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Fla. Stat. § 950.01 — Confinement in jail of another county

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 950: Jails and Jailers, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 950.01

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. § 950.01Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
When it appears to the court at the time of passing sentence upon any prisoner who is to be punished by imprisonment in the county jail that there is no jail in the county suitable for the confinement of such prisoner, the court may order the sentence to be executed in any county in this state in which there may be a jail suited to that purpose, and the expense of supporting such prisoner shall be borne by the county in which the offense was committed.

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