Florida legal term
Imprisonment in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Imprisonment” 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 “Imprisonment” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Imprisonment” means incarceration in a county jail operated by the county or a private vendor. (Fla. Stat. § 775.0837)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Action by victim of repeat violence, sexual violence, or dating violence for protective injunction; dating violence investigations, notice to victims, and reporting; pretrial release violations; public records exemption
- Compounding felony
- Conveying tools into jail to aid escape; forcible rescue
- Currency more than $10,000 received in trade or business; report required; noncompliance penalties
- Escape from program; penalty
- Escapes; penalty
- Intentionally defective workmanship
- Killing dog or cat with intent of selling or giving away pelt; possession, sale, or importation of pelt with intent of selling or giving away; penalty
- Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty
- Making, possessing, throwing, projecting, placing, or discharging any destructive device or attempt so to do, felony; penalties
- Malpractice by jailers
- Notification to Department of Law Enforcement of information on career offenders
Related terms in the same statutes
This reference is informational and is not legal advice.