Fla. Stat. § 839.21 : Crimes — Offenses By Public Officers And Employees — Refusal to receive prisoner

Current through Chapter 269 of the 2016 Legislative Session

Any jailer or other officer, who willfully refuses to receive into the jail or into her or his custody a prisoner lawfully directed to be committed thereto on a criminal charge or conviction, or any lawful process whatever, shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.