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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 947
FLORIDA COMMISSION ON OFFENDER REVIEW; CONDITIONAL RELEASE; CONTROL RELEASE; PAROLE
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F.S. 947.13
947.13 Powers and duties of commission.
(1) The commission shall have the powers and perform the duties of:
(a) Determining what persons shall be placed on parole, subject to the provisions of ss. 947.172 and 947.174.
(b) Fixing the time and conditions of parole, as provided in this chapter.
(c) Determining whether a person has violated parole and taking action with respect to such a violation.
(d) Making such investigations as may be necessary.
(e) Reporting to the Board of Executive Clemency the circumstances, the criminal records, and the social, physical, mental, and psychiatric conditions and histories of persons under consideration by the board for pardon, commutation of sentence, or remission of fine, penalty, or forfeiture.
(f) Establishing the terms and conditions of persons released on conditional release under s. 947.1405, and determining subsequent ineligibility for conditional release due to a violation of the terms or conditions of conditional release and taking action with respect to such a violation.
(g) As the Control Release Authority, determining what persons will be released on control release under s. 947.146, establishing the time and conditions of control release, if any, and determining whether a person has violated the conditions of control release and taking action with respect to such a violation.
(h) Determining what persons will be released on conditional medical release under s. 947.149, establishing the conditions of conditional medical release, and determining whether a person has violated the conditions of conditional medical release and taking action with respect to such a violation.
(2)(a) The commission shall immediately examine records of the department under s. 945.25, and any other records which it obtains, and may make such other investigations as may be necessary.
(b) The Department of Children and Families and all other state, county, and city agencies, sheriffs and their deputies, and all peace officers shall cooperate with the commission and the department and shall aid and assist them in the performance of their duties.
History.s. 10, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 1, ch. 72-256; ss. 86, 87, ch. 77-120; s. 476, ch. 77-147; s. 9, ch. 78-417; s. 104, ch. 79-3; s. 7, ch. 82-171; s. 34, ch. 83-131; s. 2, ch. 85-295; ss. 31, 37, ch. 86-183; ss. 18, 67, ch. 88-122; s. 46, ch. 89-526; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2; s. 4, ch. 93-61; s. 320, ch. 99-8; s. 52, ch. 2004-335; s. 329, ch. 2014-19.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 947.13

Total Results: 15

Albert E. Paschal v. Louie L. Wainwright, Etc.

738 F.2d 1173, 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 19632

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 13, 1984 | Docket: 226696

Cited 29 times | Published

corrections process. See, e.g., Fla.Stat.Ann. § 947.13(1)(f)(2); 947.17(2), (5) and (6); 947.20; and

Peters v. State

984 So. 2d 1227, 2008 WL 1901668

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 1, 2008 | Docket: 76966

Cited 19 times | Published

308 So.2d 171, 171 (Fla. 1st DCA 1975); see also § 947.13(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2003) (stating that the Parole

Gay v. Singletary

700 So. 2d 1220, 1997 WL 656234

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 23, 1997 | Docket: 1373706

Cited 17 times | Published

"such other order as it considers proper."[7] Section 947.13, Florida Statutes (1995), generally describes

Mayes v. Moore

827 So. 2d 967, 2002 WL 31084622

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 19, 2002 | Docket: 1362103

Cited 13 times | Published

" § 947.1405(2)(c), Fla. Stat. (2001). [4] Section 947.13 (Powers and Duties of Commission), states,

Alexander v. State

425 So. 2d 1197

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 28, 1983 | Docket: 1657955

Cited 5 times | Published

with the power to establish conditions of parole. § 947.13(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1981). In our view, these portions

Brown v. State

427 So. 2d 271

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 16, 1983 | Docket: 1151614

Cited 3 times | Published

with the power to establish conditions of parole. § 947.13(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (1981). Accordingly, we strike

Gary Ray Bowles v. Ron Desantis, Governor

934 F.3d 1230

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Aug 19, 2019 | Docket: 16074260

Cited 2 times | Published

candidate for executive clemency. See Fla. Stat. § 947.13(e) (noting the Commission must report to the Clemency

Shaffer v. State

446 So. 2d 1156

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 14, 1984 | Docket: 1780864

Cited 2 times | Published

Alexander v. State, 425 So.2d 1197 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983); § 947.13(1)(b); Fla. Stat. (1981). In light of our foregoing

Monk v. State

427 So. 2d 820

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 1983 | Docket: 1411409

Cited 1 times | Published

with the power to establish conditions of parole. § 947.13(1)(b); Alexander v. State, 425 So.2d 1197 (Fla

Darryl Barwick v. Governor of Florida

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 26, 2023 | Docket: 67272995

Published

of fine, penalty, or forfeiture.” Fla. Stat. § 947.13(1)(e). But Rule 15 does not delineate

Priest v. State

450 So. 2d 318, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 13358

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 22, 1984 | Docket: 64604869

Published

of a fine as a condition of parole violates Section 947.-13(1)(b), Florida Statutes, as interpreted in

Ferrell v. State

437 So. 2d 782, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 21689

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 1983 | Docket: 64599499

Published

authority to establish conditions of parole. § 947.-13(l)(b); Brown; Alexander v. State, 425 So.2d 1197

Fray v. State

432 So. 2d 764, 1983 Fla. App. LEXIS 19576

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 1983 | Docket: 64597459

Published

with the power to establish those conditions. § 947.-13(1)(b), Fla.Stat. (1981). Therefore, those portions

Prince v. State

421 So. 2d 791, 1982 Fla. App. LEXIS 28179

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 16, 1982 | Docket: 64593173

Published

parole and the time and conditions of parole. Section 947.13, Florida Statutes, no error was committed.

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 29, 1976 | Docket: 3255585

Published

"[m]aking such investigations as may be necessary." Section 947.13, F. S. Parole and probation officers have the