Fla. Stat. 948.10
Community control programs; home confinement

(1)

The Department of Corrections shall develop and administer a community control program. This program shall be rigidly structured and designed to accommodate offenders who, in the absence of such a program, would have been incarcerated in a jail or prison. The program shall focus on the provision of home confinement subject to an authorized level of limited freedom and special conditions that are commensurate with the seriousness of the crime. The program shall offer the courts and the Florida Commission on Offender Review an alternative, community-based method to punish an offender in lieu of incarceration and shall provide intensive supervision to closely monitor compliance with restrictions and special conditions, including, but not limited to, treatment or rehabilitative programs. The targeted population for this community control program includes:Probation violators charged with technical violations or new violations of law.Parole or conditional release violators charged with technical violations or new violations of law.Individuals found guilty of felonies who, due to their criminal backgrounds or the seriousness of the offenses, would not be placed on regular probation.

(a)

Probation violators charged with technical violations or new violations of law.

(b)

Parole or conditional release violators charged with technical violations or new violations of law.

(c)

Individuals found guilty of felonies who, due to their criminal backgrounds or the seriousness of the offenses, would not be placed on regular probation.

(2)

Caseloads should be restricted to a maximum of 30 cases per officer in order to ensure an adequate level of staffing. Community control is an individualized program in which the offender is restricted to a residential treatment facility or a nursing facility or restricted to his or her approved residence subject to an authorized level of limited freedom.

(3)

Procedures governing violations of community control are the same as those described in s. 948.06 with respect to probation.

(4)

Upon completion of the sanctions imposed and before the expiration of the community control term ordered by the court, the department may petition the court to terminate early the supervision of the offender from community control supervision or to return the offender to a program of regular probation supervision for the remainder of the term. In considering the petition, the court should recognize the limited staff resources committed to the community control program, the purpose of the program, and the offender’s successful compliance with the conditions set forth in the order of the court.

Source: Section 948.10 — Community control programs; home confinement, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0948.­10 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

948.01
When court may place defendant on probation or into community control 948.001
Definitions 948.03
Terms and conditions of probation 948.04
Period of probation 948.05
Court to admonish or commend probationer or offender in community control 948.06
Violation of probation or community control 948.08
Pretrial intervention program 948.09
Payment for cost of supervision and other monetary obligations 948.10
Community control programs 948.11
Electronic monitoring devices 948.011
When court may impose fine and place on probation or into community control as an alternative to imprisonment 948.12
Intensive supervision for postprison release of violent offenders 948.012
Split sentence of probation or community control and imprisonment 948.013
Administrative probation 948.014
Requirement to submit to drawing of blood or other biological specimens 948.15
Misdemeanor probation services 948.015
Presentence investigation reports 948.16
Misdemeanor pretrial substance abuse education and treatment intervention program 948.20
Drug offender probation 948.21
Condition of probation or community control 948.30
Additional terms and conditions of probation or community control for certain sex offenses 948.31
Evaluation and treatment of sexual predators and offenders on probation or community control 948.031
Condition of probation or community control 948.32
Requirements of law enforcement agency upon arrest of persons for certain sex offenses 948.032
Condition of probation 948.033
Condition of probation or community control 948.035
Residential treatment as a condition of probation or community control 948.036
Work programs as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision 948.037
Education and learning as a condition of probation or community control 948.038
Batterers’ intervention program as a condition of probation, community control, or other court-ordered community supervision 948.039
Special terms and conditions of probation or community control imposed by court order 948.041
Notification of outstanding terms of sentence upon termination of probation or community control 948.51
Community corrections assistance to counties or county consortiums 948.061
Identifying, assessing, and monitoring high-risk sex offenders on community supervision 948.062
Reviewing and reporting serious offenses committed by offenders placed on probation or community control 948.063
Violations of probation or community control by designated sexual offenders and sexual predators 948.064
Notification of status as a violent felony offender of special concern 948.081
Community court programs 948.90
Local offender advisory councils 948.101
Terms and conditions of community control 948.301
Electronic monitoring as a condition of probation or community control for certain offenders

Current through Fall 2025

§ 948.10. Community control programs; home confinement's source at flsenate​.gov