Florida § 951.06 - Employment of correctional officers; duties; salary.
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§ 951.06. Employment of correctional officers; duties; salary.
(1) The county commissioners shall designate a chief correctional officer and such correctional officers as they deem necessary. (2) All chief correctional officers of prisoners shall see that all rules and regulations prescribed by law or the department are fully observed and complied with; enforce discipline among the prisoners in and about the camps; and administer punishment to prisoners, when in their judgment the same is necessary in order to enforce proper discipline, conforming always to the law and rules and regulations. (3) All boards of county commissioners shall immediately discharge any correctional officer who shall be guilty of gross negligence or cruel and inhuman treatment of prisoners under their control and their action shall be final. (4) The salaries of correctional officers provided for in this chapter shall be fixed by the board of county commissioners, and the chief correctional officer shall be furnished means of transportation over the roads of the county when necessary, the upkeep and operation of which shall be furnished by the county; however, the county shall not in any case be required to furnish a driver of such conveyance where such services are required to be paid for. (5) All salaries contemplated by this chapter shall be paid from the general revenue fund of the county.
Source: official Florida text · Last verified 2026-08-27
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Section 951.06 ("Employment of correctional officers; duties; salary.") is part of the Florida Statutes, the codified statutory law of Florida. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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