# Fla. Stat. § 944.11: 944.11 Department to regulate admission of books

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.11

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 944.11
- **Heading:** 944.11 Department to regulate admission of books
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.11

## Text

(1) The department shall regulate the admission of educational and other reading matter within the state institutions for the use of the prisoners, and for the proper observance of days of religious significance within the institutions and for the proper instruction of the prisoners in their basic moral and religious duties.

(2) The department shall have the authority to prohibit admission of reading materials or publications with content which depicts sexual conduct as defined by s. 847.001 or presents nudity in such a way as to create the appearance that sexual conduct is imminent. The department shall have the authority to prohibit admission of such materials at a particular state correctional facility upon a determination by the department that such material or publications would be detrimental to the safety, security, order or rehabilitative interests of a particular state correctional facility or would create a risk of disorder at a particular state correctional facility.

History: s. 9, ch. 57-121; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 36, ch. 77-120; s. 46, ch. 79-3; s. 18, ch. 95-283.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 944.01 944.01 Short title.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.02 944.02 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.08 944.08 Commitment to custody of department; venue of institutions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.08.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.09 944.09 Rules of the department; offenders, probationers, and parolees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.10 944.10 Department of Corrections to provide buildings; sale and purchase of land; contracts to provide services and inmate labor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.11 944.11 Department to regulate admission of books.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.11.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.012 944.012 Legislative intent.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.012.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.14 944.14 Supervision of correctional institutions; enforcement of orders and regulations.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.14.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.17 944.17 Commitments and classification; transfers.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.17.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.23 944.23 Persons authorized to visit state prisons.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.23.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.023 944.023 Comprehensive correctional master plan.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.023.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.024 944.024 Adult intake and evaluation.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.024.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.24 944.24 Administration of correctional institutions for women.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.24.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 944.026 944.026 Community-based facilities and programs.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.026.md)

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