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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided February 28, 2001Published
1Opinion of the Court
Mr. Conrad C. Bishop, Jr. Lafayette County Attorney Post Office Box 167 Perry, Florida 32348
Dear Mr. Bishop:
On behalf of the Lafayette Board of County Commissioners, you ask substantially the following question:
May the board of county commissioners grant commutation of time for good conduct of county prisoners in excess of that provided in section 951.21, Florida Statutes?
In sum:
The board of county commissioners may not, in the absence of statutory authorization, grant commutation of time for good conduct of county prisoners in excess of that provided in section951.21, Florida Statutes.
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2Cases cited5 opinions
- Thayer v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1976
- Alsop v. PierceSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
- Armstrong v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1995
- DelToro v. StateDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1991
- Haines v. Broward County Board of CommissionersDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1997