Florida Statute 944.710 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.710

944.710 Definitions of terms relating to contractor-operated state correctional facilities and s. 944.105.—As used with respect to contractor-operated state correctional facilities and s. 944.105, the term:

(1) “Bidder” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or unincorporated association that submits a proposal with the department to construct, lease, or operate a contractor-operated correctional facility.

(2) “Contractor-employed correctional officer” means any full-time or part-time employee of a private vendor whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, and control of prisoners within a contractor-operated correctional facility.

(3) “Contractor-operated correctional facility” means any facility, which is not operated by the department, for the incarceration of adults or juveniles who have been sentenced by a court and committed to the custody of the department.

(4) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.

(5) “Private vendor” means any individual, partnership, corporation, or unincorporated association bound by contract with the department to construct, lease, or operate a contractor-operated correctional facility.

History.—s. 13, ch. 89-526; s. 2, ch. 2024-84.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.710

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 944.710.

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Cases Citing Statute 944.710

Total Results: 7

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report 2019-09

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-01-16

Snippet: jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. § 944.710(3), Fla. Stat. A “private correctional facility”

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-04.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-11-15

Citation: 257 So. 3d 370

Snippet: jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. § 944.710(3), Fla. Stat. A "private correctional

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES-REPORT NO. 2014-08

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-10-08

Citation: 176 So. 3d 938, 2015 WL 5853925

Snippet: jurisdiction of the Department of Corrections. § 944-710(8), Fla. Stat. A “private correctional facility”

Hopkins v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-09-13

Citation: 105 So. 3d 470, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 551, 2012 WL 4009511, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 1799

Snippet: a private correctional facility defined in s. 944.710 or under chapter 957; a county, municipal, or regional

Garner v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2003-03-19

Citation: 839 So. 2d 924, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 3729, 2003 WL 1239643

Snippet: committed to the custody of the department.” § 944.710(3), Fla. Stat. (1999). By definition then, a state

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1998-11-20

Snippet: supplemental to the provisions of ss. 944.105 and 944.710-944.719. However, in any conflict between a provision

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1991-02-19

Snippet: monitoring the facility? 8. If ss.944.105 and 944.710-944.719, F.S., do not apply, has the proviso language