(1) The Department of Corrections shall be responsible for the inmates and for the operation of, and shall have supervisory and protective care, custody, and control of, all buildings, grounds, property of, and matters connected with, the correctional system.
(2) The Department of Corrections may adopt an official seal to be used for the purpose of authenticating its official documents and for such other purposes as the department prescribes.
(3) The Department of Corrections shall maximize the use of inmate labor in the construction of inmate housing and the conduct of all maintenance projects so that such activities provide work opportunities for the optimum number of inmates in the most cost-effective manner.
History.—s. 4, ch. 57-213; s. 18, ch. 61-530; s. 71, ch. 77-120; s. 80, ch. 79-3; s. 8, ch. 85-288; s. 26, ch. 95-283; s. 19, ch. 97-93; s. 12, ch. 97-227.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 945 - Department of Corrections
945.025 - Jurisdiction of Department.
945.0311 - Employment of Relatives.
945.04 - Department of Corrections; General Function; Seal; Use of Inmate Labor.
945.043 - Department-Operated Day Care Services.
945.091 - Extension of the Limits of Confinement; Restitution by Employed Inmates.
945.10 - Confidential Information.
945.12 - Transfers for Rehabilitative Treatment.
945.215 - Inmate Welfare and Employee Benefit Trust Funds.
945.21501 - Employee Benefit Trust Fund.
945.21503 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.
945.2151 - Verifying Social Security Numbers.
945.27 - Proceedings by Department.
945.28 - Selection of Probation or Parole Offices by the Department; Public Notice.
945.31 - Restitution and Other Payments.
945.355 - HIV Testing of Inmates Prior to Release.
945.36 - Law Enforcement Personnel Authorized to Conduct Drug Tests on Inmates and Releasees.
945.40 - Corrections Mental Health Act; Short Title for Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.41 - Legislative Intent of Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.42 - Definitions; Ss. 945.40-945.49.
945.43 - Placement of Inmate in a Mental Health Treatment Facility.
945.44 - Emergency Placement of Inmate in a Mental Health Treatment Facility.
945.45 - Continued Placement of Inmates in Mental Health Treatment Facilities.
945.47 - Discharge of Inmate From Mental Health Treatment.
945.48 - Rights of Inmates Provided Mental Health Treatment; Procedure for Involuntary Treatment.
945.49 - Operation and Administration.
945.601 - Correctional Medical Authority; Ss. 945.601-945.6035, Definitions.
945.602 - State of Florida Correctional Medical Authority; Creation; Members.
945.603 - Powers and Duties of Authority.
945.6031 - Required Reports and Surveys.
945.6032 - Quality Management Program Requirements.
945.6033 - Continuing Contracts With Health Care Providers.
945.6034 - Minimum Health Care Standards.
945.6035 - Dispute Resolution.
945.6037 - Nonemergency Health Care; Inmate Copayments.
945.6038 - Inmate Litigation Costs.
945.6041 - Inmate Medical Services.
945.71 - Inmate Training Programs; Intent and Purposes.
945.72 - Eligibility and Screening of Inmates.