Florida Statutes

§ 951.19 — Interference with county prisoners

Florida § 951.19

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Ch. 951COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONERS

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Fla. Stat. § 951.19 (2026).

Text

Whoever shall interfere with county prisoners while at work, at their meals, at rest, or while going to and from their quarters or with the correctional officers in charge of them, either by assaulting them or by inciting them or attempting to incite the prisoners to disobedience, revolt, or escape, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.

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Legislative History

s. 2, ch. 4391, 1895; GS 3508; RGS 5394; CGL 7533; s. 1181, ch. 71-136; s. 47, ch. 95-283.

Nearby Sections

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§ 951.01

County prisoners may be put to labor

§ 951.03

County commissioners to provide food, etc

§ 951.032

Financial responsibility for medical expenses

§ 951.033

Income and assets; payment of subsistence costs

§ 951.04

Furnishing of transportation to discharged prisoners

§ 951.05

Working county prisoners on roads and bridges or other public works of the county; hiring out to another county

§ 951.06

Employment of correctional officers; duties; salary

§ 951.061

Designation of sheriff as chief correctional officer; duties

§ 951.062

Contractual arrangements for operation and maintenance of county detention facilities

§ 951.0623

Application of ch. 86-183; agreement or contract as of July 1, 1986

§ 951.063

Contractor-operated county correctional facilities

§ 951.08

Prisoner workday

§ 951.10

Leasing prisoners to work for private interests prohibited

§ 951.11

Turning prisoners over to board of bond trustees, etc

§ 951.12

Working prisoners on public roads and exchange of prisoners between counties

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