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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Amendments to 944.23

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.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 944.23

Total Results: 9

Moore v. Palilla

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-08-10T00:00:00-07:00

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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-04-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 731 So. 2d 38

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

Gomez v. Singletary

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1998-12-23T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 733 So. 2d 499

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…Provisional Credits. See §§ 947.146(2); 944.096(4)(b); 944.023(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1995); ch. 95-251, §§ 1-6, at…total capacity" in 1995. See §§ 947.146(2), 944.023(b), Fla. Stat. (1995); ch. 95-251, §§ 1-6, at 2235… may not exceed 100% of design capacity. See § 944.023(1)(b)(1-6), Fla. Stat. (1995). [14] The general

State v. Lancaster

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1998-12-23T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 731 So. 2d 1227

Snippet: referred to above. See also aff'd see also § 944.023(1)(b); § 944.598(6)(b) (note 1), Fla. Stat. (Supp…with less inmate population). See § 947.146(2), 944.023(b), Fla. Stat. (1995); ch. 95-251, §§ 1,4, at 2235

Singletary v. Benton

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1997-05-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 693 So. 2d 1119

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

Department of Corrections v. Hargrove

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1993-03-01T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 615 So. 2d 199

Snippet: Florida. Section 944.23, Florida Statutes, provides in pertinent part as follows: 944.23 Persons authorized…includes section 944.09, Florida Statutes, and section 944.23, Florida Statutes. Among other things, section …regulate the activities of prisoners. In section 944.23, this broad power was specifically extended over

Department of Corrections v. Adams

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-10-18T00:53:00-07:00

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: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1984-10-04T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 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: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1979-08-09T00:00:00-07:00

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