Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 951.01 (2025)

County prisoners may be put to labor.

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951.01 County prisoners may be put to labor.—The board of county commissioners of each county may employ all persons in the jail of their respective counties under sentence upon conviction for crime at labor upon the roads, bridges, or other public works of the county where they are so imprisoned, or on other projects for which the governing body of the county could otherwise lawfully expend public funds and which it determines to be necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the county.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2090, 1877; RS 3032; GS 4109; s. 1, ch. 5705, 1907; s. 1, ch. 5963, 1909; RGS 6217; s. 1, ch. 7323, 1917; s. 1, ch. 9203, 1923; CGL 8549; s. 44, ch. 57-121; s. 1, ch. 61-488; s. 18, ch. 61-530; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; ss. 1, 2, ch. 70-441; s. 92, ch. 77-120; s. 111, ch. 79-3; s. 2, ch. 94-149; s. 28, ch. 96-312.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1989–1997 · leading case: Williams v. Ergle, 698 So. 2d 1294 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997).

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Williams v. Ergle, 698 So. 2d 1294 (Fla. 5th DCA 1997). “See also §§ 951.01, .12, (Fla.Stat.). By comparison, section 951.”

State v. Lopez-Ona, 32 Fla. Supp. 2d 157 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1989). “” Defendant cites § 951.01 and §921.187 Fla. Stat. as authorization for prisoner participation in discretionary release and public works projects as alternatives to incarceration.”

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