When the law authorizes the placing of a defendant on probation, and when the defendant’s offense is punishable by both fine and imprisonment, the trial court may, in its discretion, impose a fine upon him or her and place him or her on probation or into community control as an alternative to imprisonment.
Fla. Stat. § 948.011
When court may impose fine and place on probation or into community control as an alternative to imprisonment
Applied in 2 court decisions — leading case United States v. Wright (2010)
Most recently applied in United States v. Wright (May 2010)
History.--s. 1, ch. 59-175; s. 14, ch. 83-131; s. 1683, ch. 97-102; s. 13, ch. 2004-373.
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.