Fla. Stat. § 922.06
Stay of execution of death sentence
Florida · Florida Statutes Chapter 922 — EXECUTION · Status: effective
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- Fla. Stat. § 922.06, Stay of execution of death sentence, Florida, version 1 as recorded 2026-07-25, yourstate.us, https://yourstate.us/provision/1160367
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(1) The execution of a death sentence may be stayed only by the Governor or incident to an appeal.
(2)(a) If execution of the death sentence is stayed by the Governor, and the Governor subsequently lifts or dissolves the stay, the Governor shall immediately notify the Attorney General that the stay has been lifted or dissolved. Within 10 days after such notification, the Governor must set the new date for execution of the death sentence.
(b) If execution of the death sentence is stayed incident to an appeal, upon certification by the Attorney General that the stay has been lifted or dissolved, within 10 days after such certification, the Governor must set the new date for execution of the death sentence.When the new date for execution of the death sentence is set by the Governor under this subsection, the Attorney General shall notify the inmate’s counsel of record of the date and time of execution of the death sentence.