inmate Teddy Stokes, DC# P09866; The petition seeks to resolve a controversy or answer questions or doubts regarding the interpretation and application of the above-referenced statute as it relates to the Department’s statutory authority to obtain ...

 

DEPARTMENT OF CORRECTIONS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that the Florida Department of Corrections has received the petition for declaratory statement from inmate Teddy Stokes, DC# P09866The petition seeks the agency's opinion as to the applicability of subsection 944.17(5), Florida Statutes. as it applies to the petitioner.

The petition seeks to resolve a controversy or answer questions or doubts regarding the interpretation and application of the above-referenced statute as it relates to the Department’s statutory authority to obtain custody of inmates/prisoners and whether this custody constitutes a guardianship relationship. Persons whose substantial interests may be affected by a declaratory statement issued in this matter may file a motion to intervene or a petition for administrative hearing within twenty-one (21) days after the publication of this notice.

A copy of the Petition for Declaratory Statement may be obtained by contacting: Betty Renfroe, 501 South Calhoun Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399, [e-mail], [phone].