Florida Statute 951.033 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 951
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONERS

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F.S. 951.033

951.033 Income and assets; payment of subsistence costs.—

(1) The Legislature finds that there is an urgent need to alleviate the increasing financial burdens on local subdivisions of the state caused by the expenses of incarcerating prisoners. In addition to a prisoner’s cash account on deposit in local detention facilities, many prisoners have sources of income and assets outside of the facility, which may include bank accounts, inheritances, real estate, social security payments, veteran’s payments, and other types of financial resources.

(2) The local detention facility shall determine the financial status of prisoners for the purpose of paying from their income and assets all or a fair portion of their daily subsistence costs. In determining the financial status of prisoners, any income exempt by state or federal law shall be excluded. Consideration shall be given to the prisoner’s ability to pay, the liability or potential liability of the prisoner to the victim or guardian or the estate of the victim, and his or her dependents.

(3) The chief correctional officer of a local subdivision may direct a prisoner to pay for all or a fair portion of daily subsistence costs. A prisoner is entitled to reasonable advance notice of the assessment and shall be afforded an opportunity to present reasons for opposition to the assessment.

(4) An order from the chief correctional officer directing payment of all or a fair portion of a prisoner’s daily subsistence costs may survive against the estate of the sentenced prisoner.

(5) The chief correctional officer may seek payment for the prisoner’s subsistence costs from:

(a) The prisoner’s cash account on deposit at the facility; or

(b) A civil restitution lien on the prisoner’s cash account on deposit at the facility or on other personal property.

(6) If the prisoner’s cash account at the local detention facility does not contain sufficient funds to cover subsistence costs, the chief correctional officer may place a civil restitution lien against the prisoner’s cash account or other personal property. A civil restitution lien may continue for a period of 3 years and applies to the cash account of any prisoner who is reincarcerated within the county in which the civil restitution lien was originated.

History.—s. 21, ch. 96-312.

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Cases Citing Statute 951.033

Total Results: 8

Williams v. Ergle

698 So. 2d 1294, 1997 WL 522865

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 22, 1997 | Docket: 1524326

Cited 5 times | Published

was a product of the 1996 legislative session. § 951.033, Fla. Stat. (Supp.1996).[2] As with section 951

Jenne v. Solomos

707 So. 2d 1203, 1998 WL 171435

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 1998 | Docket: 2568483

Cited 4 times | Published

certification. Plaintiff appellees seek to have section 951.033, Florida Statutes (1997), which provides that

BS v. State

862 So. 2d 15, 2003 WL 22136809

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 2003 | Docket: 1762237

Cited 2 times | Published

to the payment of subsistence costs. Under section 951.033(2), Florida Statutes (2000), adult prisoners

B.S. v. State

862 So. 2d 15, 2003 Fla. App. LEXIS 13958

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 2003 | Docket: 64827241

Cited 1 times | Published

to the payment of subsistence costs. Under section 951.033(2), Florida Statutes (2000), adult prisoners

Joseph v. Henderson

834 So. 2d 373, 2003 WL 118205

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 2003 | Docket: 1697586

Cited 1 times | Published

Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office pursuant to section 951.033, Florida Statutes (2000). We grant the petition

Solomos v. Jenne

776 So. 2d 953, 2000 WL 1854006

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 2000 | Docket: 422104

Cited 1 times | Published

Broward County Jail, assert, inter alia, that section 951.033, Florida Statutes, is void for vagueness and

Solomos v. Jenne

820 So. 2d 941, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 537, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1148, 2002 WL 1065978

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 30, 2002 | Docket: 64816283

Published

with the Fourth District Court of Appeal that section 951.033, Florida Statutes (2001), which requires prisoners

McConnaughy v. State

684 So. 2d 851, 1996 WL 713997

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 13, 1996 | Docket: 1792742

Published

statutory provision at issue appears to be section 951.033, Florida Statutes (1996 Supp.), which allows