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Florida Statute 944.08 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 944.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 944.08 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
944.08 Commitment to custody of department; venue of institutions.—
(1) The words “penitentiary,” “state prison,” or “state prison farm,” whenever the same are used in any of the laws of this state, as a place of confinement or punishment for a crime, shall be construed to mean and refer to the custody of the Department of Corrections within the state correctional system, which shall include facilities operated by private entities with which the department enters into contracts pursuant to s. 944.105.
(2) For the purposes of all judicial proceedings, the institutions of the state correctional system and the precincts thereof shall be deemed to be within and part of the county in which they are situated, and the courts of such counties or circuits shall have jurisdiction of all crimes and offenses committed therein.
History.—s. 6, ch. 57-121; s. 18, ch. 61-530; s. 32, ch. 77-120; s. 42, ch. 79-3; s. 2, ch. 85-340.

Cases Citing F.S. 944.08

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·Basic Energy Corp. v. Hamilton Cnty., 652 So. 2d 1237 (Fla. 1st DCA 1995).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 147367

..."The words `penitentiary,' `state prison,' or `state prison farm,' whenever the same are used in any of the laws of this state, as a place of confinement or punishment for a crime, shall be construed to mean and refer to the custody of the Department of Corrections within the state correctional system...." Section 944.08, Florida Statutes (1993)....
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Taylor v. State (Fla. 2d DCA 2017).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...on farm or other correctional facility, temporary or permanent, in which prisoners are housed, worked, or maintained, under the custody and jurisdiction of the [DOC]." § 944.02(8), Fla. Stat. (2016) (emphasis added). "State prison" is defined by section 944.08(1) "as a place of confinement or punishment for a crime" to "be construed to mean and refer to the custody of the Department of Corrections within the state correctional system." (Emphasis added.) A state...

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