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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 948
PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CONTROL
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F.S. 948.12
948.12 Intensive supervision for postprison release of violent offenders.It is the finding of the Legislature that the population of violent offenders released from state prison into the community poses the greatest threat to the public safety of the groups of offenders under community supervision. Therefore, for the purpose of enhanced public safety, any offender released from state prison who:
(1) Was most recently incarcerated for an offense that is or was contained in category 1 (murder, manslaughter), category 2 (sexual offenses), category 3 (robbery), or category 4 (violent personal crimes) of Rules 3.701 and 3.988, Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure (1993), and who has served at least one prior felony commitment at a state or federal correctional institution;
(2) Was sentenced as a habitual offender, violent habitual offender, or violent career criminal pursuant to s. 775.084; or
(3) Has been found to be a sexual predator pursuant to s. 775.21,

and who has a term of probation to follow the period of incarceration shall be provided intensive supervision by experienced correctional probation officers. Subject to specific appropriation by the Legislature, caseloads may be restricted to a maximum of 40 offenders per officer to provide for enhanced public safety as well as to effectively monitor conditions of electronic monitoring or curfews, if such was ordered by the court.

History.s. 11, ch. 97-78; s. 17, ch. 2004-371; s. 59, ch. 2016-24; s. 50, ch. 2025-156.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 948.12

Total Results: 10

Barber v. State

207 So. 3d 379, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 19232

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 30, 2016 | Docket: 63631331

Cited 10 times | Published

was placed on probation or community control.” § 948.012(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2015). The trial court found

Elbert v. State

20 So. 3d 961, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15522, 2009 WL 3270834

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 14, 2009 | Docket: 1640211

Cited 1 times | Published

Fla. Stat. (1991) (subsequently renumbered as § 948.012(1), see ch. 2004-373, § 4, Laws of Fla.). All

Maxwell v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 2024 | Docket: 68422842

Published

impose probationary split sentences”); but cf. § 948.012, Fla. Stat. He sought way back to withdraw that

STATE OF FLORIDA v. EDWARD FIDDEMON

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 27, 2020 | Docket: 17195206

Published

to review an alleged sentencing error under section 948.012(1), Florida Statutes (2010), our review is

MICHELLE A HOLLINGSWORTH v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 1, 2020 | Docket: 17033713

Published

sentence of incarceration followed by probation. § 948.012(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). In such event, the court

Thomas Benjamin Brown v. State of Florida

264 So. 3d 1097

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 15, 2019 | Docket: 14554407

Published

a civil commitment is further supported by section 948.012(6), Florida Statutes. In 2014, the subsection

Billy Joe Fowler v. State of Florida

225 So. 3d 1005, 2017 WL 4018419, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 13044

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 2017 | Docket: 6158993

Published

trial court also has the option provided in Section 948.012, Florida Statutes (2014), to impose a split

State v. Robinson

138 So. 3d 1225, 2014 WL 2500638, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8387

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 3, 2014 | Docket: 60240546

Published

such period as may be imposed by the court.” § 948.012(1), Fla. Stat. (2011). See also Helton v. State

Waterman v. State

46 So. 3d 154, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 15903, 2010 WL 4140287

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 2010 | Docket: 1928014

Published

probation while still imposing a lawful sentence. See § 948.012(2)(b), Fla. Stat. (2008). Accordingly, when a

King v. State

990 So. 2d 1191, 2008 WL 4265182

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 19, 2008 | Docket: 1291946

Published

[3] This provision is currently found at section 948.012(1), Florida Statutes (2008). [4] In Martin