Florida Statute 944.702 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.702

944.702 Legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature to provide persons released from incarceration from the Department of Corrections with certain fundamental resources in the areas of employment, life skills training, job placement, and access to as many support services as possible in order to appreciably increase the likelihood of the inmate’s successful reentry into free society. The Legislature intends that these support services include faith-based service groups on an equal basis with other private organizations.

History.—ss. 5, 12, ch. 87-298; s. 13, ch. 88-122; s. 6, ch. 92-310; s. 6, ch. 2001-110.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.702

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 944.702.

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Cases Citing Statute 944.702

Total Results: 1

Waldrep v. Waldrep

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-07-09

Citation: 985 So. 2d 700, 2008 WL 2663735

Snippet: Health Care & Ret. Corp. of Am., Inc. v. Bradley, 944 *702 So.2d 508, 511 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006) (citing Gaton