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Fla. Stat. § 951.01 — County prisoners may be put to labor

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Chapter 951: County and Municipal Prisoners, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 951.01

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. § 951.01Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
The board of county commissioners of each county may employ all persons in the jail of their respective counties under sentence upon conviction for crime at labor upon the roads, bridges, or other public works of the county where they are so imprisoned, or on other projects for which the governing body of the county could otherwise lawfully expend public funds and which it determines to be necessary for the health, safety, and welfare of the county.

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