The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 944
STATE CORRECTIONAL SYSTEM

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F.S. 944.44

944.44 Holding persons as hostages; penalty.—Any prisoner who holds as hostage any person within any correctional institution or anywhere while under the jurisdiction of the department, or who by force, or threat of force holds any person or persons against their will in defiance of official orders, shall be guilty of a felony of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

History.—s. 4, ch. 57-313; s. 18, ch. 61-530; s. 1173, ch. 71-136; s. 59, ch. 77-120; s. 69, ch. 79-3.

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Amendments to 944.44

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 944.44

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

S944.44 - KIDNAP HOSTAGE FOR ESCAPE - PRISONER HOLD HOSTAGE - F: S

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

UNIFIED CATHOLIC SCHOOLS OF BEAVER DAM EDUCATIONAL ASSOCIATION, v. UNIVERSAL CARD SERVICES CORP., 34 F. Supp. 2d 714 (E.D. Wis. 1999)

. . . account to write checks to defendant in payment of her personal credit card bills in the amount of $38,-944.44 . . .

H. JAFFE v. JULIEN L. S. A. J. Jr. P. C., 754 F. Supp. 49 (E.D. Pa. 1991)

. . . It is 25% of the $527,777.76 received by Julien & Schlesinger, or $131,-944.44, that plaintiff seeks . . .