Florida Statute 944.291 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.291

944.291 Prisoner released by reason of gain-time allowances or attainment of provisional release date.—

(1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a prisoner who has served his or her term or terms, less allowable gain-time deductions as provided by law, or who has attained his or her provisional release date shall, upon release, be placed under further supervision and control of the department. Any released prisoner who is not under further supervision and control of the department or who is not subject to any statute relating to parole shall be eligible, on a voluntary basis, for any assistance available to him or her through any parole or probation office under the department.

(2) Any prisoner who is convicted of a crime committed on or after October 1, 1988, which crime is contained in category 1, category 2, category 3, or category 4 of Rule 3.701 and Rule 3.988, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, and who has served at least one prior felony commitment at a state or federal correctional institution, or is sentenced as a habitual or violent habitual offender pursuant to s. 775.084, may only be released under conditional release supervision as described in chapter 947. Not fewer than 90 days prior to the tentative release date or provisional release date, whichever is earlier, the department shall provide the commission with the name and inmate identification number for each eligible inmate.

History.—s. 1, ch. 67-421; s. 21, ch. 74-112; s. 50, ch. 77-120; s. 1, ch. 78-223; s. 59, ch. 79-3; s. 1, ch. 81-229; s. 10, ch. 88-122; s. 7, ch. 89-531; s. 1645, ch. 97-102.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.291

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 944.291.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 944.291

Total Results: 20

Hull v. Moore

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-07-24

Citation: 790 So. 2d 560, 2001 WL 826716

Snippet: by the number of days of gain time awarded. § 944.291(2), Florida Statutes (1989, 1991); Duncan v. Moore

Andrews v. Florida Parole Com'n

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-10-18

Citation: 768 So. 2d 1257, 2000 WL 1530915

Snippet: month sentence was subject to provisions of § 944.291, Fla. Stat. which dictate that the inmate shall

Duncan v. Moore

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-03-23

Citation: 754 So. 2d 708, 2000 WL 300409

Snippet: gain time, he will be released from prison. See § 944.291(2), Fla. Stat. (1999). Nevertheless, as we have

Rivera v. Singletary

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-02-19

Citation: 707 So. 2d 326, 1998 WL 65396

Snippet: has broad authority under sections 947.1405,[3] 944.291(2)[4] and especially section 947.141,[5] to either

Dowdy v. Singletary

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-01-08

Citation: 704 So. 2d 1052, 1998 WL 3332

Snippet: have completed his sentence in full.[[1]] See § 944.291, Fla. Stat. (1987). Receipt of gain-time is dependent

Davis v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-06-05

Citation: 698 So. 2d 1182, 1997 WL 296970

Snippet: [3] § 921.141(5)(a), Fla.Stat. (1993). [4] § 944.291, Fla.Stat. (1979). [5] The statute was subsequently

Cooper v. Florida Parole Commission

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-03-21

Citation: 691 So. 2d 521, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 2729, 1997 WL 127246

Snippet: discharge on that sentence was unconditional. § 944.291, Fla. Stat. (1991); Heuring v. State, 559 So.2d

Deason v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-02-28

Citation: 688 So. 2d 988, 1997 Fla. App. LEXIS 1773, 1997 WL 82131

Snippet: Florida, which subsequently appeared as section 944.291, Florida Statutes (1989), also set forth requisites

Lincoln v. FLORIDA PAROLE COM'N

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-10-11

Citation: 643 So. 2d 668, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 9784, 1994 WL 549483

Snippet: amended in 1988, codified as sections 775.084(4)(e), 944.291, and 947.1405, Florida Statutes (1988 Supp.),[1]

Haliburton v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-04-05

Citation: 561 So. 2d 248, 1990 WL 40358

Snippet: conditional release (MCR) pursuant to section 944.291, Florida Statutes (1979), on January 2, 1981, and

Heuring v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-03-15

Citation: 559 So. 2d 207, 1990 WL 29520

Snippet: interpretation of sections 944.275, 944.28, and 944.291, Florida Statutes (1987).[*] The dissenting opinion

Mitchell v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-03-12

Citation: 559 So. 2d 243, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 1569, 1990 WL 25934

Snippet: to have completed his sentence in full, Section 944.-291, Florida Statutes (1987), State v. Green, 547

Bolden v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-02-26

Citation: 557 So. 2d 630, 1990 WL 16880

Snippet: to have completed his sentence in full. See § 944.291, Fla. Stat. (1987). Receipt of gain-time is dependent

State v. Green

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1989-07-20

Citation: 547 So. 2d 925, 1989 WL 83139

Snippet: to have completed his sentence in full. See § 944.291, Fla. Stat. (1987). Receipt of gain-time is dependent

Easton v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1985-07-30

Citation: 472 So. 2d 1369, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1836

Snippet: the remainder of the original sentence. Section 944.291, Florida Statutes (1983). See also Valdes v. State

Turner v. Wainwright

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-01-16

Citation: 379 So. 2d 148

Snippet: mandatory conditional release in April 1976, Section 944.291, Florida Statutes (1975), provided: (1) A prisoner

Williams v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1979-01-10

Citation: 370 So. 2d 1164, 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 13933

Snippet: injunctive relief. He urges the illegality of Section 944.291, Florida Statutes (1977), which requires his release

Ivory v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-12-05

Citation: 364 So. 2d 878, 1978 Fla. App. LEXIS 22481

Snippet: Tamargo, 329 So.2d 422 (Fla.2d DCA 1976); Section 944.291, Florida Statutes (1974).

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1978-03-29

Snippet: Department of Offender Rehabilitation pursuant to s. 944.291, F. S., required to contribute $10 monthly toward

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1977-05-02

Snippet: Department of Offender Rehabilitation pursuant to s. 944.291, F. S., required to contribute $10 monthly toward