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Fla. Stat. § 839.21

Refusal to receive prisoner

Florida · Florida Statutes Chapter 839 — OFFENSES BY PUBLIC OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES · Status: effective

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Fla. Stat. § 839.21, Refusal to receive prisoner, Florida, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1159751
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Any jailer or other officer, who willfully refuses to receive into the jail or into her or his custody a prisoner lawfully directed to be committed thereto on a criminal charge or conviction, or any lawful process whatever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.