(1) The Department of Corrections shall develop and administer a community control program. This program shall be rigidly structured and designed to accommodate offenders who, in the absence of such a program, would have been incarcerated in a jail or prison. The program shall focus on the provision of home confinement subject to an authorized level of limited freedom and special conditions that are commensurate with the seriousness of the crime. The program shall offer the courts and the Florida Commission on Offender Review an alternative, community-based method to punish an offender in lieu of incarceration and shall provide intensive supervision to closely monitor compliance with restrictions and special conditions, including, but not limited to, treatment or rehabilitative programs. The targeted population for this community control program includes:
(a) Probation violators charged with technical violations or new violations of law.
(b) Parole or conditional release violators charged with technical violations or new violations of law.
(c) Individuals found guilty of felonies who, due to their criminal backgrounds or the seriousness of the offenses, would not be placed on regular probation.
(2) Caseloads should be restricted to a maximum of 30 cases per officer in order to ensure an adequate level of staffing. Community control is an individualized program in which the offender is restricted to a residential treatment facility or a nursing facility or restricted to his or her approved residence subject to an authorized level of limited freedom.
(3) Procedures governing violations of community control are the same as those described in s. 948.06 with respect to probation.
(4) Upon completion of the sanctions imposed and before the expiration of the community control term ordered by the court, the department may petition the court to terminate early the supervision of the offender from community control supervision or to return the offender to a program of regular probation supervision for the remainder of the term. In considering the petition, the court should recognize the limited staff resources committed to the community control program, the purpose of the program, and the offender’s successful compliance with the conditions set forth in the order of the court.
History.—ss. 12, 13, 21, ch. 83-131; s. 77, ch. 85-62; s. 4, ch. 87-211; ss. 62, 69, ch. 88-122; s. 18, ch. 90-337; s. 15, ch. 91-225; ss. 1, 16, ch. 91-280; s. 14, ch. 93-227; s. 1690, ch. 97-102; s. 6, ch. 97-239; s. 6, ch. 2001-209; s. 3, ch. 2003-142; ss. 3, 6, 7, 30, ch. 2004-373; s. 7, ch. 2007-2; s. 6, ch. 2008-250; s. 51, ch. 2014-191; s. 11, ch. 2017-115; s. 136, ch. 2019-167.
Note.—Subsection (2) former s. 948.01(10); subsection (9) former s. 948.01(9); subsection (10) former s. 948.01(5).
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XLVII - Criminal Procedure and Corrections
Chapter 948 - Probation and Community Control
948.01 - When Court May Place Defendant on Probation or Into Community Control.
948.012 - Split Sentence of Probation or Community Control and Imprisonment.
948.013 - Administrative Probation.
948.014 - Requirement to Submit to Drawing of Blood or Other Biological Specimens.
948.015 - Presentence Investigation Reports.
948.03 - Terms and Conditions of Probation.
948.031 - Condition of Probation or Community Control; Community Service.
948.032 - Condition of Probation; Restitution.
948.033 - Condition of Probation or Community Control; Criminal Gang.
948.035 - Residential Treatment as a Condition of Probation or Community Control.
948.037 - Education and Learning as a Condition of Probation or Community Control.
948.039 - Special Terms and Conditions of Probation or Community Control Imposed by Court Order.
948.04 - Period of Probation; Duty of Probationer; Early Termination; Conversion of Term.
948.064 - Notification of Status as a Violent Felony Offender of Special Concern.
948.08 - Pretrial Intervention Program.
948.081 - Community Court Programs.
948.09 - Payment for Cost of Supervision and Other Monetary Obligations.
948.10 - Community Control Programs; Home Confinement.
948.101 - Terms and Conditions of Community Control.
948.11 - Electronic Monitoring Devices.
948.12 - Intensive Supervision for Postprison Release of Violent Offenders.
948.15 - Misdemeanor Probation Services.
948.20 - Drug Offender Probation.
948.21 - Condition of Probation or Community Control; Military Servicemembers and Veterans.
948.30 - Additional Terms and Conditions of Probation or Community Control for Certain Sex Offenses.
948.32 - Requirements of Law Enforcement Agency Upon Arrest of Persons for Certain Sex Offenses.
948.51 - Community Corrections Assistance to Counties or County Consortiums.