626.922,[11] we presume that in drafting this statute, the

Goode v. Wainwright

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-04-02

Citation: 448 So. 2d 999

Snippet: (1983), and the regulation of the execution, section 922.11, Florida Statutes (1983). When the death warrant

Times Publishing Co. v. Florida Department of Corrections

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1979-08-09

Citation: 375 So. 2d 307, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 15414

Snippet: Specific Authority: 944.23, 922.11, Florida Statutes. Law Implemented: 944.23, 922.-11, Florida Statutes. Effective:

Marler v. Board of Public Instruction of Okaloosa County ex rel. South Okaloosa Elementary School Special Tax District

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1967-04-05

Citation: 197 So. 2d 506, 1967 Fla. LEXIS 4072

Snippet: Willets v. North Bay Village, Fla.1952, 60 So.2d 922; 11 Fla.Juris. Elections, Sec. 123, page 450. . Carn

North v. Chapman

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-10-01

Citation: 74 So. 2d 787, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1168

Snippet: to be executed under the provisions of Section 922.11, F.S., F.S.A., which is as follows : ' “The superintendent

Galatis v. Plasman

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1954-02-16

Citation: 80 So. 2d 918, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 2160

Snippet: withdrew from the partnership of Galatis & Galatis *922$11,510.73 less than the records reflected, when in

In re Advisory Opinion to Governor

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1944-09-30

Citation: 154 Fla. 866, 19 So. 2d 370

Snippet: provisions of the law, being Sections 922.09, 922.10, 922.11, Florida Statutes, 1941, that the law requires

Harry E. Prettyman, Inc. v. Florida Real Estate Commission

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1926-08-04

Citation: 109 So. 442, 92 Fla. 515

Snippet: Malone v. City of Quincy, 66 Fla. 52,62 South. Rep. 922; 11 C. J. 120. See also Degge v. Hitchcock, 229 U.S

Keggin v. County of Hillsborough

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1916-03-28

Citation: 71 Fla. 356, 71 So. 372

Snippet: State are exercised. 7 R. C. L. “Counties” p. 922; 11 Cyc. 325. The administration of the criminal laws