# Fla. Stat. § 949.08: 949.08 Department of Corrections may expend funds relating to compacts; limitation on assessments

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URL: https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.08

## Section

- **Citation:** Fla. Stat. § 949.08
- **Heading:** 949.08 Department of Corrections may expend funds relating to compacts; limitation on assessments
- **Jurisdiction:** Florida
- **Kind:** Statutes
- **Status:** In force
- **Text as of:** August 14, 2026
- **Source:** Compiled text
- **Location:** Florida Code / Title XLVII / Chapter 949 / Section 949.08

## Text

(1) The Department of Corrections may expend funds as necessary to carry out the terms, conditions, and intents of a compact entered into by the state pursuant to s. 949.07.

(2) Notwithstanding subsection (2) of article X of s. 949.07, the state shall reduce the amount paid as the state’s assessment under the compact entered into under s. 949.07 so that the total collected from the annual assessment does not exceed the amount appropriated for the assessment by the Legislature for any single fiscal year.

History: s. 2, ch. 20455, 1941; s. 1, ch. 65-453; s. 91, ch. 77-120; s. 110, ch. 79-3; s. 11, ch. 2001-209; s. 116, ch. 2013-18.

## Nearby sections

- [Fla. Stat. § 949.01 949.01 Juvenile matters unaffected.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.01.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 949.02 949.02 Youth parolees.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.02.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 949.04 949.04 Law to be liberally construed.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.04.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 949.05 949.05 Constitutionality.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.05.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 949.06 949.06 Short title: chs. 947, 948, and 949.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.06.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 949.07 949.07 Compact for the supervision of adult offenders.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.07.md)
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- [Fla. Stat. § 949.09 949.09 Short title: ss. 949.07-949.08.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.09.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 949.071 949.071 Definition of “state” as used in s. 949.07; further declaration relating to interstate compacts.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.071.md)
- [Fla. Stat. § 949.072 949.072 State Council for Interstate Adult Offender Supervision.](https://www.frixlaw.com/law-library/statutes/STATE_FL_TXLVII_C949_S949.072.md)

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