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Fla. Stat. § 948.031 (2025)
Condition of probation or community control; community service.
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948.031 Condition of probation or community control; community service.—
(1) Any person who is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor and who is placed on probation or into community control may be required as a condition of supervision to perform some type of community service for a tax-supported or tax-exempt entity, with the consent of such entity. Such community service shall be performed at a time other than during such person’s regular hours of employment.
(2) Upon the request of the chief judge of the circuit, the Department of Corrections shall establish a community service program for a county, which program may include, but is not limited to, any of the following types of community service:
(a) Maintenance work on any property or building owned or leased by any state, county, or municipality or any nonprofit organization or agency.
(b) Maintenance work on any state-owned, county-owned, or municipally owned road or highway.
(c) Landscaping or maintenance work in any state, county, or municipal park or recreation area.
(d) Work in any state, county, or municipal hospital or any developmental services institution or other nonprofit organization or agency.
History.—s. 1, ch. 76-70; s. 17, ch. 83-131; s. 77, ch. 87-226; s. 30, ch. 89-308; s. 6, ch. 2017-115.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 8
cases, 1980–2006 · leading case: Reyes v. State, 655 So. 2d 111 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).
Reyes v. State, 655 So. 2d 111 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995). “Reyes to spend 200 hours painting a courtroom as community service, see § 948.031, Fla. Stat. (1991), it possibly has the authority to charge him 0 to have a professional painter do the work for him.”
Bowser v. State, 937 So. 2d 1270 (Fla. 2d DCA 2006). “See § 948.031, Fla. Stat. (2004) (indicating that a court may require community service as an additional condition of probation); Fla.”
Johnson v. State, 495 So. 2d 188 (Fla. 2d DCA 1986). “Upon consideration, appellant's motion for rehearing is denied.”
State v. Muoio, 438 So. 2d 160 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). “091, Florida Statutes (1981), and section 948.031, Florida Statutes (1981), indicate that such service is to be considered either as an extra sanction or as an additional condition of probation and not as a substitute for some other type of punishment.”
City of Wichita v. Lucero, 874 P.2d 1144 (Kan. 1994). “However, before an indigent defendant may be incarcerated for failure to pay a fine, costs, or restitution it must be shown not *450 only that the defendant is indigent but that the defendant has willfully refused to make such payment or has failed to make sufficient bona fide…”
Fillastre v. State, 387 So. 2d 400 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). “That requirement is expressly contrary to Section 948.031, Florida Statutes (1977), which provides: Any person who is convicted of a felony or misdemeanor and who is placed on probation may be required as a condition of probation to perform some type of public service for a…”
White v. State, 539 So. 2d 1160 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989). “[4] Section 948.031, Fla. Stat. (1987), provides: Condition of probation or community control; public service.”
State v. Jones, 525 So. 2d 512 (Fla. 4th DCA 1988). “Furthermore, it is suggested that, if the court decides to continue the public service requirement, it should be made clear that it is a condition of probation in conformity with section 948.031, Florida Statutes, and State v.”
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