Florida Statutes
Fla. Stat. § 950.03 (2025)
County jailers to receive United States prisoners.
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950.03 County jailers to receive United States prisoners.—The keeper of the jail in each county within this state shall receive into his or her custody any prisoner who may be committed to the keeper’s charge under the authority of the United States and shall safely keep each prisoner according to the warrant or precept for such commitment until he or she is discharged by due course of law of the United States.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3
cases, 1980–2018 · leading case: Creedle v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 349 F. Supp. 3d 1276 (S.D. Fla. 2018).
Creedle v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 349 F. Supp. 3d 1276 (S.D. Fla. 2018). “" Fla. Stat. § 950.03 . Mr. Creedle contends that this statute-enacted in 1847-is irrelevant here because, rather than operating as an independent source of arrest authority, it instead authorizes "jailers to hold prisoners who have already been validly arrested by federal…”
C.F.C. v. Miami-Dade Cnty., 349 F. Supp. 3d 1236 (S.D. Fla. 2018). “" Fla. Stat. § 950.03 . Plaintiffs contend that this statute-enacted in 1847-is irrelevant here because, rather than operating as an independent source of arrest authority, it instead authorizes jailers to hold prisoners who have already been validly arrested by federal officers.”
Dyal v. State, 386 So. 2d 868 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980). “The confinement in the county jail under the authority of the United States Marshal is authorized by Section 950.03, Florida Statutes (1977), which specifically authorizes county jailers to receive United States prisoners.”
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