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Fla. Stat. § 945.40 (2025)

Corrections Mental Health Act; short title for ss. 945.40-945.49.

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945.40 Corrections Mental Health Act; short title for ss. 945.40-945.49.—Sections 945.40-945.49 shall be known and may be cited as the “Corrections Mental Health Act.”
History.—s. 1, ch. 82-224; s. 29, ch. 84-361.
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Cited in 1 case, 1989–1989 · leading case: Shaw v. State, 546 So. 2d 796 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
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Shaw v. State, 546 So. 2d 796 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). · cites it 2× “or as a convicted felon *798 to the Department of Correctional Mental Health Institution at Chattahoochee under § 945.40, Fla. Stat. The trial judge received the reports of Drs.”
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