Florida Statute 951.221 | 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. 951.221

951.221 Sexual misconduct between detention facility employees and inmates; penalties.—

(1) Any employee of a county or municipal detention facility or of a private detention facility under contract with a county commission who engages in sexual misconduct, as defined in s. 944.35(3)(b)1., with an inmate or an offender supervised by the facility without committing the crime of sexual battery commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084. The consent of an inmate to any act of sexual misconduct may not be raised as a defense to prosecution under this section.

(2) Notwithstanding prosecution, any violation of this section, as determined by the administrator of the facility, constitutes sufficient cause for dismissal of the violator from employment, and such person may not again be employed in any capacity in connection with the correctional system.

History.—s. 3, ch. 2001-92.

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Amendments to 951.221

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 951.221

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

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 951.221

Total Results: 4

In Re: Standard Jury Instructions in Criminal Cases – Report No. 2013-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-11-26

Snippet: EMPLOYEES AND INMATES § 951.221(1), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Sexual

In Re STANDARD JURY INSTRUCTIONS IN CRIMINAL CASES— REPORT NO. 2013-06

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-28

Citation: 148 So. 3d 1204, 2014 WL 4636358

Snippet: DETENTION FACILITY EMPLOYEES AND INMATES § 951.221(1), Fla. Stat. To prove the crime of Sexual

Lewis v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-03-23

Citation: 898 So. 2d 1081, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 3897, 2005 WL 662704

Snippet: a jury convicted him of a violation of section 951.221(1), Florida Statutes (2002), sexual misconduct

Jordan v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-12-21

Citation: 801 So. 2d 1032, 2001 WL 1635440

Snippet: county detention facility in violation of section 951.221(1), Florida Statutes (1999), a third degree felony