Violations of parole
Known as the Objective Parole Guidelines Act
The act spans §§ 947.001 to 947.26 (40 sections).
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case 290 So. 2d 39 - Brumit v. Wainwright (1974)
Most recently applied in Joseph v. State Division of Corrections (October 1974)
History.--s. 15, ch. 20519, 1941; s. 22, ch. 74-112; s. 34, ch. 83-131; s. 37, ch. 86-183; s. 67, ch. 88-122; s. 17, ch. 89-531; s. 20, ch. 90-337; s. 1, ch. 93-2; s. 1680, ch. …
(1) A violation of the terms of parole may render the parolee liable to arrest and a return to prison to serve out the term for which the parolee was sentenced.
(2) An offender whose parole is revoked may, at the discretion of the commission, be credited with any portion of the time the offender has satisfactorily served on parole.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.