The Florida Senate

949.071  Definition of "state" as used in s. 949.07; further declaration relating to interstate compacts.--

(1)  It is hereby declared that the term "state," as used in s. 949.07, relating to and authorizing and directing the Governor to enter into an interstate compact in behalf of Florida with any state of the United States for out-of-state supervision of probationers and parolees, and prescribing the form to be substantially used for any such compact, means any one of the several states and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and the District of Columbia.

(2)  It is hereby recognized and further declared that pursuant to the consent and authorization contained in s. 111(b) of Title 4 of the United States Code as added by Pub. L. No. 970-84th Congress, Ch. 941-2d Session, this state shall be a party to said interstate compact for the supervision of parolees and probationers with any additional jurisdiction legally joining therein when such jurisdiction shall have enacted said compact in accordance with the terms thereof.

History.--s. 1, ch. 57-89.