Florida Statute 946.502 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 946
INMATE LABOR AND CORRECTIONAL WORK PROGRAMS

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F.S. 946.502

946.502 Legislative intent with respect to operation of correctional work programs.—

(1) It is the intent of the Legislature that a nonprofit corporation lease and manage the correctional work programs of the Department of Corrections.

(2) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, once one such nonprofit corporation is organized, no other nonprofit corporation be organized for the purpose of carrying out this part. In carrying out this part, the corporation is not an “agency” within the meaning of s. 20.03(1).

(3) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the corporation shall lease all correctional work programs from the department.

(4) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the state shall have a continuing interest in assuring continuity and stability in the operation of correctional work programs and that this part be construed in furtherance of such goals.

(5) It is further the intent of the Legislature that, although the state has a continuing interest in correctional work programs, such programs can best operate independently of state government.

(6) It is further the intent of the Legislature that the corporation will devise and operate correctional work programs to utilize inmates of all custody levels, with specific emphasis on reducing idleness among close custody inmates.

History.—s. 2, ch. 83-209; ss. 1, 2, ch. 83-345; s. 1, ch. 84-280; ss. 4, 5, ch. 87-286; s. 27, ch. 89-526; s. 1, ch. 96-270; s. 1, ch. 2001-242; s. 131, ch. 2023-8.

Note.—Former s. 946.01.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 946.502

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 946.502.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 946.502

Total Results: 4

UCF Athletics Ass'n v. Plancher

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-08-16

Citation: 121 So. 3d 1097, 2013 WL 4227292, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 12805

Snippet: stability” of the programs. Id. at 780 (quoting § 946.502(4), Fla. Stat. (2011)). Therefore, although PRIDE

Pagan v. Sarasota County Public Hospital Board

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-08-13

Citation: 884 So. 2d 257, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 11826

Snippet: 780; see ch. 81-125, § 1, at 254, Laws of Fla.; § 946.502, Fla. Stat. (1988). While recognizing that under

Pagan v. SARASOTA COUNTY PUBLIC HOSP. BD.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-08-13

Citation: 884 So. 2d 257, 2004 WL 1809862

Snippet: 780; see ch. 81-125, § 1, at 254, Laws of Fla.; § 946.502, Fla. Stat. (1988). While recognizing that under

Prison Rehabilitative Industries v. Betterson

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1994-12-20

Citation: 648 So. 2d 778, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 12534, 1994 WL 704790

Snippet: the resulting legislation recites in subsection 946.502(5) that the correctional work programs “can best