# Fla. Stat. § 944.23: 944.23 Persons authorized to visit state prisons

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C944_S944.23

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 944.23
- **Heading:** 944.23 Persons authorized to visit state prisons
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 944 / Section 944.23

## Text

The following persons shall be authorized to visit at their pleasure all state correctional institutions: The Governor, all Cabinet members, members of the Legislature, judges of state courts, state attorneys, public defenders, and authorized representatives of the commission. No other person not otherwise authorized by law shall be permitted to enter a state correctional institution except under such regulations as the department may prescribe. Permission shall not be unreasonably withheld from those who give sufficient evidence to the department that they are bona fide reporters or writers.

History: s. 21, ch. 57-121; ss. 19, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 19, ch. 74-112; s. 45, ch. 77-120; s. 54, ch. 79-3.

## 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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