Florida Statute 925.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 925
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE

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F.S. 925.08

925.08 Prisoners awaiting trial may be worked on roads and other projects.—

(1) When the county commissioners decide it will be for the benefit of a prisoner and in the public interest, they may employ at labor on the streets of incorporated cities or towns, on the roads, bridges, or other public works in the county, or on other projects for which the governing body of the county could otherwise lawfully expend public funds and which it determines to be necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the county, a person charged with a misdemeanor and confined in the county jail for failure to give bail.

(2) No person shall be employed under this section without her or his written consent.

(3) No person shall work more than 10 hours in a 24-hour period.

(4) If a person employed under this section is acquitted or discharged from further prosecution, she or he shall be paid by the county at the rate of $5 for each day employed.

(5) If a person employed under this section is convicted, the time she or he was actually employed may be credited on any sentence of imprisonment, and if the person is fined, the value of the labor at $5 per day shall be credited to her or his fine and costs.

(6) No charge for food and lodging shall be made against a prisoner employed under this section.

(7) The county commissioners shall cause records to be kept of employment under this section, and a copy of the record shall be furnished to the court having jurisdiction of the prisoner.

History.—ss. 1-3, ch. 5260, 1903; GS 3945-3947; RGS 6047-6049; CGL 8348-8350; s. 173, ch. 70-339; s. 1, ch. 94-149; s. 1561, ch. 97-102.

Note.—Former ss. 932.42-932.44.

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Amendments to 925.08

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 925.08

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 925.08.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 925.08

Total Results: 5

E&R ENVIRONMENTAL SERVICES, LLC v. SIHLE FINANCIAL SERVICES, INC., F/K/A GHG INSURANCE, INC. AND SIHLE INSURANCE GROUP, INC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-03-08

Snippet: him. See Dungan, 325 So. 3d at 925. 8

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2006-01-17

Snippet: with keeping records of employment under section 925.08, Florida Statutes, and furnishing those records

Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-08-25

Citation: 536 So. 2d 178, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1480, 1988 WL 143330

Snippet: 904, 8.906, 8.912, 8.915, 8.921, 8.923, 8.924, 8.925, 8.926, 8.927, and 8.931. *179We approve the remainder

Florida Bar

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1988-08-25

Citation: 530 So. 2d 920, 13 Fla. L. Weekly 506, 1988 Fla. LEXIS 1527, 1988 WL 90342

Snippet: 904, 8.906, 8.912, 8.915, 8.921, 8.923, 8.924, 8.925, 8.926, 8.927, and 8.931. We approve the remainder

Dodge v. Kistler

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1939-10-06

Citation: 191 So. 301, 140 Fla. 209

Snippet: the buyer. Subsequently an additional payment of $925.08 was made to the owner, the letter transmitting