CHAPTER 949

949.01 Juvenile matters unaffected.

History. — s. 30, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 44, ch. 73-334.

949.02 Youth parolees.

History. — s. 31, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 1, ch. 57-317; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 477, ch. 77-147; s. 324, ch. 99-8.

949.04 Law to be liberally construed.

History. — s. 33, ch. 20519, 1941.

949.05 Constitutionality.

(1) If any clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part of chapters 947-949 shall for any reason be adjudged by any court of competent jurisdiction to be unconstitutional, invalid, or void, such judgment shall not affect, impair, or invalidate the remainder of the law, but shall be confined in its operation to the clause, sentence, paragraph, section, or part thereof directly involved in the controversy in which such judgment shall have been rendered.

(2) If the method of selecting the commission members as herein provided is found to be invalid by reason of the vesting of the appointing power in the Governor and Cabinet, the members of the Florida Commission on Offender Review herein provided for shall be appointed by the Governor.

History. — s. 34, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 1, ch. 65-453; s. 33, ch. 69-106; s. 63, ch. 88-122; s. 52, ch. 2014-191.

949.06

Short title: chs. 947, 948, and 949.

History. — s. 36, ch. 20519, 1941.

949.07 Compact for the supervision of adult offenders.

(1) The Legislature finds and declares that this

section is necessary for the immediate preservation of the public peace, health, and safety.

(2) The Governor is authorized and directed to enter into a compact on behalf of the state with any state of the United States legally joining therein in a form substantially as follows:

History. — s. 1, ch. 20455, 1941; s. 1691, ch. 97-102; s. 8, ch. 2001-209.

949.071 Definition of “state” as used in s. 949.07; further declaration relating to interstate compacts.

(1) The term “state,” as used in s. 949.07, relating to and authorizing and directing the Governor to enter into an interstate compact in behalf of Florida with any state of the United States for out-of-state supervision of probationers and parolees, and prescribing the form to be substantially used for any such compact, means any one of the several states, the District of Columbia, and any other territorial possession of the United States.

(2) It is hereby recognized and further declared that pursuant to the consent and authorization contained in s. 112 of Title 4 of the United States Code, this state shall be a party to the Interstate Compact for Adult Offender Supervision, with any additional jurisdiction legally joining in the compact when such jurisdiction enacts the compact in accordance with the terms thereof.

History. — s. 1, ch. 57-89; s. 9, ch. 2001-209; s. 46, ch. 2010-117.

949.072 State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.

(1) The Secretary of Corrections, or the secretary’s designee, shall serve as the compact administrator for the state and as the state’s commissioner to the Interstate Commission for Adult Offender Supervision.

(2) The State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision is established and shall consist of seven members. The Secretary of Corrections, or the secretary’s designee, shall serve as chairperson of the state council. The Governor shall appoint the remaining members of the state council, which must include a representative of a victims assistance organization.

History. — s. 10, ch. 2001-209.

949.08 Department of Corrections may expend funds relating to compacts; limitation on assessments.

(1) The Department of Corrections may expend funds as necessary to carry out the terms, conditions, and intents of a compact entered into by the state pursuant to s. 949.07.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of

article X of s. 949.07, the state shall reduce the amount paid as the state’s assessment under the compact entered into under s. 949.07 so that the total collected from the annual assessment does not exceed the amount appropriated for the assessment by the Legislature for any single fiscal year.

History. — s. 2, ch. 20455, 1941; s. 1, ch. 65-453; s. 91, ch. 77-120; s. 110, ch. 79-3; s. 11, ch. 2001-209; s. 116, ch. 2013-18.

949.09

Short title: ss. 949.07-949.08.

History. — s. 4, ch. 20455, 1941; s. 12, ch. 2001-209.