Florida Statute 951.22 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 951
COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONERS

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F.S. 951.22

951.22 County detention facilities; contraband articles.—

(1) It is unlawful, except through regular channels as duly authorized by the sheriff or officer in charge, to introduce into or possess upon the grounds of any county detention facility as defined in s. 951.23 or to give to or receive from any inmate of any such facility wherever said inmate is located at the time or to take or to attempt to take or send therefrom any of the following articles, which are contraband:

(a) Any written or recorded communication. This paragraph does not apply to any document or correspondence exchanged between a lawyer, paralegal, or other legal staff and an inmate at a detention facility if the document or correspondence is otherwise lawfully possessed and disseminated and relates to the legal representation of the inmate.

(b) Any currency or coin.

(d) Any tobacco products as defined in s. 210.25(12).

(e) Any cigarette as defined in s. 210.01(1).

(f) Any cigar.

(g) Any intoxicating beverage or beverage that causes or may cause an intoxicating effect.

(h) Any narcotic, hypnotic, or excitative drug or drug of any kind or nature, including nasal inhalators, sleeping pills, barbiturates, marijuana as defined in s. 381.986, hemp as defined in s. 581.217, industrial hemp as defined in s. 1004.4473, or controlled substances as defined in s. 893.02(4).

(i) Any firearm or any instrumentality customarily used or which is intended to be used as a dangerous weapon.

(j) Any instrumentality of any nature which may be or is intended to be used as an aid in effecting or attempting to effect an escape from a county facility.

(k) Any cellular telephone or other portable communication device as described in s. 944.47(1)(a)6., intentionally and unlawfully introduced inside the secure perimeter of any county detention facility. The term does not include any device that has communication capabilities which has been approved or issued by the sheriff or officer in charge for investigative or institutional security purposes or for conducting other official business.

(l) Any vapor-generating electronic device as defined in s. 386.203, intentionally and unlawfully introduced inside the secure perimeter of any county detention facility.

(2) A person who violates paragraph (1)(a), paragraph (1)(b), paragraph (1)(c), paragraph (1)(d), paragraph (1)(e), paragraph (1)(f), paragraph (1)(g), or paragraph (1)(l) commits a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083. A person who violates paragraph (1)(h), paragraph (1)(i), paragraph (1)(j), or paragraph (1)(k) commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 1, ch. 63-140; s. 1182, ch. 71-136; s. 180, ch. 71-355; s. 33, ch. 74-112; s. 1, ch. 78-41; s. 78, ch. 87-226; s. 6, ch. 91-225; s. 4, ch. 94-149; s. 32, ch. 2016-145; s. 23, ch. 2016-220; s. 66, ch. 2019-167; s. 3, ch. 2020-59.

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Amendments to 951.22

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 951.22

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S951.22 1 - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 8796 - F: T

S951.22 1a - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - INTRO WRITTEN RECORDED COMM IN CNTY DETN FACIL - M: F

S951.22 1b - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY CURRENCY COIN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - M: F

S951.22 1c - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY ARTICLE FOOD CLOTHING COUNTY DETENT FACIL - M: F

S951.22 1d - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY TOBACCO PRODUCTS COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - M: F

S951.22 1e - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY CIGARETTE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - M: F

S951.22 1f - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY CIGARS DETENTION FACILITY - M: F

S951.22 1g - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY INTOXICATING BEV COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - M: F

S951.22 1h - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - NARCOTIC HYPNOTIC EXCITATIVE DRUG CO DET FACIL - F: T

S951.22 1h - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - MARIJUANA COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - F: T

S951.22 1h - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - HEMP COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - F: T

S951.22 1h - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - INDUSTRIAL HEMP COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - F: T

S951.22 1h - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - OTHER DRUG 951.22(1)(h) CO DETENTION FACILITY - F: T

S951.22 1h - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - BARBITURATE COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - F: T

S951.22 1h - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - CTRL SUB s.893.02(4) COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY - F: T

S951.22 1i - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY FIREARM DANGEROUS WEAPON CO DETNTION FACIL - F: T

S951.22 1j - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - ANY INSTRUMENT AID IN EFF ESCAPE CO DETN FACIL - F: T

S951.22 1k - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - CELL PHONE PORTABLE COMM DEVICE CO DETN FACIL - F: T

S951.22 1l - SMUGGLE CONTRABAND - INTRO VAPOR-GENERATE E-DEVICE CO DET FACILITY - M: F

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 951.22

Total Results: 20

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2018-12.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2019-05-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 272 So. 3d 243

Snippet: 25.17 CONTRABAND IN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY § 951.22, Fla.Stat. To prove the crime of Contraband…Offenses CONTRABAND IN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITIES - 951.22 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO Fla.Stat. INS. NO. *Possession

Diaz v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2019-04-03T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: cannabinoid. Mr. Diaz was charged with violating section 951.22(1) of Florida Statutes, which prohibits the smuggling…therefore his possession did not violate section 951.22(1). We recognize that this particular synthetic…was found in his possession. But, while section 951.22(1) prohibits possession of controlled substances… 3 In full, section 951.22(1) provides: It is unlawful, except… escape from a county facility. § 951.22(1), Fla. Stat. (emphases added). Mr. Diaz admitted

Walter Palmer v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-02-18T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: contraband into a detention facility under section 951.22, Florida Statutes, and simple possession under

Deno v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-11-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 230 So. 3d 611

Snippet: contraband into a county detention facility. See § 951.22, Fla. Stat. (2014). Deno moved to suppress

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases-Report 2016-09

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2017-04-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 216 So. 3d 497

Snippet: 25.17 CONTRABAND IN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY §951.22, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Contraband

Martin v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-11-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 205 So. 3d 811, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 17033

Snippet: of contraband in a county detention facility. § 951.22, Fla. Stat. (2011). The State alleged that Mr.

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases - Report No. 2015-03 – Corrected Opinion

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-05-19T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY § 951.22, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Contraband…Offenses CONTRABAND IN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITIES — 951.22 CATEGORY ONE CATEGORY TWO FLA.

Valdez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-04-22T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 189 So. 3d 1050, 2016 WL 1602132, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 6155

Snippet: facility. See §§ 898.13(6)(b), 893.147(1), 951.22(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). We have jurisdiction.

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2015-03

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2016-04-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 191 So. 3d 291, 2016 WL 1375710

Snippet: CONTRABAND IN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY § 951.22, Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Contraband

J.J. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-10-21T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: into a detention facility in violation of section 951.22, Florida Statutes (2013). J.J. also appeals the… county and municipal prisoners. Under section 951.22(1), "[i]t is unlawful, except through regular…detention facility" for purposes of section 951.22 because he was brought there not to be detained

J.J. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-10-21T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 181 So. 3d 522, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 15527, 2015 WL 6160805

Snippet: into a detention facility in violation of section 951.22, Florida Statutes (2013). J.J. also appeals the…addresses county and municipal prisoners. Under section 951.22(1), “[i]t is unlawful, except through regular channels…county detention facility” for purposes of section 951.22- because he was brought there not to be detained

Ernest Archie v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-10-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 176 So. 3d 364

Snippet: contraband into a county detention facility (§ 951.22(1), Fla. Stat.) did not specifically list a cell… conviction for nonexistent crime under section 951.22(1) because “by failing to include drug paraphernalia

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES—REPORT NO. 2013-05

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2014-12-11T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 153 So. 3d 192, 2014 WL 6977938

Snippet: CONTRABAND IN COUNTY DETENTION FACILITY § 951.22, Fla. — Stat. To prove the crime of (crime

Anthony Bernard Brown v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-11-13T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 150 So. 3d 281

Snippet: Violation of section 951.22, Florida Statutes, is a third-degree felony, § 951.22(2), Fla. Stat. (2012…reversal of his conviction for violating section 951.22(1), Florida Statutes (2012), which forbids introducing… an element of a crime.” Id. Section 951.22(1) does not differentiate between possession of…holding the trial court had erred in holding section 951.22, Florida Statutes, unconstitutional on the ground…MARSTILLER, J., concur. 1 . Section 951.22(1), Florida Statutes (2012), provides that it is

Griffin v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-09-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 69 So. 3d 344, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 14058, 2011 WL 3903102

Snippet: for possession of that same contraband. Section 951.22(1), Florida Statutes, provides that "[i]t …both simple possession and a violation of section 951.22, a double jeopardy violation occurs if it cannot…possession-is the basis for the conviction under section 951.22. See, e.g., Desire v. State, 829 So.2d 948 (Fla…an alternative conduct statute, such as section 951.22, Florida Statutes (2001)." Id. at 950. Appellant

Bryant v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-08-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 963 So. 2d 930, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 13427, 2007 WL 2456203

Snippet: same time is a single offense under the statute. § 951.22, Fla. Stat. (2005). Accordingly, we reverse and

Harris v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-06-22T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 959 So. 2d 794

Snippet: that this crime is a first-degree felony). [2] § 951.22, Fla. Stat. (2004) (providing that this crime is

Billias v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2006-03-24T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 924 So. 2d 917, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 4225, 2006 WL 733974

Snippet: county detention facility in violation of section 951.22, Florida Statutes (a third-degree felony, with

Armstrong v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-02-24T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 896 So. 2d 866

Snippet: PETERSON and MONACO, JJ., concur. NOTES [1] § 951.22, Fla. Stat. (2003). [2] § 322.34, Fla. Stat. (

Dorsey v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-02-16T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 893 So. 2d 659, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 1645, 2005 WL 357101

Snippet: county detention facility, contrary to section 951.22(1), Florida Statutes (2003). The contraband alleged…DCA 2001), the fifth district held that section “951.22(1) does not make the act of introducing drug paraphernalia