Fla. Stat. 921.161
Sentence not to run until imposed; credit for county jail time after sentence; certificate of custodian of jail

(1)

A sentence of imprisonment shall not begin to run before the date it is imposed, but the court imposing a sentence shall allow a defendant credit for all of the time she or he spent in the county jail before sentence. The credit must be for a specified period of time and shall be provided for in the sentence.

(2)

In addition to other credits, a person sentenced to imprisonment in custody of the Department of Corrections shall receive credit on her or his sentence for all time spent between sentencing and being placed in custody of the department. When delivering a prisoner to the department, the custodian of the local jail shall certify to it in writing:The date the sentence was imposed and the date the prisoner was delivered to the department.The dates of any periods after sentence the prisoner was at liberty on bond.The dates and reasons for any other times the prisoner was at liberty after sentence.The offender-based transaction system number or numbers from the uniform arrest report or reports established pursuant to s. 943.05(2).

The certificate shall be prima facie evidence of the facts certified.

(a)

The date the sentence was imposed and the date the prisoner was delivered to the department.

(b)

The dates of any periods after sentence the prisoner was at liberty on bond.

(c)

The dates and reasons for any other times the prisoner was at liberty after sentence.

(d)

The offender-based transaction system number or numbers from the uniform arrest report or reports established pursuant to s. 943.05(2).

Source: Section 921.161 — Sentence not to run until imposed; credit for county jail time after sentence; certificate of custodian of jail, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0921.­161 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

921.002
The Criminal Punishment Code 921.09
Fees of physicians who determine sanity at time of sentence 921.12
Fees of physicians when pregnancy is alleged as cause for not pronouncing sentence 921.15
Stay of execution of sentence to fine 921.16
When sentences to be concurrent and when consecutive 921.0017
Credit upon recommitment of offender serving split sentence 921.18
Sentence for indeterminate period for noncapital felony 921.20
Classification summary 921.21
Progress reports to Florida Commission on Offender Review 921.0021
Definitions 921.22
Determination of exact period of imprisonment by Florida Commission on Offender Review 921.0023
Criminal Punishment Code 921.0024
Criminal Punishment Code 921.0025
Adoption and implementation of revised sentencing scoresheets 921.0026
Mitigating circumstances 921.0027
Criminal Punishment Code and revisions 921.137
Imposition of the death sentence upon an intellectually disabled defendant prohibited 921.141
Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital felonies 921.142
Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital drug trafficking felonies 921.143
Appearance of victim, next of kin, or law enforcement, correctional, or correctional probation officer to make statement at sentencing hearing 921.161
Sentence not to run until imposed 921.185
Sentence 921.186
Substantial assistance 921.187
Disposition and sentencing 921.188
Placement of certain state inmates in local detention facilities 921.231
Presentence investigation reports 921.241
Felony judgments 921.00241
Prison diversion program 921.242
Subsequent offenses under chapter 796 921.243
Offenses involving minor victims 921.244
Order of no contact 921.00265
Recommended sentences 921.1401
Sentence of life imprisonment for persons who are under the age of 18 years at the time of the offense 921.1402
Review of sentences for persons convicted of specified offenses committed while under the age of 18 years 921.1425
Sentence of death or life imprisonment for capital sexual battery 921.1426
Sentence of death for capital offense committed by unauthorized alien

Current through Fall 2025

§ 921.161. Sentence not to run until imposed; credit for county jail time after sentence; certificate of custodian of jail's source at flsenate​.gov