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Florida’s Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC) certifies correctional officers, including county jail and contractor-employed officers, and correctional probation officers under the same standards as police. Since 2023 the State has extended the sexual misconduct felony to volunteers and contractor staff, moved private prisons under the Department of Corrections (DOC) and its Inspector General, authorized force for emergency psychiatric treatment and court-ordered care, and adopted a new 445-hour corrections academy.

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At a glance

Certifying body
Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (CJSTC), staffed by the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE), which certifies law enforcement, correctional, and correctional probation officers; see the Florida Officer Ledger page. A “correctional officer” is anyone employed full time by the State, a political subdivision, or a contracting private entity “whose primary responsibility is the supervision, protection, care, custody, and control, or investigation, of inmates,” so county jail detention deputies are CJSTC-certified correctional officers (F.S. 943.10(2), (3); 943.12; 943.1395(1)).
Statute
F.S. 943.085 to 943.257 (officer standards and training); chapter 944 (Department of Corrections, including 944.35 on use of force and 944.241 on pregnant prisoners); chapter 945 (DOC administration and inmate mental health); chapter 951 (county and municipal detention facilities); chapter 948 (probation); and 112.531 to 112.536 (Law Enforcement Officers’ and Correctional Officers’ Bill of Rights). CJSTC rules are in Florida Administrative Code chapter 11B.
Minimum standards
The F.S. 943.13 standards on the Officer Ledger page apply, with one difference: officers must be at least 19, “except that any person employed as a full-time, a part-time, or an auxiliary correctional officer must be at least 18 years of age.” Officers must be U.S. citizens and high school graduates or the equivalent; a felony, a misdemeanor involving perjury or a false statement, or a dishonorable discharge disqualifies. They also need fingerprints on file, a physical exam, good moral character shown by a background investigation, an applicant affidavit, a Commission-approved basic recruit program, and a passing State certification exam. The same standards apply to correctional probation officers (F.S. 943.13).
Basic training
The statute sets no hours; they appear in FDLE’s course list, and Rule 11B-35.002 was not read. FDLE’s Active Courses list (November 21, 2025) shows the Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: Corrections (Version 2025.07) at 445 hours, effective July 1, 2025; the Correctional Probation program at 562 hours; and crossover programs of 223 hours (law enforcement to corrections) and 336 hours (corrections to correctional probation). Certified academies deliver them (F.S. 943.17; FDLE active courses).
In-service training
40 hours of Commission-approved continuing training or education every 4 years, documented by the employing agency as job-related; noncompliance makes certification inactive until cured (F.S. 943.135(1); 943.1395(4)). The Officer Ledger page has the same rule.
Decertification
The same CJSTC process as for law enforcement officers: mandatory revocation for failing the 943.13(4) standards or an intentionally false affidavit, and discretionary sanctions for failing to keep good moral character (F.S. 943.1395(6), (7)); see the Florida Officer Ledger page. Since June 25, 2024, misdemeanor introduction of contraband into a correctional facility is a moral character violation, as that page records. The Brady list protections in F.S. 112.532 and 112.536 cover correctional officers.
Jail standards
The Florida Model Jail Standards Working Group (three sheriffs and a correctional health physician appointed by the Florida Sheriffs Association, and a county commissioner, a jail administrator, and a psychiatrist appointed by the Florida Association of Counties) develops the Florida Model Jail Standards. Every sheriff, county, or city running a detention facility “shall adopt, at a minimum” those standards. Each facility is inspected at least twice a year, at least 120 days apart; the standards classify “serious” and “notable” violations, and a facility “may not refuse to be inspected” (F.S. 951.23(4); 951.2302).
Probation and parole officers
Correctional probation officers are DOC employees certified by CJSTC under the same 943.13 standards. A “correctional probation officer” is a State employee “whose primary responsibility is the supervised custody, surveillance, and control of assigned inmates, probationers, parolees, or community controllees.” They complete the 562-hour Correctional Probation program and 40 hours of continuing training every 4 years, and they share the death and injury benefits in F.S. 112.19 (F.S. 943.10(3); 943.135).
Restrictive housing
No general statutory limit on solitary confinement or restrictive housing was found; it is governed by DOC rule. The only statutory limit is for pregnant prisoners under the Tammy Jackson Act: a pregnant prisoner “may not be involuntarily placed in restrictive housing” unless the corrections official makes an individualized determination that it is necessary for health, safety, or security and that no less restrictive means exist, followed by a written report. This applies to DOC, the Department of Juvenile Justice, county and municipal jails, and private facilities (F.S. 944.241(2)(k), (4)).
Corrections use of force
DOC employees may use force on an inmate “only when and to the extent that it reasonably appears necessary” for self-defense or defense of others, preventing escape, preventing property damage, quelling a disturbance, overcoming resistance to a lawful command, or physician-supervised medical treatment. A health care provider must examine everyone involved afterward, and each employee who used force or decided to use it must file a signed, independent report within 1 working day, which goes to the Inspector General for review. Malicious battery on an inmate is a crime, and sexual misconduct with an inmate is a third-degree felony (F.S. 944.35(1) to (3)). Force for emergency psychiatric treatment and restraint is governed by F.S. 945.48, rewritten in 2025. Pregnant prisoners: no restraints in labor, delivery, or postpartum recovery without an individualized finding of extraordinary circumstances; never leg, ankle, or waist restraints in labor or delivery; written findings within 10 days, kept 5 years; and only front wrist restraints in the third trimester (944.241(3)).

Changes, 2023 to 2026

  • Juvenile detention and juvenile probation officers added to the chapter 943 “officer” definition

    Ch. 2026-16, Laws of Fla. (CS/CS/HB 1153), amending F.S. 943.10Approved March 30, 2026; “This act shall take effect upon becoming a law”

    F.S. 943.10(14) now reads: “‘Officer’ means any person employed or appointed as a full-time, part-time, or auxiliary law enforcement officer, correctional officer, correctional probation officer, juvenile detention officer, or juvenile probation officer.” New definitions (23) and (24) cover Department of Juvenile Justice secure-detention staff and its intake, case management, and supervision staff. The definitions of adult correctional and correctional probation officers are unchanged. As the Florida Officer Ledger page notes, the act does not amend 943.13 or 943.1395, and whether CJSTC now certifies these juvenile officers was not determined.

    For corrections staff: Adult correctional and correctional probation certification is unaffected; juvenile justice staff should watch for CJSTC guidance on how the new definition applies to them.

    Ch. 2026-16, Laws of Fla. F.S. 943.10

  • Force allowed for emergency psychiatric treatment, restraint, hygiene, and court-ordered care; self-injury court orders

    Ch. 2025-81, Laws of Fla. (CS/CS/HB 903), amending F.S. 945.41 to 945.48 and creating 945.485 and 760.701Approved May 22, 2025; effective July 1, 2025

    The act substantially rewords F.S. 945.48. Under new subsection (3), “An employee or agent of the department is authorized to apply physical force upon an inmate when and to the extent that it reasonably appears necessary to effectuate the treatment of an inmate as described in this section, for the application of psychiatric restraint, to effectuate clinically necessary hygiene, or pursuant to a valid court order issued under s. 945.44 or s. 945.485,” following F.S. 944.35. Under new 945.485, when a competent inmate is actively self-injuring, refuses treatment, and threatens staff safety or institutional order, the warden petitions the circuit court for an order compelling treatment. The act also requires exhaustion of remedies, a physical injury or another listed act, and a 1-year limitation period for prisoner suits over conditions of confinement (760.701; 95.11), and exempts DOC personnel from the tracking-device statute (934.425). The specific deletions from the old 945.48 could not be read in the session law text.

    For corrections staff: Force for psychiatric restraint, hygiene, or court-ordered treatment is authorized, but it must follow the 944.35 medical-exam and reporting rules.

    Ch. 2025-81, Laws of Fla. F.S. 945.48, 945.485

  • Family health coverage extended to officers injured in official training

    Ch. 2025-131, Laws of Fla. (CS/HB 751), amending F.S. 112.19Approved June 10, 2025; effective July 1, 2025

    A law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer and the officer’s spouse and dependent children are eligible for employer-paid health insurance coverage if the officer suffers a catastrophic injury, resulting from a fresh pursuit, an emergency response, or another person’s unlawful act, in the line of duty “or while engaged in an official training exercise” (act title).

    For corrections staff: A catastrophic injury in an official training exercise can now qualify for employer-paid family health coverage under F.S. 112.19, if it results from responding to a fresh pursuit, a reasonably believed emergency, or another person’s unlawful act.

    Ch. 2025-131, Laws of Fla. F.S. 112.19

  • New 445-hour corrections basic recruit program

    CJSTC basic recruit program 3016, Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: Corrections (Version 2025.07), under F.S. 943.17Effective July 1, 2025, per FDLE’s course list

    FDLE’s Active Courses list shows “3016 Florida Basic Recruit Training Program: Corrections (Version 2025.07) 445 E-07/01/25,” meaning effective July 1, 2025. The Correctional Probation program (562 hours) and the crossover programs were also updated as Version 2025.07 on that date. This entry rests on the course list only: the text and history of Rule 11B-35.002 could not be read, and the hours of the previous corrections program were not confirmed.

    For corrections staff: Recruits entering a corrections academy on or after July 1, 2025 train under the 445-hour curriculum.

    FDLE CJSTC Active Courses (November 21, 2025)

  • Correctional and correctional probation officers may choose a medical specialist for presumption conditions

    Ch. 2024-209, Laws of Fla. (CS/CS/SB 808), amending F.S. 112.18Approved May 29, 2024; effective October 1, 2024

    Firefighters, law enforcement officers, correctional officers, and correctional probation officers entitled to the F.S. 112.18 presumption for tuberculosis, heart disease, or hypertension may be treated by a medical specialist. Except in emergencies, the officer “must provide written notice of his or her selection of a medical specialist” to the workers’ compensation carrier, self-insured employer, or third-party administrator, which must authorize the selected specialist or an alternative specialist with the same or greater qualifications. Continuing care must be reasonable, necessary, and related, and the act sets the reimbursement rate.

    For corrections staff: Notify the carrier in writing of the specialist you choose; the carrier may substitute an equally qualified specialist.

    Ch. 2024-209, Laws of Fla. F.S. 112.18

  • Inspector General criminal investigations reach contractor-operated prisons

    Ch. 2024-84, Laws of Fla. (CS/CS/HB 1337), amending F.S. 944.31, 944.710, and conforming sectionsApproved April 11, 2024; effective July 1, 2024

    “All criminal investigations involving matters over which the department has jurisdiction at contractor-operated correctional facilities, as defined in s. 944.710, may be conducted by the law enforcement officers of the office of the inspector general.” Throughout the statutes, including 943.13 and 944.35, “private correctional facility” becomes “contractor-operated correctional facility” and “private correctional officer” becomes “contractor-employed correctional officer.” Privatization contracts are subject to State contracting provisions unless otherwise specified.

    For corrections staff: Officers at contractor-run prisons are subject to DOC Inspector General criminal investigations.

    Ch. 2024-84, Laws of Fla. F.S. 944.31

  • Local civilian review of correctional officer misconduct preempted

    Ch. 2024-86, Laws of Fla. (HB 601), amending F.S. 112.533 and creating 30.61 and 166.0486Approved April 12, 2024; effective July 1, 2024

    A political subdivision may not adopt or enforce an ordinance on receiving, processing, or investigating misconduct complaints against law enforcement or correctional officers, or on “Civilian oversight of law enforcement agencies’ investigations of complaints of misconduct by law enforcement or correctional officers.” Each agency’s own complaint process under F.S. 112.533 is the exclusive procedure. Sheriffs and police chiefs may create civilian oversight boards that review policies and procedures. This reaches county jail correctional officers. The Florida Officer Ledger page covers the act in full.

    For corrections staff: Complaints against you are handled through your agency’s statutory process, not a local review board.

    Ch. 2024-86, Laws of Fla.

  • Sexual misconduct felony extended to volunteers and contractor employees; private prisons moved to DOC

    Ch. 2023-268, Laws of Fla. (CS/CS/SB 7016), amending F.S. 944.35(3) and other sectionsApproved June 20, 2023; “This act shall take effect October 1, 2023”

    The third-degree felony for sexual misconduct with an inmate or an offender supervised in the community now reaches “Any employee of the department or a private correctional facility or any volunteer in, or any employee of a contractor or subcontractor of, the department or a private correctional facility.” Consent is no defense, with exceptions for legal marriage and lack of knowledge. A violation found by the Public Employees Relations Commission is cause for dismissal and a permanent bar from correctional employment. The act also transferred private correctional facilities from the Department of Management Services to DOC (a type two transfer) and made conforming changes to F.S. 943.13; the age-18 minimum for correctional officers predates the act.

    For corrections staff: Contractor staff and volunteers now face the same felony exposure as DOC employees for sexual contact with inmates.

    Ch. 2023-268, Laws of Fla. F.S. 944.35

  • Brady list protections cover correctional officers

    Ch. 2023-230, Laws of Fla. (CS/HB 95), amending F.S. 112.531 and 112.532 and creating 112.536Approved June 13, 2023; effective July 1, 2023

    “A law enforcement officer or correctional officer may not be discharged, suspended, demoted, or otherwise disciplined, or threatened with discharge, suspension, demotion, or other discipline, by his or her employing agency solely as a result of a prosecuting agency determining that the officer’s name and information should be included in a Brady identification system.” Discipline for the underlying conduct remains possible. Employing agencies must send specified information to prosecutors and notify the officer, and prosecutors who keep lists must adopt written policies with notice and reconsideration. The Florida Officer Ledger page covers the procedure and its exceptions.

    For corrections staff: Being on a prosecutor’s Brady list cannot by itself cost you your job.

    Ch. 2023-230, Laws of Fla. F.S. 112.532

Enacted, not yet in force, pending, and bills that did not pass

No enacted corrections change awaiting its effective date was found. Failed 2023 to 2026 bills, for example on restrictive housing or prison heat, were not compiled; only enacted laws cited in the 2026 Florida Statutes history notes for chapters 112, 943, 944, 945, 948, and 951 were screened. Bills for the 2027 session were not checked.

Checked and unchanged

  • F.S. 943.1395 (certification and discipline) was last amended in 2021 and 943.135 (continuing training) in 2010, as the Florida Officer Ledger page records. The 2023 and 2024 amendments to 943.13 changed contractor and DOC wording, not officer qualifications.
  • The CJSTC rule changes on the Officer Ledger page (2023 to 2026) apply to correctional officers as well, including the June 25, 2024 contraband violation and the July 2, 2026 sexual harassment and relationship changes.
  • Not reviewed: the ch. 2026-16 changes to F.S. 112.193 and 112.194 (juvenile officer protections), and the text of Rule 11B-35.002, which could not be retrieved.

Bills in the legislature

Bills in the current session whose title concerns corrections officers, jails, probation and parole, and conditions of confinement, found automatically in LegiScan's copy of the legislature's records and refreshed daily (last on October 21, 2026). This list is not reviewed by an editor and is not a summary of the bills; each links to the legislature's own page, which controls. Bills that become law are added to the dated entries above once checked.

The law, section by section

Every section of the statutes and rules this page relies on that could be read from an official source, 369 in all, each linked to the official text. Headings are copied from the official tables of contents, checked October 21, 2026.

Florida Statutes, Chapter 943: Department of Law Enforcement (officer standards and training, ss. 943.085 to 943.257)Statute · 67 sections

Official text current through Online Sunshine: "The 2026 Florida Statutes", read 2026-10-21. Headings are the catchlines in the official chapter contents index, final period dropped. Partial list of ch. 943 (which has no parts): the officer standards and training run the page cites, 943.085 to 943.257. Fla. Stat. ss. 943.085 to 943.257, official text

CHAPTER 943 DEPARTMENT OF LAW ENFORCEMENT

  • 943.085 Legislative intent with respect to upgrading the quality of law enforcement officers and correctional officers
  • 943.09 Criminal Justice Professionalism Program
  • 943.10 Definitions; ss. 943.085-943.255
  • 943.11 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission; membership; meetings; compensation
  • 943.12 Powers, duties, and functions of the commission
  • 943.125 Accreditation of state and local law enforcement agencies, correctional facilities, public agency offices of inspectors general, and certain pretrial diversion programs; intent
  • 943.13 Officers’ minimum qualifications for employment or appointment
  • 943.131 Temporary employment or appointment; minimum basic recruit training exemptions
  • 943.132 Implementation of federal qualified active or qualified retired law enforcement concealed firearms provisions
  • 943.133 Responsibilities of employing agency, commission, and program with respect to compliance with employment qualifications and the conduct of background investigations; injunctive relief
  • 943.134 Release of employee information by employers
  • 943.135 Requirements for continued employment
  • 943.137 Establishment of qualifications and standards above the minimum
  • 943.139 Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the officer; duty of commission
  • 943.1395 Certification for employment or appointment; concurrent certification; reemployment or reappointment; inactive status; revocation; suspension; investigation
  • 943.1397 Officer certification examinations; fee
  • 943.14 Commission-certified criminal justice training schools; certificates and diplomas; exemptions; injunctive relief; fines
  • 943.146 Securing of copyrights by the department and sale of department work products
  • 943.16 Payment of tuition or officer certification examination fee by employing agency; reimbursement of tuition, other course expenses, wages, and benefits
  • 943.17 Basic recruit, advanced, and career development training programs; participation; cost; evaluation
  • 943.1701 Uniform statewide policies and procedures; duty of the commission
  • 943.1702 Collection of statistics on domestic violence
  • 943.171 Basic skills training in handling domestic violence cases
  • 943.1715 Basic skills training relating to diverse populations
  • 943.1716 Continued employment training relating to diverse populations
  • 943.1717 Use of dart-firing stun guns
  • 943.1718 Body cameras; policies and procedures
  • 943.1719 Basic skills training relating to the use of electronic databases
  • 943.17191 Continued employment training relating to the use of electronic databases
  • 943.172 Basic skills training in victims assistance and rights
  • 943.1724 Sexual assault investigation training
  • 943.1725 Basic skills training on human immunodeficiency virus infection and acquired immune deficiency syndrome
  • 943.1726 Continued employment training relating to diabetic emergencies
  • 943.17261 Department of Law Enforcement; training related to medical use of marijuana
  • 943.1727 Employment training relating to autism spectrum disorder
  • 943.1728 Basic skills training relating to the protection of archaeological sites
  • 943.1729 Skills training relating to community policing
  • 943.17291 Basic skills training in juvenile sexual offender investigation
  • 943.17295 Continued employment training relating to juvenile sexual offender investigation
  • 943.17296 Training in identifying and investigating elder abuse and neglect
  • 943.17297 Training in identifying and investigating human trafficking
  • 943.17298 Training in the recognition of and responses to head trauma and brain injury in a child under 6 years of age
  • 943.17299 Continued employment training relating to Alzheimer’s disease and related forms of dementia
  • 943.173 Examinations; administration; materials not public records; disposal of materials
  • 943.1735 Basic skills training related to use of force; use of force policies; contents
  • 943.1740 Standards for use of force investigations
  • 943.1745 Training relating to officer health and wellness principles
  • 943.175 Inservice training
  • 943.1755 Florida Criminal Justice Executive Institute
  • 943.1757 Criminal justice executives; training; policy report
  • 943.1758 Curriculum revision for diverse populations; skills training
  • 943.18 Compensation and benefits study; recommendation
  • 943.19 Saving clause
  • 943.22 Salary incentive program for full-time officers
  • 943.25 Criminal justice trust funds; source of funds; use of funds
  • 943.253 Exemption; elected officers
  • 943.255 Effect of chs. 80-71 and 81-24 on prior rules and administrative proceedings
  • 943.256 Criminal justice selection centers; creation
  • 943.2561 Definitions
  • 943.2562 Advisory boards
  • 943.2563 Advisory board organization; center oversight
  • 943.2564 Center supervision; role of directing school or directing agency
  • 943.2565 Centralized information centers on prospective employment candidates
  • 943.2566 Promotions; feasibility study to establish pool of evaluators to assess qualifications
  • 943.2567 Operation and administration accounts; annual budget
  • 943.2568 Advisory boards; expense reimbursement
  • 943.257 Independent audit documentation subject to inspection
Florida Statutes, Chapter 944: State Correctional SystemStatute · 103 sections

Official text current through Online Sunshine: "The 2026 Florida Statutes", read 2026-10-21. Headings are the catchlines in the official chapter contents index, final period dropped. Chapter has no parts. Fla. Stat. ch. 944, official text

CHAPTER 944 STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

  • 944.01 Short title
  • 944.012 Legislative intent
  • 944.02 Definitions
  • 944.023 Comprehensive correctional master plan
  • 944.0231 Reduction of capacity
  • 944.024 Adult intake and evaluation
  • 944.026 Community-based facilities and programs
  • 944.033 Community correctional centers; existence; location; purpose; restriction
  • 944.053 Forestry Work Camps
  • 944.0611 Department employees; personal vehicle damage claims
  • 944.08 Commitment to custody of department; venue of institutions
  • 944.09 Rules of the department; offenders, probationers, and parolees
  • 944.091 United States prisoners, board authorized
  • 944.095 Siting of additional correctional facilities; procedure
  • 944.096 Budget requests for residential facility construction; estimates; appropriations; population in excess of capacity
  • 944.10 Department of Corrections to provide buildings; sale and purchase of land; contracts to provide services and inmate labor
  • 944.105 Contractual arrangements with contractor-operated entities for operation and maintenance of correctional facilities and supervision of inmates
  • 944.11 Department to regulate admission of books
  • 944.115 Smoking prohibited inside state correctional facilities
  • 944.14 Supervision of correctional institutions; enforcement of orders and regulations
  • 944.151 Safe operation and security of correctional institutions and facilities
  • 944.17 Commitments and classification; transfers
  • 944.171 Housing of inmates
  • 944.1905 Initial inmate classification; inmate reclassification
  • 944.23 Persons authorized to visit state prisons
  • 944.24 Administration of correctional institutions for women
  • 944.241 Incarcerated pregnant women
  • 944.242 Dignity for women in correctional facilities
  • 944.275 Gain-time
  • 944.278 Cancellation of administrative gain-time and provisional credits
  • 944.279 Disciplinary procedures applicable to prisoner for filing frivolous or malicious actions or bringing false information before court
  • 944.28 Forfeiture of gain-time and the right to earn gain-time in the future
  • 944.281 Ineligibility to earn gain-time due to disciplinary action
  • 944.282 Rules governing inmate use of weight training equipment
  • 944.291 Prisoner released by reason of gain-time allowances or attainment of provisional release date
  • 944.292 Suspension of civil rights
  • 944.31 Inspector general; inspectors; power and duties
  • 944.32 Reports of prison inspectors; recordation; inspection
  • 944.33 Failure of inspector to make report; false report; penalty
  • 944.331 Inmate grievance procedure
  • 944.35 Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties
  • 944.36 Permitting inmates to escape
  • 944.37 Acceptance of unauthorized compensation; penalty
  • 944.38 Acceptance of remuneration from contractor; dealing or barter with prisoners; interest in contract; penalty
  • 944.39 Interference with prisoners; penalty
  • 944.40 Escapes; penalty
  • 944.402 Reward for capture of escapee from correctional institution
  • 944.405 Warrant for retaking offender who has escaped from custody or absconded from rehabilitative community reentry program, or who is ineligible for release
  • 944.44 Holding persons as hostages; penalty
  • 944.45 Mutiny, riot, strike; penalty
  • 944.46 Harboring, concealing, aiding escaped prisoners; penalty
  • 944.47 Introduction, removal, or possession of contraband; penalty
  • 944.471 Short title
  • 944.472 Drug-free corrections; legislative findings and purposes
  • 944.473 Inmate substance abuse testing program
  • 944.4731 Addiction-Recovery Supervision Program
  • 944.474 Legislative intent; employee wellness program; drug and alcohol testing
  • 944.48 Service of sentence
  • 944.485 Subsistence fees with respect to certain prisoners; time of adoption; requirements
  • 944.512 State lien on proceeds from literary or other type of account of crime for which convicted
  • 944.516 Money or other property received for personal use or benefit of inmate; deposit; disposition of unclaimed trust funds
  • 944.52 Legal adviser
  • 944.596 Transfer of convicted foreign citizens or nationals under treaty
  • 944.597 Transportation and return of prisoners by private transport company
  • 944.602 Agency notification before release of intellectually disabled inmates
  • 944.605 Inmate release; notification; identification card
  • 944.606 Sexual offenders; notification upon release
  • 944.607 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders
  • 944.608 Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders
  • 944.609 Career offenders; notification upon release
  • 944.611 Legislative intent
  • 944.612 Definitions for s. 944.613
  • 944.613 Methods of transportation
  • 944.70 Conditions for release from incarceration
  • 944.701 Short title
  • 944.702 Legislative intent
  • 944.703 Eligible inmates
  • 944.7031 Eligible inmates released from contractor-operated correctional facilities
  • 944.704 Staff who provide transition assistance; duties
  • 944.705 Release orientation program
  • 944.706 Basic release assistance
  • 944.7065 Transition course for inmates
  • 944.707 Postrelease special services; job placement services
  • 944.7071 Operation New Hope
  • 944.708 Rules
  • 944.710 Definitions of terms relating to contractor-operated state correctional facilities and s. 944.105
  • 944.711 Requests for proposals
  • 944.712 Bidder and private vendor qualifications
  • 944.713 Insurance against liability
  • 944.714 Quality assurance and standards of operation
  • 944.715 Delegation of authority
  • 944.716 Contract termination and control of a correctional facility by the department
  • 944.717 Conflicts of interest
  • 944.718 Withdrawal of request for proposals
  • 944.719 Adoption of rules, monitoring, and reporting
  • 944.72 Contractor-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund
  • 944.73 State-Operated Institutions Inmate Welfare Trust Fund
  • 944.801 Education for state prisoners
  • 944.802 Direct-support organization; definition; use of property; board of directors; audit
  • 944.803 Faith- and character-based programs
  • 944.8031 Inmate’s family visitation; legislative intent; minimum services provided to visitors; budget requests
  • 944.804 Elderly offenders correctional facilities program of 2000
  • 944.8041 Elderly offenders; annual review
Florida Statutes, Chapter 945: Department of CorrectionsStatute · 53 sections

Official text current through Online Sunshine: "The 2026 Florida Statutes", read 2026-10-21. Headings are the catchlines in the official chapter contents index, final period dropped. Chapter has no parts. Fla. Stat. ch. 945, official text

CHAPTER 945 DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

  • 945.01 Definitions
  • 945.025 Jurisdiction of department
  • 945.0311 Employment of relatives
  • 945.035 Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the correctional officer; duty of department
  • 945.04 Department of Corrections; general function; seal; use of inmate labor
  • 945.041 Reports
  • 945.043 Department-operated day care services
  • 945.047 Licensing requirements for physicians, osteopathic physicians, and chiropractic physicians employed by the department
  • 945.091 Extension of the limits of confinement; restitution by employed inmates
  • 945.0913 Inmates prohibited from driving state-owned vehicles to transport inmates in a work-release program
  • 945.092 Limits on work-release and minimum security custody for persons who have committed the crime of escape
  • 945.093 Requirements for work assignments and programs
  • 945.10 Confidential information
  • 945.12 Transfers for rehabilitative treatment
  • 945.215 Inmate welfare and employee benefit trust funds
  • 945.21501 Employee Benefit Trust Fund
  • 945.21503 Federal Grants Trust Fund
  • 945.2151 Verifying social security numbers
  • 945.25 Records
  • 945.27 Proceedings by department
  • 945.28 Selection of probation or parole offices by the department; public notice
  • 945.31 Restitution and other payments
  • 945.35 Requirement for education on human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and other communicable diseases
  • 945.355 HIV testing of inmates prior to release
  • 945.36 Law enforcement personnel authorized to conduct drug tests on inmates and releasees
  • 945.40 Corrections Mental Health Act; short title for ss. 945.40-945.49
  • 945.41 Mental health treatment for inmates; legislative intent of ss. 945.40-945.49
  • 945.42 Definitions; ss. 945.40-945.49
  • 945.43 Involuntary examination
  • 945.44 Placement and treatment of an inmate in a mental health treatment facility
  • 945.46 Initiation of involuntary placement proceedings with respect to a mentally ill inmate scheduled for release
  • 945.47 Discharge of inmate from mental health treatment
  • 945.48 Emergency treatment orders and use of force
  • 945.485 Management and treatment for self-injurious behaviors
  • 945.49 Operation and administration
  • 945.601 Correctional Medical Authority; ss. 945.601-945.6035, definitions
  • 945.602 State of Florida Correctional Medical Authority; creation; members
  • 945.603 Powers and duties of authority
  • 945.6031 Required reports and surveys
  • 945.6032 Quality management program requirements
  • 945.6033 Continuing contracts with health care providers
  • 945.6034 Minimum health care standards
  • 945.6035 Dispute resolution
  • 945.6036 Enforcement
  • 945.6037 Nonemergency health care; inmate copayments
  • 945.6038 Inmate litigation costs
  • 945.604 Medical claims
  • 945.6041 Inmate medical services
  • 945.6402 Inmate health care advance directives
  • 945.71 Inmate training programs; intent and purposes
  • 945.72 Eligibility and screening of inmates
  • 945.73 Inmate training program operation
  • 945.74 Implementation
Florida Statutes, Chapter 948: Probation and Community ControlStatute · 42 sections

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CHAPTER 948 PROBATION AND COMMUNITY CONTROL

  • 948.001 Definitions
  • 948.01 When court may place defendant on probation or into community control
  • 948.011 When court may impose fine and place on probation or into community control as an alternative to imprisonment
  • 948.012 Split sentence of probation or community control and imprisonment
  • 948.013 Administrative probation
  • 948.014 Requirement to submit to drawing of blood or other biological specimens
  • 948.015 Presentence investigation reports
  • 948.03 Terms and conditions of probation
  • 948.031 Condition of probation or community control; community service
  • 948.032 Condition of probation; restitution
  • 948.033 Condition of probation or community control; criminal gang
  • 948.035 Residential treatment as a condition of probation or community control
  • 948.036 Work programs as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision
  • 948.037 Education and learning as a condition of probation or community control
  • 948.038 Batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision
  • 948.039 Special terms and conditions of probation or community control imposed by court order
  • 948.0395 Probation conditions for defendants with mental illness
  • 948.04 Period of probation; duty of probationer; early termination; conversion of term
  • 948.041 Notification of outstanding terms of sentence upon termination of probation or community control
  • 948.05 Court to admonish or commend probationer or offender in community control; graduated incentives
  • 948.06 Violation of probation or community control; revocation; modification; continuance; failure to pay restitution or cost of supervision
  • 948.061 Identifying, assessing, and monitoring high-risk sex offenders on community supervision; providing cumulative criminal and supervision histories on the Internet
  • 948.062 Reviewing and reporting serious offenses committed by offenders placed on probation or community control
  • 948.063 Violations of probation or community control by designated sexual offenders and sexual predators
  • 948.064 Notification of status as a violent felony offender of special concern
  • 948.08 Pretrial intervention program
  • 948.081 Community court programs
  • 948.09 Payment for cost of supervision and other monetary obligations
  • 948.10 Community control programs; home confinement
  • 948.101 Terms and conditions of community control
  • 948.11 Electronic monitoring devices
  • 948.12 Intensive supervision for postprison release of violent offenders
  • 948.15 Misdemeanor probation services
  • 948.16 Misdemeanor pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program; misdemeanor pretrial veterans’ treatment intervention program; misdemeanor pretrial mental health court program
  • 948.20 Drug offender probation
  • 948.21 Condition of probation or community control; military servicemembers and veterans
  • 948.30 Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses
  • 948.301 Electronic monitoring as a condition of probation or community control for certain offenders
  • 948.31 Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control
  • 948.32 Requirements of law enforcement agency upon arrest of persons for certain sex offenses
  • 948.51 Community corrections assistance to counties or county consortiums
  • 948.90 Local offender advisory councils
Florida Statutes, Chapter 951: County and Municipal PrisonersStatute · 35 sections

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CHAPTER 951 COUNTY AND MUNICIPAL PRISONERS

  • 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
  • 951.13 Transferring from one county to another
  • 951.14 Failure of person to discharge his or her duty; penalty
  • 951.15 Credit on fines and costs
  • 951.16 Prisoners entitled to receive credit on fine based on imprisonment
  • 951.175 Provision of programs for women
  • 951.176 Provision of education
  • 951.19 Interference with county prisoners
  • 951.21 Gain-time for good conduct for county prisoners
  • 951.22 County detention facilities; contraband articles
  • 951.221 Sexual misconduct between detention facility employees and inmates; penalties
  • 951.225 Persons authorized to visit county and municipal detention facilities
  • 951.23 County and municipal detention facilities; definitions; administration; standards and requirements
  • 951.2302 Inspection of county and municipal detention facilities; penalties for noncompliance with jail standards
  • 951.231 County residential probation program
  • 951.24 Extend the limits of confinement for county prisoners
  • 951.25 Sale of goods and services produced by county prisoners
  • 951.26 Public safety coordinating councils
  • 951.27 Blood tests of inmates
  • 951.28 Transmitting prisoner information to reduce public assistance fraud
  • 951.29 Procedure for requesting restoration of civil rights or restoration of voting rights of county prisoners convicted of felonies
Florida Statutes, Chapter 112, Part VI: Law Enforcement and Correctional Officers (Officers' Bill of Rights)Statute · 6 sections

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PART VI LAW ENFORCEMENT AND CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS

  • 112.531 Definitions
  • 112.532 Law enforcement officers’ and correctional officers’ rights
  • 112.533 Receipt and processing of complaints
  • 112.534 Failure to comply; official misconduct
  • 112.535 Construction
  • 112.536 Requirements for maintaining a Brady identification system
Florida Administrative Code, Division 11B: Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission (active chapters)Rules · 63 sections

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Chapter 11B-14 SALARY INCENTIVE PROGRAM

Chapter 11B-18 CRIMINAL JUSTICE STANDARDS AND TRAINING TRUST FUND

  • 11B-18.003 Operational Definitions
  • 11B-18.004 Regional Training Areas
  • 11B-18.005 Establishment of Regional Training Councils
  • 11B-18.0051 Regional Training Council Meetings
  • 11B-18.0052 Development of Budgets
  • 11B-18.0053 Officer Training Monies Budget and Expenditure Categories
  • 11B-18.0071 Development of Officer Training Monies Budgets and Required Reports
  • 11B-18.008 Areas of Responsibility
  • 11B-18.009 Applicability, Contractual Obligations
  • 11B-18.010 Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission Fiscal Program Audits and Instruction and Facility Evaluations

Chapter 11B-20 CERTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING INSTRUCTORS

  • 11B-20.001 Definitions and Minimum Requirements for General Certification of Instructors
  • 11B-20.0012 Denial and Discipline of Instructor Certification
  • 11B-20.0013 Commission Instructor Certification Categories
  • 11B-20.0014 Minimum Requirements for High-Liability and Specialized Instructor Certifications
  • 11B-20.0016 Inspection of Instructor Certification Applications
  • 11B-20.0017 Maintenance and Duration of Instructor Certifications

Chapter 11B-21 CERTIFICATION OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE TRAINING SCHOOLS

  • 11B-21.001 Local Advisement and Definitions
  • 11B-21.002 Criminal Justice Training Schools' Request for Certification, Expansion of Certification, and Re-certification
  • 11B-21.005 Criminal Justice Training School Requirements for Certification and Re-certification
  • 11B-21.0051 Criminal Justice Training School Satellite Facilities and Equipment Requirements
  • 11B-21.018 Criminal Justice Training School Disciplinary Guidelines and Revocation of Certification
  • 11B-21.019 Criminal Justice Training School Inspections

Chapter 11B-27 CERTIFICATION AND EMPLOYMENT OR APPOINTMENT

  • 11B-27.0011 Moral Character
  • 11B-27.002 Certification, Employment or Appointment, Reactivation, and Terminating Employment or Appointment of Officers
  • 11B-27.0021 High School Graduation or Equivalent
  • 11B-27.00211 Fingerprint Processing and Criminal Record Results
  • 11B-27.00212 Maintenance of Officer Certification
  • 11B-27.00213 Temporary Employment Authorization
  • 11B-27.0022 Background Investigations
  • 11B-27.00225 Controlled Substance Testing Procedures
  • 11B-27.003 Duty to Report, Investigations, Procedures
  • 11B-27.004 Probable Cause Determination
  • 11B-27.005 Revocation or Disciplinary Actions; Disciplinary Guidelines; Range of Penalties; Aggravating and Mitigating Circumstances
  • 11B-27.007 Denial of Certification
  • 11B-27.013 Canine Team Certification
  • 11B-27.014 Implementation of the Federal Law Enforcement Officers Safety Act of 2004

Chapter 11B-30 EXAMINATIONS

  • 11B-30.006 State Officer Certification Examination General Eligibility Requirements
  • 11B-30.0062 State Officer Certification Examination Assignment and Retake Eligibility Requirements
  • 11B-30.007 Application for the State Officer Certification Examination and Notification Process
  • 11B-30.0071 Examination Accommodations for Applicants with Disabilities
  • 11B-30.008 State Officer Certification Examination Site Administration
  • 11B-30.009 Applicant Conduct at Test Site and Notice of Protection of Program Privileges
  • 11B-30.010 Applicants Charged with Violations; Right of Hearing
  • 11B-30.011 Examination Scoring and Grade Notification
  • 11B-30.012 Post Examination Review of Missed Questions, Answers, and Grading Key
  • 11B-30.013 Challenge to Examination Results; Right of Hearing

Chapter 11B-35 TRAINING PROGRAMS

  • 11B-35.001 General Training Programs; Requirements and Specifications
  • 11B-35.0010 eLearning Instruction
  • 11B-35.0011 Basic Abilities Test Requirements for Applicant Admission into a Law Enforcement and Correctional Basic Recruit Training Program
  • 11B-35.002 Basic Recruit Training Programs for Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation
  • 11B-35.0021 Courses and Requirements for Basic Recruit Training, Advanced, Specialized and Instructor Training Requiring Proficiency Demonstration
  • 11B-35.0023 Student Transfers within Basic Recruit Training Programs
  • 11B-35.0024 Student Performance in Commission-approved High-Liability Basic Recruit Training Courses, Instructor Training Courses, and Specialized and Advanced Training Program Courses Requiring Proficiency Demonstration
  • 11B-35.003 Basic Recruit Training Programs for Law Enforcement, Correctional, and Correctional Probation Auxiliary Training
  • 11B-35.005 Career Development Training Program
  • 11B-35.006 Advanced Training Program
  • 11B-35.007 Specialized Training Program
  • 11B-35.0085 Criminal Justice Training School Requirements for Local Administration and Security of Examinations for Training Courses
  • 11B-35.009 Exemption from Basic Recruit Training

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