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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM
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F.S. 944.292
944.292 Suspension of civil rights.
(1) Upon conviction of a felony as defined in s. 10, Art. X of the State Constitution, the civil rights of the person convicted shall be suspended in Florida until such rights are restored by a full pardon, conditional pardon, or restoration of civil rights granted pursuant to s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution. Notwithstanding the suspension of civil rights, such a convicted person may obtain restoration of his or her voting rights pursuant to s. 4, Art. VI of the State Constitution and s. 98.0751.
(2) This section shall not be construed to deny a convicted felon access to the courts, as guaranteed by s. 21, Art. I of the State Constitution, until restoration of her or his civil rights.
History.s. 28, ch. 74-112; s. 1, ch. 76-139; s. 1, ch. 88-138; s. 1646, ch. 97-102; s. 28, ch. 2019-162.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.292
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 944.292.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 944.292

Total Results: 20

Finfrock v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-05-17T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 932 So. 2d 437, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 7766, 2006 WL 1329387

Snippet: if they have, they have been restored. Section 944.292(1), Florida Statutes, states, “[u]pon conviction

Henderson v. Crosby

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-08-24T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 883 So. 2d 847, 2004 WL 1877369

Snippet: dismissed the action on the authority of section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983), which suspended all civil…. On appeal, we reversed, holding that section 944.292 was an unconstitutional violation of the access-to-courts

Ago

Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1998-11-19T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: encourage satisfactory prisoner behavior; and s. 944.292, Fla. Stat., providing that upon conviction of

Schlenther v. Department of State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1998-06-24T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 743 So. 2d 536

Snippet: in Connecticut, appellee maintains that section 944.292(1), Florida Statutes (1995), and section 8, article…his civil rights restored in Florida are section 944.292(1), Florida Statutes (1995), and section 8, article…article IV of the Florida Constitution. Section 944.292(1), Florida Statutes (1995), provides that, upon

In re Name Change Petition of Suber

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-06-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 675 So. 2d 1021, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6658

Snippet: suspension of petitioner’s civil rights under section 944.292, Florida Statutes, occurred before the amendment

Singletary v. Costello

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1996-01-02T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 665 So. 2d 1099

Snippet: Rehab. Servs., 500 So.2d 674 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987); § 944.292, Fla. Stat. (1993). However, a convicted prisoner

Leone v. Florida Power Corp.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1990-10-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 567 So. 2d 992

Snippet: should remain pending. [emphasis added] Section 944.292(2), Florida Statutes, as amended in 1988, provides…court] can be shown, we find that Fla. Stat. § 944.292 (1983), insofar as it purports to deprive convicted

Burkett v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1988-01-14T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 518 So. 2d 1363

Snippet: no authority to support this assertion. Section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1985), provides: Upon conviction

Calhoun v. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-01-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 500 So. 2d 674, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 197, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 6189

Snippet: v. State, 195 So.2d 853 (Fla.1967); see also § 944.292, Fla.Stat. (1985). B Second, the presumption of

Calhoun v. DEPT. OF HLT & REHAB. SERV

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1987-01-05T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 500 So. 2d 674

Snippet: . State, 195 So.2d 853 (Fla. 1967); see also § 944.292, Fla. Stat. (1985). B Second, the presumption

Collins v. Cote

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-06-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 490 So. 2d 164, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1375, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 8379

Snippet: with our sister courts in holding that Section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983) is unconstitutional as

Aiani v. Boore

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-06-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 489 So. 2d 879, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1350, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 8302

Snippet: Florida’s courts was suspended pursuant to section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983), and Watts v. Buck, 454…time, however, this court has held that section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983), violates article 1, section

Sabin v. Butter

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-03-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 493 So. 2d 469, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 625, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6853

Snippet: s so-called “civil death” *470statute, section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1985), to the extent that it

Dinkens v. Circuit Court of the Tenth Judicial Circuit

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-02-19T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 489 So. 2d 46, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 500, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6434

Snippet: Fla. 2d DCA 1984), in which we held that section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983), prevents a convicted …did not challenge our interpretation of section 944.292, but found that the result Violated constitutional

McCuiston v. Wanicka

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1986-02-13T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 483 So. 2d 489

Snippet: divested of his civil rights by virtue of section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983). In Watts v. Buck, 454…maintain a civil action. Statutes such as section 944.292 are commonly known as "civil death" statutes…the adoption of the present version of section 944.292, the concept of "civil death" for convicted…hold public office, and serve on a jury." § 944.292, Fla. Stat. (1975). The supreme court invalidated…this state was called upon to interpret section 944.292 as amended. In the instant case, petitioner calls

Lloyd v. Farkash

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-10-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 476 So. 2d 305

Snippet: presented by this appeal is whether Fla. Stat. § 944.292 (1983) unconstitutionally infringes upon a convicted…maintain the action was barred by Fla. Stat. § 944.292 (1983): Upon conviction of a felony as defined …Our investigation of the history of Fla. Stat. § 944.292 does not convince us that our interpretation is…vote, hold public office, and serve on a jury. § 944.292 (1975). In 1975, the Florida Supreme Court found…suspension can be shown, we find that Fla. Stat. § 944.292 (1983), insofar as it purports to deprive convicted

Watts v. Buck

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1984-09-05T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 454 So. 2d 1079, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 1909, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14944

Snippet: one of the civil rights suspended under section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983).1 See Annot., 74 A.L.R…hold public office, and serve on a jury.” See § 944.292, Fla.Stat. (1975).2 Significantly, the current …and BOARDMAN and DANAHY, JJ., concur. . Section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1983), provides: Suspension …Art. IV of the State Constitution. . Section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1975), provides: Suspension

Thompson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-10-12T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 438 So. 2d 1005

Snippet: 1981). Defendant points out that while section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1981), provides for suspension

France v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1983-08-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 436 So. 2d 428, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 22591

Snippet: that the civil rights suspended under section 944.292, Florida Statutes (1979),1 do not include possession…FRANK D. UP-CHURCH, Jr., J., concur. . Section 944.292 states: Upon conviction of a felony as defined

Williams v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-08-17T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 402 So. 2d 78

Snippet: appellant's conviction. Appellant argues that § 944.292, Florida Statutes (1979) provides that a felon&…define "civil rights", the former law, § 944.292, Florida Statutes (1975) (declared unconstitutional