Florida Statute 945.04 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 945
DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

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F.S. 945.04

945.04 Department of Corrections; general function; seal; use of inmate labor.—

(1) The Department of Corrections shall be responsible for the inmates and for the operation of, and shall have supervisory and protective care, custody, and control of, all buildings, grounds, property of, and matters connected with, the correctional system.

(2) The Department of Corrections may adopt an official seal to be used for the purpose of authenticating its official documents and for such other purposes as the department prescribes.

(3) The Department of Corrections shall maximize the use of inmate labor in the construction of inmate housing and the conduct of all maintenance projects so that such activities provide work opportunities for the optimum number of inmates in the most cost-effective manner.

History.—s. 4, ch. 57-213; s. 18, ch. 61-530; s. 71, ch. 77-120; s. 80, ch. 79-3; s. 8, ch. 85-288; s. 26, ch. 95-283; s. 19, ch. 97-93; s. 12, ch. 97-227.

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Cases Citing Statute 945.04

Total Results: 11

Yisrael v. State

938 So. 2d 546, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2178

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 16, 2006 | Docket: 1673668

Cited 55 times | Published

(2005). [11] § 944.605, Fla. Stat. (2005). [12] § 945.04(2), Fla. Stat. (2005). [13] If FDOC's record

Sands v. Wainwright

357 F. Supp. 1062, 1973 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15519

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 1973 | Docket: 2024721

Cited 46 times | Published

Visiting hours and privileges. . . See also F.S. § 945.04, F.S.A. [54] These were introduced into evidence

Desue v. State

908 So. 2d 1116, 2005 WL 1711666

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 2005 | Docket: 1397606

Cited 13 times | Published

matters connected with, the correctional system." § 945.04(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). In discharging its statutory

Department of Corrections v. McGhee

653 So. 2d 1091, 1995 WL 214978

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 1995 | Docket: 2034682

Cited 13 times | Published

discussed under Restatement section 315(a). Section 945.04(1), Florida Statutes (1989), makes DOC "responsible

Yisrael v. State

986 So. 2d 491, 2008 WL 450398

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 10, 2008 | Docket: 1428493

Cited 5 times | Published

matters connected with, the correctional system." § 945.04(1), Fla. Stat. (2001). However, drafting a gratuitous

Yisrael v. State

993 So. 2d 952, 33 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 577, 2008 Fla. LEXIS 223, 2008 WL 5083515

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 21, 2008 | Docket: 64856305

Cited 4 times | Published

matters connected with, the correctional system.” § 945.04(1), Fla. Stat. (2001). However, drafting a gratuitous

Leavins v. Crystal

3 So. 3d 1270, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2143, 2009 WL 591782

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 10, 2009 | Docket: 2074236

Cited 2 times | Published

Petitioners breached their duty to him under section 945.04, Florida Statutes (2008), by failing to report

Ward v. State

965 So. 2d 308, 2007 WL 2710748

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 19, 2007 | Docket: 1508986

Cited 2 times | Published

correction, and rehabilitation of adult offenders"); § 945.04(1), Fla. Stat. (2002) ("The Department of Corrections

Smith v. Florida Dept. of Corrections

920 So. 2d 638, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 7670, 2005 WL 1199049

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 23, 2005 | Docket: 2551714

Cited 2 times | Published

alleged that neither section 20.315 *639 nor section 945.04 of the Florida Statutes, cited by the Department

Pires v. Wainwright

419 So. 2d 358

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 10, 1982 | Docket: 1585283

Cited 2 times | Published

also burdened with supervisory obligations. Section 945.04, Fla. Stat. (1979) provides: "[t]he Department

Taylor v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 6, 2017 | Docket: 6236456

Published

State, 993 So. 2d 952, 959 (Fla. 2008) (quoting § 945.04(1), Fla. Stat. (2001)). These statutory provisions