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Current as of January 01, 2025 | Updated by Findlaw Staff
All awards of administrative gain-time under s. 944.276 1 and provisional credits under s. 944.277 2 are hereby canceled for all inmates serving a sentence or combined sentences in the custody of the department, or serving a state sentence in the custody of another jurisdiction. Release dates of all inmates with 1 or more days of such awards shall be extended by the length of time equal to the number of days of administrative gain-time and provisional credits which were canceled. Inmates who are out of custody due to an escape or a release on bond, or whose postrelease supervision is revoked on or after the effective date of this act, shall have all administrative gain-time and provisional credits canceled when the inmate's release date is reestablished upon return to custody. Offenders who are under provisional release supervision as of the effective date of this section shall be subject to the terms and conditions established at the time of release until such offenders have been discharged from supervision. Offenders who have warrants outstanding based on violation of supervision as of the effective date of this section, or who violate terms of supervision subsequent to enactment of this section, shall be terminated from supervision and returned to custody. All provisional credits shall be canceled when an offender's tentative release date is reestablished.
Cite this article: FindLaw.com - Florida Statutes Title XLVII. Criminal Procedure and Corrections § 944.278. Cancellation of administrative gain-time and provisional credits - last updated January 01, 2025 | https://codes.findlaw.com/fl/title-xlvii-criminal-procedure-and-corrections/fl-st-sect-944-278/
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