Florida Statute 946.514 | 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. 946.514

946.514 Civil rights of inmates; inmates not state employees; liability of corporation for inmate injuries.—

(1) Nothing contained in this part is intended to restore in whole or in part the civil rights of inmates.

(2) No inmate compensated under this part or by the corporation or the department shall be considered as an employee of the state, the department, or the corporation.

(3) The corporation is liable for inmate injury to the extent specified in s. 768.28; however, the members of the board of directors are not individually liable to any inmate for any injury sustained in any correctional work program operated by the corporation.

History.—s. 2, ch. 83-209; s. 6, ch. 84-280; ss. 4, 13, ch. 87-286; s. 8, ch. 2001-242.

Note.—Former s. 946.14.

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Amendments to 946.514

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 946.514

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 946.514.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 946.514

Total Results: 2

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1998-07-14

Snippet: Dade County,422 So.2d 838 (Fla. 1982). 5 See, s. 946.514(2), Fla. Stat., providing that "[n]o inmate compensated

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: Appellee’s argument that the provision in subsection 946.514(3), recognizing that PRIDE shall enjoy sovereign