# Fla. Stat. § 945.27: 945.27 Proceedings by department

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.27

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 945.27
- **Heading:** 945.27 Proceedings by department
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 945 / Section 945.27

## Text

(1) Whenever it becomes necessary to increase the number of prison beds by acquiring private property for the construction of new correctional facilities or for the expansion of existing facilities, and the property cannot be acquired by agreement satisfactory to the Department of Corrections and the parties interested in, or the owners of, the private property, the department is hereby empowered and authorized to exercise the right of eminent domain and to proceed to condemn the property in the same manner as provided by law for the condemnation of property.

(2) Any suit or action brought by the said department to condemn property as provided in this section shall be brought in the name of the Department of Corrections, and it shall be the duty of the Department of Legal Affairs to conduct the proceedings for, and to act as counsel for, the said department.

History: s. 83, ch. 77-120; s. 99, ch. 79-3; s. 2, ch. 94-273; s. 30, ch. 95-283.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 945.01 945.01 Definitions.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.04 945.04 Department of Corrections; general function; seal; use of inmate labor.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.10 945.10 Confidential information.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.10.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.12 945.12 Transfers for rehabilitative treatment.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.12.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.25 945.25 Records.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.25.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.025 945.025 Jurisdiction of department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.025.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.27 945.27 Proceedings by department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.27.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.28 945.28 Selection of probation or parole offices by the department; public notice.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.28.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.31 945.31 Restitution and other payments.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.31.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.35 945.35 Requirement for education on human immunodeficiency virus, acquired immune deficiency syndrome, and other communicable diseases.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.35.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.035 945.035 Notice of employment, appointment, or separation; response by the correctional officer; duty of department.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.035.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.36 945.36 Law enforcement personnel authorized to conduct drug tests on inmates and releasees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.36.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.40 945.40 Corrections Mental Health Act; short title for ss. 945.40-945.49.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.40.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 945.41 945.41 Mental health treatment for inmates; legislative intent of ss. 945.40-945.49.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C945_S945.41.md)

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