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Fla. Stat. § 944.36 — Permitting inmates to escape

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

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

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Permitting inmates to escape

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 944.36

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. § 944.36Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes

Any agent, employee, or officer of the department having supervision over state inmates being worked under the provisions of law who willfully permits any prisoner to escape shall be guilty of a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

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Is permitting inmates to escape a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?

Permitting inmates to escape is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 944.36.

Which Florida statute covers permitting inmates to escape?

Permitting inmates to escape is governed by Fla. Stat. § 944.36 (Permitting inmates to escape).

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