Florida legal term
Program in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Program” 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 “Program” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Program” means the Criminal Justice Professionalism Program of the Department of Law Enforcement. (Fla. Stat. § 943.10)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Authorized use of force; malicious battery and sexual misconduct prohibited; reporting required; penalties
- Dealing in property paid for in whole or in part by the Medicaid program
- Destroying or demolishing a memorial or historic property
- Escape from program; penalty
- Inhalation, ingestion, possession, sale, purchase, or transfer of harmful chemical substances; penalties
- Inmate release; notification; identification card
- Installation or use of tracking devices or tracking applications; exceptions; penalties
- Introduction, removal, or possession of certain articles unlawful; penalty
- Juvenile justice training; staff development and training; Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund
- Oaths; records; confidential information
- Offenses against students by authority figures
- Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions
Related terms in the same statutes
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