Florida Statute 944.23 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.23

944.23 Persons authorized to visit state prisons.—The following persons shall be authorized to visit at their pleasure all state correctional institutions: The Governor, all Cabinet members, members of the Legislature, judges of state courts, state attorneys, public defenders, and authorized representatives of the commission. No other person not otherwise authorized by law shall be permitted to enter a state correctional institution except under such regulations as the department may prescribe. Permission shall not be unreasonably withheld from those who give sufficient evidence to the department that they are bona fide reporters or writers.

History.—s. 21, ch. 57-121; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 19, ch. 74-112; s. 45, ch. 77-120; s. 54, ch. 79-3.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.23

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 944.23.

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Cases Citing Statute 944.23

Total Results: 9

Moore v. Palilla

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-08-10

Citation: 739 So. 2d 1228, 1999 WL 595020

Snippet: beyond the authority of the circuit court. Section 944.23, Florida Statutes (1997), provides: Persons authorized

Allstate Ins. Co. v. Mazzorana

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-04-21

Citation: 731 So. 2d 38, 1999 Fla. App. LEXIS 2531, 1999 WL 123357

Snippet: testifying at trial. See Cooper v. Lewis, 719 So.2d 944, 23 Fla. L. Weekly D2212 (Fla. 5th DCA 1998) (reversing

State v. Lancaster

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-12-24

Citation: 731 So. 2d 1227, 1998 WL 892627

Snippet: statute referred to above. See also aff'd see also § 944.023(1)(b); § 944.598(6)(b) (note 1), Fla. Stat. (Supp

Gomez v. Singletary

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-12-24

Citation: 733 So. 2d 499, 1998 WL 892663

Snippet: changed to 150%. See §§ 947.146(2); 944.096(4)(b); 944.023(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1995); ch. 95-251, §§ 1-6, at

Singletary v. Benton

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-05-21

Citation: 693 So. 2d 1119, 1997 WL 269082

Snippet: 615 So.2d 199 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993); see also §§ 944.23 & 945.04, Fla. Stat. (1995). Therefore, the trial

Department of Corrections v. Hargrove

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-03-02

Citation: 615 So. 2d 199, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 2382, 1993 WL 53137

Snippet: includes section 944.09, Florida Statutes, and section 944.23, Florida Statutes. Among other things, section

Department of Corrections v. Adams

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-10-18

Citation: 458 So. 2d 354

Snippet: Pursuant to the authority vested in it by section 944.23, Florida Statutes, the Department has enacted a

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1984-10-04

Snippet: prisoners as circumstances may require." See also ss. 944.023,944.026, 944.033, F.S. Specifically relating to

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