Florida Statutes
Chapter 921 - Sentence
921.242 - Subsequent Offenses Under Chapter 796; Method of Proof Applicable.


(1) A judgment of guilty with respect to any offense governed by chapter 796 must be in:
(a) A written record that is signed by the judge and recorded by the clerk of the circuit court; or
(b) An electronic record that contains the judge’s electronic signature as defined in s. 933.40 and is recorded by the clerk of the circuit court.

(2) A judge shall cause the fingerprints of a defendant who is found guilty of any offense governed by chapter 796 to be manually taken or electronically captured. Such fingerprints must be certified and filed in the case in which the judgment of guilty is entered as provided in s. 921.241(3).
(3) A written or an electronic judgment of guilty, or a certified copy thereof, is admissible in evidence in the several courts of this state as provided in s. 921.241(4).
History.—s. 4, ch. 81-281; s. 39, ch. 99-6; s. 7, ch. 2019-98; s. 11, ch. 2021-230.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections

Chapter 921 - Sentence

921.0017 - Credit Upon Recommitment of Offender Serving Split Sentence.

921.002 - The Criminal Punishment Code.

921.0021 - Definitions.

921.0022 - Criminal Punishment Code; Offense Severity Ranking Chart.

921.0023 - Criminal Punishment Code; Ranking Unlisted Felony Offenses.

921.0024 - Criminal Punishment Code; Worksheet Computations; Scoresheets.

921.00241 - Prison Diversion Program.

921.0025 - Adoption and Implementation of Revised Sentencing Scoresheets.

921.0026 - Mitigating Circumstances.

921.00265 - Recommended Sentences; Departure Sentences; Mandatory Minimum Sentences.

921.0027 - Criminal Punishment Code and Revisions; Applicability.

921.09 - Fees of Physicians Who Determine Sanity at Time of Sentence.

921.12 - Fees of Physicians When Pregnancy Is Alleged as Cause for Not Pronouncing Sentence.

921.137 - Imposition of the Death Sentence Upon an Intellectually Disabled Defendant Prohibited.

921.1401 - Sentence of Life Imprisonment for Persons Who Are Under the Age of 18 Years at the Time of the Offense; Sentencing Proceedings.

921.1402 - Review of Sentences for Persons Convicted of Specified Offenses Committed While Under the Age of 18 Years.

921.141 - Sentence of Death or Life Imprisonment for Capital Felonies; Further Proceedings to Determine Sentence.

921.142 - Sentence of Death or Life Imprisonment for Capital Drug Trafficking Felonies; Further Proceedings to Determine Sentence.

921.143 - Appearance of Victim, Next of Kin, or Law Enforcement, Correctional, or Correctional Probation Officer to Make Statement at Sentencing Hearing; Submission of Written Statement.

921.15 - Stay of Execution of Sentence to Fine; Bond and Proceedings.

921.16 - When Sentences to Be Concurrent and When Consecutive.

921.161 - Sentence Not to Run Until Imposed; Credit for County Jail Time After Sentence; Certificate of Custodian of Jail.

921.18 - Sentence for Indeterminate Period for Noncapital Felony.

921.185 - Sentence; Restitution a Mitigation in Certain Crimes.

921.186 - Substantial Assistance.

921.187 - Disposition and Sentencing; Alternatives; Restitution.

921.188 - Placement of Certain State Inmates in Local Detention Facilities.

921.20 - Classification Summary; Florida Commission on Offender Review.

921.21 - Progress Reports to Florida Commission on Offender Review.

921.22 - Determination of Exact Period of Imprisonment by Florida Commission on Offender Review.

921.231 - Presentence Investigation Reports.

921.241 - Felony Judgments; Fingerprints Required in Record.

921.242 - Subsequent Offenses Under Chapter 796; Method of Proof Applicable.

921.243 - Offenses Involving Minor Victims; Offender Records.

921.244 - Order of No Contact; Penalties.