Florida Statute 947.22 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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. 947.22

947.22 Authority to arrest parole violators with or without warrant.—

(1) If a member of the commission or a duly authorized representative of the commission has reasonable grounds to believe that a parolee has violated the terms and conditions of her or his parole in a material respect, such member or representative may issue a warrant for the arrest of such parolee. The warrant shall be returnable before a member of the commission or a duly authorized representative of the commission. The commission, a commissioner, or a parole examiner with approval of the parole examiner supervisor, may release the parolee on bail or her or his own recognizance, conditioned upon her or his appearance at any hearings noticed by the commission. If not released on bail or her or his own recognizance, the parolee shall be committed to jail pending hearings pursuant to s. 947.23. The commission, at its election, may have the hearing conducted by one or more commissioners or by a duly authorized representative of the commission. Any parole and probation officer, any officer authorized to serve criminal process, or any peace officer of this state is authorized to execute the warrant.

(2) Any parole and probation officer, if she or he has reasonable ground to believe that a parolee, control releasee, or conditional releasee has violated the terms and conditions of her or his parole, control release, or conditional release in a material respect, has the right to arrest the releasee or parolee without warrant and bring her or him forthwith before one or more commissioners or a duly authorized representative of the Florida Commission on Offender Review or Control Release Authority; and proceedings shall thereupon be had as provided herein when a warrant has been issued by a member of the commission or authority or a duly authorized representative of the commission or authority.

(3) If a law enforcement officer has probable cause to believe that a parolee has violated the terms and conditions of his or her parole, the officer shall arrest and take into custody the parolee without a warrant, and a warrant need not be issued in the case.

History.—s. 16, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 1, ch. 71-111; s. 16, ch. 82-171; s. 1, ch. 82-193; s. 34, ch. 83-131; s. 191, ch. 83-216; s. 5, ch. 85-295; s. 37, ch. 86-183; s. 67, ch. 88-122; s. 17, ch. 89-531; ss. 13, 20, ch. 90-337; s. 12, ch. 91-280; s. 1, ch. 93-2; s. 1681, ch. 97-102; s. 3, ch. 2002-255; s. 49, ch. 2014-191.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 947.22

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

S947.22 - PAROLE VIOLATION - - N: N

Cases Citing Statute 947.22

Total Results: 8

Jackson v. Mayo

73 So. 2d 881, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1759

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 1954 | Docket: 1795863

Cited 4 times | Published

parole of petitioner was lawfully revoked. Section 947.22 provides that if any member of the Commission

Girtman v. State

617 So. 2d 1168, 1993 WL 167712

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 21, 1993 | Docket: 1512557

Cited 3 times | Published

requiring revocation. We also recognize that section 947.22(1), Florida Statutes (1991) provides that if

Carson v. Bishop

378 So. 2d 882

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 1979 | Docket: 1795690

Cited 2 times | Published

a hearing, was released. Appellant contends Section 947.22, Florida Statutes (1977), allows for incarceration

State v. Sylvester

401 So. 2d 1123

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 1981 | Docket: 1686554

Cited 1 times | Published

1979). There, the First District held that Section 947.22 (which empowers the Parole and Probation Commission

Raulerson v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2025 | Docket: 69996619

Published

the person violated the law on that property); § 947.22, Fla. Stat. (providing for the authority of a

Hansen v. Fontana

517 So. 2d 714, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 2804, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 11566, 1987 WL 2662

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 1987 | Docket: 64631770

Published

Statutes; (6) that he was illegally arrested under section 947.22, Florida Statutes, as that statute constitutes

State ex rel. Murphy v. Partin

301 So. 2d 1, 1974 Fla. LEXIS 4678

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 1974 | Docket: 64541538

Published

given the Parole and Probation Commission by Section 947.22, Florida Statutes, in granting bail to parole

Blackburn v. Jackson

74 So. 2d 80, 1954 Fla. LEXIS 1089

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 30, 1954 | Docket: 64485906

Published

parte Hyde, 140 Fla. 494, 192 So. 159, and Section 947.22, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., are relied on to