Art. I, § 18, Fla. Const. · Article I. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Administrative penalties.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
No administrative agency, except the Department of Military Affairs in an appropriately convened court-martial action as provided by law, shall impose a sentence of imprisonment, nor shall it impose any other penalty except as provided by law.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Am. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 13, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998.
Source of truth
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- As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
- Official file
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