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Fla. Stat. § 950.09 — Malpractice by jailers
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Chapter 950: Jails and Jailers, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 950.09
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.
If any jailer shall, by too great duress of imprisonment or otherwise, make or induce a prisoner to disclose and give evidence against some other person, or be guilty of willful inhumanity and oppression to any prisoner under his or her care and custody, the jailer shall be punished by removal from office and shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
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Is malpractice by jailers a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Malpractice by jailers is a Misdemeanor of the Second Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 950.09.
Which Florida statute covers malpractice by jailers?
Malpractice by jailers is governed by Fla. Stat. § 950.09 (Malpractice by jailers).
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