Florida Statute 947.141 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 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. 947.141

947.141 Violations of conditional release, control release, or conditional medical release or addiction-recovery supervision.—

(1) If a member of the commission or a duly authorized representative of the commission has reasonable grounds to believe that an offender who is on release supervision under s. 947.1405, s. 947.146, s. 947.149, or s. 944.4731 has violated the terms and conditions of the release in a material respect, such member or representative may cause a warrant to be issued for the arrest of the releasee; if the offender was found to be a sexual predator, the warrant must be issued.

(2) Upon the arrest on a felony charge of an offender who is on release supervision under s. 947.1405, s. 947.146, s. 947.149, or s. 944.4731, the offender must be detained without bond until the initial appearance of the offender at which a judicial determination of probable cause is made. If the trial court judge determines that there was no probable cause for the arrest, the offender may be released. If the trial court judge determines that there was probable cause for the arrest, such determination also constitutes reasonable grounds to believe that the offender violated the conditions of the release. Within 24 hours after the trial court judge’s finding of probable cause, the detention facility administrator or designee shall notify the commission and the department of the finding and transmit to each a facsimile copy of the probable cause affidavit or the sworn offense report upon which the trial court judge’s probable cause determination is based. The offender must continue to be detained without bond for a period not exceeding 72 hours excluding weekends and holidays after the date of the probable cause determination, pending a decision by the commission whether to issue a warrant charging the offender with violation of the conditions of release. Upon the issuance of the commission’s warrant, the offender must continue to be held in custody pending a revocation hearing held in accordance with this section.

(3) Within 45 days after notice to the Florida Commission on Offender Review of the arrest of a releasee charged with a violation of the terms and conditions of conditional release, control release, conditional medical release, or addiction-recovery supervision, the releasee must be afforded a hearing conducted by a commissioner or a duly authorized representative thereof. If the releasee elects to proceed with a hearing, the releasee must be informed orally and in writing of the following:

(a) The alleged violation with which the releasee is charged.

(b) The releasee’s right to be represented by counsel.

(d) The releasee’s right to secure, present, and compel the attendance of witnesses relevant to the proceeding.

(e) The releasee’s right to produce documents on the releasee’s own behalf.

(f) The releasee’s right of access to all evidence used against the releasee and to confront and cross-examine adverse witnesses.

(g) The releasee’s right to waive the hearing.

(4) Within a reasonable time following the hearing, the commissioner or the commissioner’s duly authorized representative who conducted the hearing shall make findings of fact in regard to the alleged violation. A panel of no fewer than two commissioners shall enter an order determining whether the charge of violation of conditional release, control release, conditional medical release, or addiction-recovery supervision has been sustained based upon the findings of fact presented by the hearing commissioner or authorized representative. By such order, the panel may revoke conditional release, control release, conditional medical release, or addiction-recovery supervision and thereby return the releasee to prison to serve the sentence imposed, reinstate the original order granting the release, or enter such other order as it considers proper. Effective for inmates whose offenses were committed on or after July 1, 1995, the panel may order the placement of a releasee, upon a finding of violation pursuant to this subsection, into a local detention facility as a condition of supervision.

(5) Effective for inmates whose offenses were committed on or after July 1, 1995, notwithstanding the provisions of ss. 775.08, former 921.001, 921.002, 921.187, 921.188, 944.02, and 951.23, or any other law to the contrary, by such order as provided in subsection (4), the panel, upon a finding of guilt, may, as a condition of continued supervision, place the releasee in a local detention facility for a period of incarceration not to exceed 22 months. Prior to the expiration of the term of incarceration, or upon recommendation of the chief correctional officer of that county, the commission shall cause inquiry into the inmate’s release plan and custody status in the detention facility and consider whether to restore the inmate to supervision, modify the conditions of supervision, or enter an order of revocation, thereby causing the return of the inmate to prison to serve the sentence imposed. The provisions of this section do not prohibit the panel from entering such other order or conducting any investigation that it deems proper. The commission may only place a person in a local detention facility pursuant to this section if there is a contractual agreement between the chief correctional officer of that county and the Department of Corrections. The agreement must provide for a per diem reimbursement for each person placed under this section, which is payable by the Department of Corrections for the duration of the offender’s placement in the facility. This section does not limit the commission’s ability to place a person in a local detention facility for less than 1 year.

(6) Whenever a conditional release, control release, conditional medical release, or addiction-recovery supervision is revoked by a panel of no fewer than two commissioners and the releasee is ordered to be returned to prison, the releasee, by reason of the misconduct, shall be deemed to have forfeited all gain-time or commutation of time for good conduct, as provided for by law, earned up to the date of release. However, if a conditional medical release is revoked due to the improved medical or physical condition of the releasee, the releasee shall not forfeit gain-time accrued before the date of conditional medical release. This subsection does not deprive the prisoner of the right to gain-time or commutation of time for good conduct, as provided by law, from the date of return to prison.

(7) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that an offender who is on release supervision under s. 947.1405, s. 947.146, s. 947.149, or s. 944.4731 has violated the terms and conditions of his or her release by committing a felony offense, the officer shall arrest the offender without a warrant, and a warrant need not be issued in the case.

History.—s. 20, ch. 88-122; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2; s. 5, ch. 93-61; s. 5, ch. 93-277; s. 1, ch. 94-121; ss. 40, 58, ch. 95-283; s. 30, ch. 97-194; s. 4, ch. 97-239; s. 15, ch. 2001-110; s. 2, ch. 2002-255; s. 49, ch. 2004-11; s. 45, ch. 2014-191.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 947.141

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 947.141

Total Results: 20

EDWARD WEBB v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-08-31T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Affirmed. See § 944.28(1), Fla. Stat. (2022); § 947.141(6), Fla. Stat.; Fla. Admin. Code R. 33-601.104

Thourtman v. Junior

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 275 So. 3d 726

Snippet: adult); § 903.046, Fla. Stat. (sexual offender); § 947.141, Fla. Stat. (state supervised offender). Persons

Thourtman v. Junior

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-06-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 275 So. 3d 726

Snippet: adult); § 903.046, Fla. Stat. (sexual offender); § 947.141, Fla. Stat. (state supervised offender). Persons

ARTHUR LEE SMITH v. FLORIDA DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-06-01T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: hearing within forty-five days of his arrest. See § 947.141(2), Fla. Stat. (1991) ("Within 45 days after…result in his release. "Nothing in [section 947.141] provides that the failure to timely conduct a

JAY LARSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-04-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: revoke the conditional release. § 947.141(4), Fla. Stat. (2010) ("[T]he [Commission]

Taylor v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-12-05T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: action of the Parole Commission"); see also § 947.141, Fla. Stat. (1994). Under the Lewars reading of

Crump v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-04-02T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 137 So. 3d 1148, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 4801, 2014 WL 1304999

Snippet: Commission may revoke the conditional release. § 947.141(4), Fla. Stat. (2010) (“[T]he [Commission] panel

Florida Parole Commission v. Robert Taylor

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-01-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 132 So. 3d 780, 39 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 42, 2014 WL 241906, 2014 Fla. LEXIS 204

Snippet: parole examiner’s recommended sanction. Section 947.141(4), Florida Statutes (2010), conditions the FPC

LeBoeuf v. McNeil

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-12-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 49 So. 3d 328, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 18356, 2010 WL 4909636

Snippet: challenged action was authorized by sections 944.28(1), 947.141, and 947.149, Florida Statutes. However, the circuit

McNeil v. Canty

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-06-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 12 So. 3d 215, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 381, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 975, 2009 WL 1793375

Snippet: second provision, which is set forth in section 947.141(4), places a concomitant limitation on the forfeiture…of incarceration imposed by the court. Section 947.141(4) provides that an inmate whose conditional release…not subject to being “forfeited” under section 947.141(4). Because of the circumstances presented by the

Barber v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-08-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 988 So. 2d 1170

Snippet: prison to serve the sentence imposed." § 947.141(4), Fla. Stat.; see also Sutton v. Fla. Parole

Wainwright v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-05-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 983 So. 2d 635

Snippet: prison "to serve the sentence imposed." § 947.141(4), Fla. Stat. (2007). Also, if conditional release… . . earned up to the date of release." § 947.141(6), Fla. Stat. (2007). Over six years after his

Dwyer v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-05-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 981 So. 2d 606

Snippet: which is statutorily-mandated. See §§ 947.1405, 947.141, Fla. Stat. (2000). Ordinarily, a rule 3.850 motion

Brooks v. Florida Parole Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-01-29T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 974 So. 2d 494

Snippet: conditional release statutes, sections 947.1405 and 947.141, Florida Statutes (2006). As the circuit court&

Davis v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-12-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 943 So. 2d 975

Snippet: control release or conditional release. See §§ 947.141(6), 948.06(7), Fla. Stat. (2006); see also Frederick

Jefferson v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-09-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 937 So. 2d 833, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 16210, 2006 WL 2788214

Snippet: 1,1989). We have also determined that section 947.141(4), Florida Statutes (1989), provides no authority

Reyes v. Florida Parole Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-08-08T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 935 So. 2d 594, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 13196

Snippet: S.Ct. 2593, 33 L.Ed.2d 484 (1972); see also § 947.141(3), Fla. Stat. (2005). Under these circumstances

Harris v. Florida Parole Commission

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-11-15T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 917 So. 2d 217, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 17934, 2005 WL 3042673

Snippet: under the Commission’s supervision. In section 947.141, Florida Statutes, the Legislature authorized the…the Parole Commission is authorized by section 947.141, Florida Statutes, to review a hearing examiner…release based on the alleged battery. Under section 947.141, Florida Statutes, the Commission is to conduct…factual findings on the alleged violation. Section 947.141 provides that a “panel of no fewer than two Commissioners…violated the terms of his release under section 947.141, Florida Statutes. In addition, it is axiomatic

Palazon v. Crosby

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-11-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 913 So. 2d 741, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 17236, 2005 WL 2861611

Snippet: anyone to waive the right on his behalf. Section 947.141(3), Florida Statutes (2004), provides that if a

Department of Corrections v. Williams

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-02-23T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 901 So. 2d 169, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 2006, 2005 WL 415109

Snippet: that the offender has violated such conditions. § 947.141. The Commission is empowered to revoke conditional