Art. IV, § 8, Fla. Const. · Article IV. EXECUTIVE
Clemency.
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
(a) Except in cases of treason and in cases where impeachment results in conviction, the governor may, by executive order filed with the custodian of state records, suspend collection of fines and forfeitures, grant reprieves not exceeding sixty days and, with the approval of two members of the cabinet, grant full or conditional pardons, restore civil rights, commute punishment, and remit fines and forfeitures for offenses.
(b) In cases of treason the governor may grant reprieves until adjournment of the regular session of the legislature convening next after the conviction, at which session the legislature may grant a pardon or further reprieve; otherwise the sentence shall be executed.
(c) There may be created by law a parole and probation commission with power to supervise persons on probation and to grant paroles or conditional releases to persons under sentences for crime. The qualifications, method of selection and terms, not to exceed six years, of members of the commission shall be prescribed by law.
Notes and commentary — not constitutional text
History
Am. proposed by Constitution Revision Commission, Revision No. 8, 1998, filed with the Secretary of State May 5, 1998; adopted 1998.
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Cited by 7 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites Art. IV, § 8, Fla. Const.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 20.32, Fla. Stat.Florida Commission on Offender Review.Printed as s. 8(c), Art. IV of the State Constitution
- § 98.075, Fla. Stat.Registration records maintenance activities; ineligibility determinations.Printed as s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution
- § 98.0751, Fla. Stat.Restoration of voting rights; termination of ineligibility subsequent to a felony conviction.Printed as s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution
- § 497.1411, Fla. Stat.Disqualification of applicants and licenses; penalties against licensees; rulemaking.Printed as s. 8, Art. IV of the State Constitution
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