Florida legal term
Contractor-operated correctional facility in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Contractor-operated correctional facility” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Contractor-operated correctional facility” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Contractor-operated correctional facility” has the same meaning as in s. 944.710.b. “Female genitals” includes the labia minora, labia majora, clitoris, vulva, hymen, and vagina.c. “Sexual misconduct” means the oral, anal, or female genital penetration by, or union with, the sexual organ of another or the anal or female genital penetration of another by any other object, but does not include an act done for a bona fide medical purpose or an internal search conducted in the lawful performance of the employee’s duty.d. “Volunteer” means a person registered with the department or a contractor-op (Fla. Stat. § 944.35)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Battery of facility employee by throwing, tossing, or expelling certain fluids or materials
- Escapes; penalty
- Inmate release; notification; identification card
- Lewd or lascivious exhibition in the presence of an employee
- Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders
- Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on juvenile sexual offenders
- Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on sexual offenders
Related terms in the same statutes
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