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Florida Statute 944.45 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 944.45 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 944.45 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
944.45 Mutiny, riot, strike; penalty.Whoever instigates, contrives, willfully attempts to cause, assists, or conspires to cause any mutiny, riot, or strike in defiance of official orders, in any state correctional institution, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
History.s. 5, ch. 57-313; s. 1174, ch. 71-136.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 944.45

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd
§944.45RIOTMUTINY STRIKE STATE CORRECTIONAL INSTITUTIONF · 2nd

Cases Citing F.S. 944.45

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·Mitchell v. State, 458 So. 2d 819 (Fla. 1st DCA 1984).

Cited 17 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...a major disturbance at Cross City Correctional Institution where he was an inmate. We reject appellant's assertion that the trial court erred in denying his motion for judgment of acquittal on the count one charge of attempting to cause a riot under Section 944.45, Florida Statutes (1981)....
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Smiley v. State, 627 So. 2d 1192 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 12034, 1993 WL 490871

...Appellants were charged under multi-count informations with, among other offenses, instigating, attempting to cause, assisting, or conspiring to cause a mutiny, riot or strike at Cross City Correctional Institution in defiance of official orders, contrary to section 944.45, Florida Statutes....
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Lazzell v. State, 454 So. 2d 1072 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1984).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 14866

PER CURIAM. AFFIRMED, without prejudice to appellant’s right to invoke any remedies which may be available to him under the Interstate Agreement On Detainer’s Act, Section 944.45, et seq., Florida Statutes (1983)....

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