Florida Statute 944.08 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.08

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.

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Amendments to 944.08

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.08

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 944.08.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 944.08

Total Results: 3

Beck Auto Sales, Inc. v. Asbury Jax Ford, LLC, and Lisa Marasco

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-06-20

Citation: 249 So. 3d 765

Snippet: Beck. See Koechli, 870 So. 2d at 944. 8 The counts against Beck include:

Taylor v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-06

Snippet: "State prison" is defined by section 944.08(1) "as a place of confinement or punishment

Basic Energy Corp. v. Hamilton County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-04-06

Citation: 652 So. 2d 1237, 1995 WL 147367

Snippet: within the state correctional system...." Section 944.08, Florida Statutes (1993). The legislation concerning