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SECTION 04
Discharge of prisoner unable to pay fine.
Section 922.04, Florida Statutes 2009

922.04  Discharge of prisoner unable to pay fine.--When the court determines on the written application of a prisoner that he or she has been imprisoned for 60 days solely for failure to pay a fine or costs which total not more than $300 and that the prisoner is indigent and unable to pay the fine or costs, the court shall order the prisoner discharged from custody.

History.--s. 265, ch. 19554, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 8663(275); s. 1, ch. 29661, 1955; s. 131, ch. 70-339; s. 1549, ch. 97-102.