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Fla. Stat. § 944.23 — Persons authorized to visit state prisons

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 944: State Correctional System, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 944.23

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 944.23Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
The following persons shall be authorized to visit at their pleasure all state correctional institutions: The Governor, all Cabinet members, members of the Legislature, judges of state courts, state attorneys, public defenders, and authorized representatives of the commission. No other person not otherwise authorized by law shall be permitted to enter a state correctional institution except under such regulations as the department may prescribe. Permission shall not be unreasonably withheld from those who give sufficient evidence to the department that they are bona fide reporters or writers.

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