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  2         An act relating to juvenile justice;

  3         reorganizing ch. 985, F.S.; providing new

  4         section numbers and part titles; amending s.

  5         985.01, F.S., relating to purposes and intent

  6         for the chapter; amending s. 985.02, F.S.,

  7         relating to the legislative intent for the

  8         juvenile justice system; revising a reference

  9         and cross-references to conform; amending s.

10         985.03, F.S., relating to definitions for the

11         chapter; amending, renumbering, and revising

12         references and cross-references to conform;

13         creating s. 985.0301, F.S., relating to the

14         jurisdiction of the juvenile court; amending

15         and renumbering s. 985.201, F.S.; amending and

16         renumbering a provision of s. 985.219, F.S.,

17         that relates to such jurisdiction; revising

18         references and cross-references to conform;

19         creating s. 985.032, F.S., relating to legal

20         representation for delinquency cases;

21         renumbering s. 985.202, F.S.; creating s.

22         985.033, F.S., relating to the right to

23         counsel; amending and renumbering s. 985.203,

24         F.S.; revising references to conform; creating

25         s. 985.035, F.S., relating to open hearings;

26         renumbering s. 985.205, F.S.; creating s.

27         985.036, F.S., relating to the rights of

28         victims in juvenile proceedings; amending and

29         renumbering s. 985.206, F.S.; providing for the

30         release of certain information to victims;

31         creating s. 985.037, F.S., relating to


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 1         punishment for contempt of court and

 2         alternative sanctions; amending and renumbering

 3         s. 985.216, F.S.; revising provisions relating

 4         to contempt of court; creating s. 985.039,

 5         F.S., relating to cost of supervision and care;

 6         amending and renumbering s. 985.2311, F.S.;

 7         amending and renumbering s. 985.04, F.S.;

 8         clarifying a provision relating to the release

 9         of certain information; revising references and

10         cross-references to conform; creating s.

11         985.045, F.S., relating to court records;

12         amending and renumbering s. 985.05, F.S.;

13         revising references and cross-references to

14         conform; creating s. 985.046, F.S., relating to

15         the statewide information-sharing system and

16         interagency workgroup; renumbering s. 985.06,

17         F.S.; creating s. 985.047, F.S., relating to

18         information systems; renumbering s. 985.08,

19         F.S.; creating s. 985.101, F.S., relating to

20         taking a child into custody; amending and

21         renumbering s. 985.207, F.S.; creating s.

22         985.105, F.S., relating to intake and case

23         management; renumbering a provision of s.

24         985.215, F.S., relating to transporting a child

25         who has been taken into custody; revising a

26         reference and cross-references to conform;

27         creating s. 985.105, F.S., relating to youth

28         custody officers; amending and renumbering s.

29         985.2075, F.S.; creating s. 985.11, F.S.,

30         relating to fingerprinting and photographing;

31         amending and renumbering s. 985.212, F.S.;


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 1         revising a cross-reference to conform; creating

 2         s. 985.115, F.S., relating to release or

 3         delivery from custody; amending and renumbering

 4         provisions of s. 985.211, F.S., that relate to

 5         such release or delivery; revising

 6         cross-references to conform; creating s.

 7         985.12, F.S., relating to civil citations;

 8         amending and renumbering s. 985.301, F.S.;

 9         revising a cross-reference to conform; creating

10         s. 985.125, F.S., relating to prearrest or

11         postarrest diversion programs; renumbering s.

12         985.3065, F.S.; creating s. 985.13, F.S.,

13         relating to probable cause affidavits; amending

14         and renumbering provisions of s. 985.211, F.S.,

15         that relate to probable cause affidavits and

16         certain requirements upon the taking of a child

17         into custody; revising cross-references to

18         conform; creating s. 985.135, F.S., relating to

19         juvenile assessment centers; amending and

20         renumbering s. 985.209, F.S.; creating s.

21         985.14, F.S., relating to the intake and case

22         management system; amending, renumbering, and

23         redesignating provisions of s. 985.21, F.S.,

24         that relate to intake and case management;

25         revising cross-references to conform; creating

26         s. 985.145, F.S., relating to the

27         responsibilities of the juvenile probation

28         officer during intake and to screenings and

29         assessments; amending and redesignating

30         provisions of s. 985.21, F.S., that relate to

31         such responsibilities, screenings, and


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 1         assessments; revising cross-references to

 2         conform; creating s. 985.15, F.S., relating to

 3         filing decisions in juvenile cases; revising

 4         cross-references to conform; creating s.

 5         985.155, F.S., relating to neighborhood

 6         restorative justice; renumbering s. 985.303,

 7         F.S.; creating s. 985.16, F.S., relating to

 8         community arbitration; amending and renumbering

 9         s. 985.304; F.S.; revising a reference to

10         conform; creating s. 985.18, F.S., relating to

11         medical, psychiatric, psychological, substance

12         abuse, and educational examination and

13         treatment; renumbering s. 985.224, F.S.;

14         redesignating a provision of s. 985.215, F.S.,

15         that relates to comprehensive evaluations of

16         certain youth; creating s. 985.185, F.S.,

17         relating to evaluations for dispositions;

18         amending and renumbering provisions of s.

19         985.229, F.S., that relate to such evaluations;

20         creating s. 985.19, F.S., relating to

21         incompetency in juvenile delinquency cases;

22         renumbering s. 985.223, F.S.; creating s.

23         985.195, F.S., relating to transfer to other

24         treatment services; renumbering s. 985.418,

25         F.S.; creating s. 985.24, F.S., relating to the

26         use of detention and to prohibitions on the use

27         of detention; renumbering provisions of s.

28         985.213, F.S., that relate to the use of

29         detention; renumbering s. 985.214, F.S.;

30         creating s. 985.245, F.S., relating to the risk

31         assessment instrument; amending and renumbering


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 1         a provision of s. 985.213, F.S., that relates

 2         to such instrument; revising cross-references

 3         to conform; creating s. 985.25, F.S., relating

 4         to detention intake; amending, renumbering, and

 5         redesignating provisions of s. 985.215, F.S.,

 6         that relate to detention intake; revising

 7         cross-references to conform; creating s.

 8         985.255, F.S., relating to detention criteria

 9         and detention hearings; amending and

10         renumbering a provision of s. 985.215, F.S.,

11         that relates to such criteria and hearings;

12         revising cross-references to conform; creating

13         s. 985.26, F.S., relating to length of

14         detention; amending, renumbering, and

15         redesignating provisions of s. 985.215, F.S.,

16         that relate to length of detention; revising

17         cross-references to conform; creating s.

18         985.265, F.S., relating to detention transfer

19         and release, education of juvenile offenders

20         while in detention or on detention status, and

21         holding of juvenile offenders in adult jails;

22         amending and renumbering provisions of s.

23         985.215, F.S., that relate to transfer,

24         release, and holding juvenile offenders in

25         adult jails; renumbering a provision of s.

26         985.213, F.S., that relates to education of

27         juvenile offenders while in detention or on

28         detention status; revising references and

29         cross-references to conform; creating s.

30         985.27, F.S., relating to postcommitment

31         detention of juvenile offenders while such


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 1         offenders are awaiting residential placement;

 2         amending and redesignating provisions of s.

 3         985.215, F.S., that relate to such detention;

 4         limiting the use of such detention; revising

 5         references to "detention" to clarify that such

 6         term means "secure detention" in certain

 7         circumstances; creating s. 985.275, F.S.,

 8         relating to the detention of an escapee;

 9         amending and renumbering s. 985.208, F.S.;

10         revising a cross-reference to conform; creating

11         s. 985.318, F.S., relating to petitions;

12         renumbering s. 985.218, F.S.; creating s.

13         985.319, F.S., relating to process and service;

14         renumbering provisions of s. 985.219, F.S.,

15         that relate to process and service; creating s.

16         985.325, relating to prohibitions against

17         threatening or dismissing employees; amending

18         and renumbering s. 985.22, F.S.; revising

19         cross-references to conform; creating s.

20         985.331, F.S., relating to court and witness

21         fees; renumbering s. 985.221, F.S.; creating s.

22         985.335, F.S., relating to answering a

23         petition; renumbering s. 985.222, F.S.;

24         creating s. 985.345, F.S., relating to

25         delinquency pretrial intervention programs;

26         renumbering s. 985.306, F.S.; creating s.

27         985.35, F.S., relating to adjudicatory

28         hearings, withholding of adjudication, and

29         orders of adjudication; amending and

30         renumbering s. 985.228, F.S.; repealing a

31         provision prohibiting a person from possessing


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 1         a firearm in certain circumstances; revising a

 2         reference and cross-references to conform;

 3         creating s. 985.43, F.S., relating to

 4         predisposition reports and other evaluations;

 5         amending and renumbering provisions of s.

 6         985.229, F.S., that relate to such reports and

 7         evaluations; revising cross-references to

 8         conform; creating s. 985.433, F.S., relating to

 9         disposition hearings in delinquency cases;

10         amending and renumbering s. 985.23, F.S.;

11         clarifying who is considered a party to a

12         juvenile case; specifying who must be given an

13         opportunity to comment on the issue of

14         disposition; revising cross-references to

15         conform; amending a provision of s. 985.231,

16         F.S., relating to requirement of written

17         disposition orders; creating s. 985.435, F.S.,

18         relating to probation, postcommitment

19         probation, and community service; amending and

20         redesignating a provision of s. 985.231, F.S.,

21         relating to probation, postcommitment

22         probation, and community control; creating s.

23         985.437, F.S., relating to restitution;

24         revising a reference and cross-reference to

25         conform; creating s. 985.439, F.S., relating to

26         violations of probation or postcommitment

27         probation; revising cross-references to

28         conform; creating s. 985.441, F.S., relating to

29         commitment; providing a requirement for

30         commitment of a child as a juvenile sexual

31         offender; revising cross-references to conform;


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 1         creating s. 985.442, F.S., relating to the form

 2         of commitment; renumbering s. 985.232, F.S.;

 3         creating s. 985.445, F.S., relating to

 4         disposition of delinquency cases involving

 5         grand theft of a motor vehicle; amending and

 6         redesignating a provision of s. 985.231, F.S.,

 7         that relates to disposition in such cases;

 8         creating s. 985.45, F.S., relating to liability

 9         and remuneration for work; amending and

10         redesignating a provision of s. 985.231, F.S.,

11         that relates to liability and remuneration;

12         creating s. 985.455, F.S., relating to other

13         dispositional issues; amending and

14         redesignating provisions of s. 985.231, F.S.,

15         that relate to determination of sanctions,

16         rehabilitation programs, and certain contact

17         with the victim subsequent to disposition;

18         redesignating provisions of s. 985.231, F.S.,

19         that specify the duration of commitment and

20         suspension of disposition; revising a

21         cross-reference to conform; creating s. 985.46,

22         F.S., relating to conditional release; amending

23         and renumbering s. 985.316, F.S.; revising a

24         cross-reference to conform; creating s.

25         985.465, F.S., relating to juvenile

26         correctional facilities and juvenile prisons;

27         amending and renumbering s. 985.313, F.S.;

28         creating s. 985.47, F.S., relating to serious

29         and habitual juvenile offenders; amending and

30         renumbering a provision of s. 985.03, F.S.,

31         that relates to such offenders; amending and


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 1         renumbering s. 985.31, F.S.; revising a

 2         reference and cross-references to conform;

 3         creating s. 985.475, F.S., relating to juvenile

 4         sexual offenders; amending and renumbering a

 5         provision of s. 985.03, F.S., that relates to

 6         such offenders; revising a cross-reference to

 7         conform; amending and renumbering a provision

 8         of s. 985.231, F.S., that relates to such

 9         offenders; revising cross-references to

10         conform; creating s. 985.48, F.S., relating to

11         juvenile sexual offender commitment programs

12         and sexual abuse intervention networks;

13         renumbering s. 985.308, F.S.; creating s.

14         985.483, F.S., relating to intensive

15         residential treatment programs for juvenile

16         offenders less than 13 years of age; amending

17         and renumbering a provision of s. 985.03, F.S.,

18         that relates to such offenders; amending and

19         renumbering s. 985.311, F.S.; revising

20         cross-references to conform; creating s.

21         985.486, F.S, relating to the prerequisites for

22         commitment of juvenile offenders less than 13

23         years of age to intensive residential treatment

24         programs; amending and renumbering s. 985.312,

25         F.S.; revising cross-references to conform;

26         creating s. 985.489, F.S., relating to boot

27         camp for children; amending and renumbering s.

28         985.309, F.S.; revising cross-references to

29         conform; creating s. 985.494, F.S., relating to

30         commitment programs for juvenile felony

31         offenders; amending and renumbering s. 985.314,


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 1         F.S.; revising cross-references to conform;

 2         creating s. 985.511, F.S., relating to the

 3         child's right to counsel and the cost of

 4         representation; creating s. 985.512, F.S.,

 5         relating to the powers of the court with

 6         respect to certain children; renumbering s.

 7         985.204, F.S.; creating s. 985.513, F.S.,

 8         relating to the powers of the court over

 9         parents or guardians at disposition of the

10         child's case; amending and redesignating

11         provisions of s. 985.231, F.S., that relate to

12         such powers; revising cross-references to

13         conform; creating s. 985.514, F.S., relating to

14         the responsibilities of the parents or

15         guardians of a child for certain fees related

16         to the cost of care; revising a cross-reference

17         to conform; creating s. 985.534, F.S., relating

18         to appeals in juvenile cases; renumbering s.

19         985.234, F.S.; creating s. 985.535, F.S.,

20         relating to time for taking appeal by the

21         state; renumbering s. 985.235, F.S.; creating

22         s. 985.536, F.S., relating to orders or

23         decisions when the state appeals; renumbering

24         s. 985.236, F.S.; creating s. 985.556, F.S.,

25         relating to voluntary and involuntary waivers

26         of juvenile court jurisdiction and hearings for

27         such waivers; amending and renumbering s.

28         985.226, F.S.; revising cross-references to

29         conform; creating s. 985.557, F.S., relating to

30         discretionary and mandatory criteria for the

31         direct filing of an information against a


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 1         juvenile offender in the criminal division of

 2         the circuit court; amending and renumbering s.

 3         985.227, F.S.; revising cross-references to

 4         conform; creating s. 985.56, F.S., relating to

 5         indictment of juvenile offenders; amending and

 6         renumbering s. 985.225, F.S.; revising a

 7         reference and cross-references to conform;

 8         creating s. 985.565, F.S., relating to powers,

 9         procedures, and alternatives available to the

10         court when sentencing juvenile offenders

11         prosecuted as adults; amending, renumbering,

12         and redesignating provisions of s. 985.233,

13         F.S., that relate to such powers, procedures,

14         and alternatives; revising cross-references to

15         conform; creating s. 985.57, F.S., relating to

16         the transfer of children from the Department of

17         Corrections to the Department of Juvenile

18         Justice; renumbering s. 985.417; creating s.

19         985.601, F.S., relating to administering the

20         juvenile justice continuum; renumbering

21         provisions of s. 985.404, F.S., that relate to

22         such administration; amending and renumbering

23         s. 985.4043, F.S.; creating s. 985.6015, F.S.,

24         relating to the Shared County/State Juvenile

25         Detention Trust Fund; creating s. 985.605,

26         F.S., relating to requirements for prevention

27         service programs; amending and renumbering s.

28         985.3045, F.S.; revising cross-references to

29         conform; creating s. 985.606, F.S., relating to

30         requirements for agencies and entities

31         providing prevention services; amending and


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 1         renumbering s. 985.3046, F.S.; revising a

 2         cross-reference to conform; creating s. 985.61,

 3         F.S., relating to criteria for early

 4         delinquency intervention programs; renumbering

 5         s. 985.305, F.S.; creating s. 985.614, F.S.,

 6         relating to interagency cooperation for

 7         children who are locked out of their homes;

 8         amending and renumbering s. 985.2066, F.S.;

 9         creating s. 985.618, F.S., relating to

10         educational and career-related programs;

11         amending and renumbering s. 985.315, F.S.;

12         revising a cross-reference to conform; creating

13         s. 985.622, F.S., relating to a multiagency

14         plan for vocational education; renumbering s.

15         985.3155, F.S.; creating s. 985.625, F.S.,

16         relating to literacy programs for juvenile

17         offenders; amending and renumbering s. 985.317,

18         F.S.; revising a cross-reference to conform;

19         creating s. 985.629, F.S., relating to

20         contracts for the transfer of Florida children

21         in federal custody; renumbering s. 985.419,

22         F.S.; creating s. 985.632, F.S., relating to

23         quality assurance and cost-effectiveness;

24         renumbering s. 985.412, F.S.; creating s.

25         985.636, F.S., relating to the Office of the

26         Inspector General within the Department of

27         Juvenile Justice; renumbering s. 985.42, F.S.;

28         creating s. 985.64, F.S., relating to the

29         authority of the Department of Juvenile Justice

30         to adopt rules; amending and renumbering s.

31         985.405, F.S.; creating s. 985.644, F.S.,


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 1         relating to the contracting powers and the

 2         personnel standards and screening requirements

 3         of the Department of Juvenile Justice;

 4         renumbering a provision of s. 985.01, F.S.,

 5         that relates to such powers; renumbering s.

 6         985.407, F.S.; creating s. 985.648, F.S.,

 7         relating to consultants; renumbering s.

 8         985.408, F.S.; creating s. 985.652, F.S.,

 9         relating to participation of certain juvenile

10         programs in the State Risk Management Trust

11         Fund; renumbering s. 985.409, F.S.; creating s.

12         985.66, F.S., relating to juvenile justice

13         training academies, the Juvenile Justice

14         Standards and Training Commission, and the

15         Juvenile Justice Trust Fund; amending and

16         renumbering s. 985.406, F.S.; revising a

17         cross-reference to conform; creating s.

18         985.664, F.S., relating to juvenile justice

19         circuit boards and juvenile justice county

20         councils; amending and renumbering s. 985.4135,

21         F.S.; revising a cross-reference to conform;

22         creating s. 985.668, F.S., relating to

23         innovation zones; renumbering s. 985.416, F.S.;

24         creating s. 985.672, F.S., relating to

25         direct-support organizations; renumbering s.

26         985.4145, F.S.; creating s. 985.676, F.S.,

27         relating to community juvenile justice

28         partnership grants; amending and renumbering s.

29         985.415, F.S.; revising cross-references to

30         conform; creating s. 985.682, F.S., relating to

31         studies and criteria for siting juvenile


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 1         facilities; amending and renumbering s. 985.41,

 2         F.S.; creating s. 985.686, F.S., relating to

 3         shared county and state responsibility for

 4         juvenile detention; renumbering s. 985.2155,

 5         F.S.; creating s. 985.688, F.S., relating to

 6         administering county and municipal delinquency

 7         programs and facilities; amending and

 8         renumbering s. 985.411, F.S.; revising a

 9         cross-reference to conform; creating s. 985.69,

10         F.S., relating to one-time startup funding for

11         juvenile justice purposes; renumbering s.

12         985.4075, F.S.; creating s. 985.692, F.S.,

13         relating to the Juvenile Welfare Trust Fund;

14         renumbering s. 985.4041, F.S.; creating s.

15         985.694, F.S., relating to the Juvenile Care

16         and Maintenance Trust Fund; renumbering s.

17         985.4042, F.S.; creating s. 985.701, F.S.,

18         relating to prohibiting sexual misconduct,

19         reporting requirements, and penalties;

20         renumbering s. 985.4045, F.S.; creating s.

21         985.711, F.S., relating to penalties for the

22         introduction, removal, or possession of certain

23         articles; renumbering s. 985.4046, F.S.;

24         creating s. 985.721, F.S., relating to escapes

25         from secure detention or residential commitment

26         facilities; amending and renumbering s.

27         985.3141, F.S.; revising a cross-reference to

28         conform; creating s. 985.731, F.S., relating to

29         sheltering or aiding unmarried minors;

30         renumbering s. 985.2065, F.S.; creating s.

31         985.801, F.S., relating to legislative


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 1         findings, policy, and implementation of the

 2         Interstate Compact on Juveniles; renumbering s.

 3         985.501, F.S.; creating s. 985.802, F.S.,

 4         relating to execution of the interstate

 5         compact; renumbering s. 985.502, F.S.; creating

 6         s. 985.803, F.S., relating to the administrator

 7         of the juvenile compact; renumbering s.

 8         985.503, F.S.; creating s. 985.804, F.S.,

 9         relating to supplementary agreements to the

10         compact; renumbering s. 985.504, F.S.; creating

11         s. 985.805, F.S., relating to financial

12         arrangements related to the compact;

13         renumbering s. 985.505, F.S.; creating s.

14         985.806, F.S., relating to the responsibilities

15         of state departments, agencies, and officers;

16         renumbering s. 985.506, F.S.; creating s.

17         985.807, F.S., relating to procedures in

18         addition to those provided under the compact;

19         renumbering s. 985.507, F.S.; creating s.

20         985.8025, F.S., relating to the State Council

21         for Interstate Juvenile Offender Supervision;

22         renumbering s. 985.5023, F.S.; repealing ss.

23         985.215(6), 985.231(1)(b), (c), (f), and (i),

24         and (2) and 985.233(4)(d), F.S.; amending ss.

25         29.004, 29.008, 253.025, 318.21, 397.334,

26         400.953, 419.001, 435.04, 790.115, 790.22,

27         921.0022, 938.10, 943.053, 943.0582, 943.0585,

28         943.059, 948.51, 958.046, 960.001, 984.03,

29         984.05, 984.09, 984.226, 1003.52, 1006.08,

30         1006.13, and 1012.797, F.S.; conforming

31         cross-references; providing an effective date.


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 1  

 2         WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that chapter 985,

 3  Florida Statutes, entitled "DELINQUENCY; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON

 4  JUVENILES," which sets forth the policies and procedures

 5  applicable to Florida's juvenile justice system, has become

 6  disjointed and unorganized due to numerous amendments since

 7  its original enactment and that, as a result, it is difficult

 8  for judges, attorneys, affected parties, and the public to use

 9  the chapter in practice, and

10         WHEREAS, the Legislature recognizes that chapter 985,

11  Florida Statutes, would be better organized and easier to use

12  if it provided a chronological presentation of delinquency

13  proceedings from the introduction of the child into the

14  juvenile justice system to the child's case outcome and if

15  each section of the chapter was topically organized to contain

16  all related policies and procedures, and

17         WHEREAS, the Legislature intends for the following

18  legislation to strictly effect a technical reorganization of

19  chapter 985, Florida Statutes, without any substantive change

20  to its contents, for the purpose of simplifying the chapter's

21  presentation and providing greater clarity for its users, NOW,

22  THEREFORE,

23  

24  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

25  

26         Section 1.  The provisions of chapter 985, Florida

27  Statutes, are substantially reorganized and renumbered or

28  redesignated as follows:

29         (1)  Chapter 985, Florida Statutes, is retitled

30  "JUVENILE JUSTICE; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES."

31  


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 1         (2)  Part I of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

 2  consisting of ss. 985.01, 985.02, 985.03, 985.0301, 985.032,

 3  985.033, 985.035, 985.036, 985.037, and 985.039, Florida

 4  Statutes, is titled "GENERAL PROVISIONS."

 5         (3)  Part II of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

 6  consisting of ss. 985.04, 985.045, 985.046, and 985.047,

 7  Florida Statutes, is retitled "RECORDS AND INFORMATION."

 8         (4)  Part III of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

 9  consisting of ss. 985.101, 985.105, 985.11, 985.115, 985.12,

10  985.125, 985.13, 985.135, 985.14, 985.145, 985.15, 985.155,

11  and 985.16, Florida Statutes, is retitled "CUSTODY AND INTAKE;

12  INTERVENTION AND DIVERSION."

13         (5)  Part IV of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

14  consisting of ss. 985.18, 985.185, 985.19, and 985.195,

15  Florida Statutes, is retitled "EXAMINATIONS AND EVALUATIONS."

16         (6)  Part V of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

17  consisting of ss. 985.24, 985.245, 985.25, 985.255, 985.26,

18  985.265, 985.27, and 985.275, Florida Statutes, is retitled

19  "DETENTION."

20         (7)  Part VI of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

21  consisting of ss. 985.318, 985.319, 985.325, 985.331, 985.335,

22  985.345, and 985.35, Florida Statutes, is created and entitled

23  "PETITION, ARRAIGNMENT, AND ADJUDICATION."

24         (8)  Part VII of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

25  consisting of ss. 985.43, 985.433, 985.435, 985.437, 985.439,

26  985.441, 985.442, 985.445, 985.45, 985.455, 985.46, 985.465,

27  985.47, 985.475, 985.48, 985.483, 985.486, 985.489, and

28  985.494, Florida Statutes, is created and entitled

29  "DISPOSITION; POSTDISPOSITION."

30         (9)  Part VIII of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

31  consisting of ss. 985.511, 985.512, 985.513, and 985.514,


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 1  Florida Statutes, is created and entitled "AUTHORITY OF THE

 2  COURT OVER PARENTS OR GUARDIANS."

 3         (10)  Part IX of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

 4  consisting of ss. 985.534, 985.535, and 985.536, Florida

 5  Statutes, is created and entitled "APPEAL."

 6         (11)  Part X of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

 7  consisting of ss. 985.556, 985.557, 985.56, 985.565, and

 8  985.57, Florida Statutes, is created and entitled "TRANSFER TO

 9  ADULT COURT."

10         (12)  Part XI of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

11  consisting of ss. 985.601, 985.6015, 985.605, 985.606, 985.61,

12  985.614, 985.618, 985.622, 985.625, 985.629, 985.632, 985.636,

13  985.64, 985.644, 985.648, 985.652, 985.66, 985.664, 985.668,

14  985.672, 985.676, 985.682, 985.686, 985.688, 985.69, 985.692,

15  and 985.694, Florida Statutes, is created and entitled

16  "DEPARTMENT OF JUVENILE JUSTICE."

17         (13)  Part XII of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

18  consisting of ss. 985.701, 985.711, 985.721, and 985.731,

19  Florida Statutes, is created and entitled "MISCELLANEOUS

20  OFFENSES."

21         (14)  Part XIII of chapter 985, Florida Statutes,

22  consisting of ss. 985.801, 985.802, 985.8025, 985.803,

23  985.804, 985.805, 985.806, and 985.807, Florida Statutes, is

24  created and entitled "INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES."

25         Section 2.  Paragraph (f) of subsection (1) and

26  subsection (3) of section 985.01, Florida Statutes, are

27  amended to read:

28         985.01  Purposes and intent; personnel standards and

29  screening.--

30         (1)  The purposes of this chapter are:

31  


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 1         (f)  To provide children committed to the department of

 2  Juvenile Justice with training in life skills, including

 3  career education.

 4         (2)(3)  It is the intent of the Legislature that this

 5  chapter be liberally interpreted and construed in conformity

 6  with its declared purposes.

 7         Section 3.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of section

 8  985.02, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 9         985.02  Legislative intent for the juvenile justice

10  system.--

11         (4)  DETENTION.--

12         (a)  The Legislature finds that there is a need for a

13  secure placement for certain children alleged to have

14  committed a delinquent act. The Legislature finds that

15  detention under part II should be used only when less

16  restrictive interim placement alternatives prior to

17  adjudication and disposition are not appropriate. The

18  Legislature further finds that decisions to detain should be

19  based in part on a prudent assessment of risk and be limited

20  to situations where there is clear and convincing evidence

21  that a child presents a risk of failing to appear or presents

22  a substantial risk of inflicting bodily harm on others as

23  evidenced by recent behavior; presents a history of committing

24  a serious property offense prior to adjudication, disposition,

25  or placement; has acted in direct or indirect contempt of

26  court; or requests protection from imminent bodily harm.

27         Section 4.  Subsections (1) through (6), (8) through

28  (31), (33) through (48), and (50) through (60) of section

29  985.03, Florida Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as

30  subsections (1) through (6), (7) through (30), (31) through

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 1  (21), (22), (46), and (60) of that section are amended, to

 2  read:

 3         985.03  Definitions.--As used in this chapter, the

 4  term:

 5         (2)  "Adjudicatory hearing" means a hearing for the

 6  court to determine whether or not the facts support the

 7  allegations stated in the petition, as is provided for under

 8  s. 985.35 985.228 in delinquency cases.

 9         (8)(9)  "Child who has been found to have committed a

10  delinquent act" means a child who, under this chapter, is

11  found by a court to have committed a violation of law or to be

12  in direct or indirect contempt of court, except that this

13  definition does not include an act constituting contempt of

14  court arising out of a dependency proceeding or a proceeding

15  concerning a child or family in need of services under part

16  III of this chapter.

17         (15)(16)(a)  "Delinquency program" means any intake,

18  probation, or similar program; regional detention center or

19  facility; or community-based program, whether owned and

20  operated by or contracted by the department, or institution

21  owned and operated by or contracted by the department, which

22  provides intake, supervision, or custody and care of children

23  who are alleged to be or who have been found to be delinquent

24  under this chapter part II .

25         (b)  "Delinquency program staff" means supervisory and

26  direct care staff of a delinquency program as well as support

27  staff who have direct contact with children in a delinquency

28  program.

29         (c)  "Delinquency prevention programs" means programs

30  designed for the purpose of reducing the occurrence of

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 1  juvenile arrests. The term excludes arbitration, diversionary

 2  or mediation programs, and community service work or other

 3  treatment available subsequent to a child committing a

 4  delinquent act.

 5         (20)(21)  "Detention hearing" means a hearing for the

 6  court to determine if a child should be placed in temporary

 7  custody, as provided for under part V ss. 985.213 and 985.215

 8  in delinquency cases.

 9         (21)(22)  "Disposition hearing" means a hearing in

10  which the court determines the most appropriate dispositional

11  services in the least restrictive available setting provided

12  for under part VII s. 985.231, in delinquency cases.

13         (44)(46)  "Restrictiveness level" means the level of

14  programming and security provided by programs that service the

15  supervision, custody, care, and treatment needs of committed

16  children. Sections 985.721 985.3141 and 985.601(10)

17  985.404(11) apply to children placed in programs at any

18  residential commitment level. The restrictiveness levels of

19  commitment are as follows:

20         (a)  Minimum-risk nonresidential.--Programs or program

21  models at this commitment level work with youth who remain in

22  the community and participate at least 5 days per week in a

23  day treatment program. Youth assessed and classified for

24  programs at this commitment level represent a minimum risk to

25  themselves and public safety and do not require placement and

26  services in residential settings. Youth in this level have

27  full access to, and reside in, the community. Youth who have

28  been found to have committed delinquent acts that involve

29  firearms, that are sexual offenses, or that would be life

30  felonies or first degree felonies if committed by an adult may

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 1         (b)  Low-risk residential.--Programs or program models

 2  at this commitment level are residential but may allow youth

 3  to have unsupervised access to the community. Youth assessed

 4  and classified for placement in programs at this commitment

 5  level represent a low risk to themselves and public safety but

 6  do require placement and services in residential settings.

 7  Children who have been found to have committed delinquent acts

 8  that involve firearms, delinquent acts that are sexual

 9  offenses, or delinquent acts that would be life felonies or

10  first degree felonies if committed by an adult shall not be

11  committed to a program at this level.

12         (c)  Moderate-risk residential.--Programs or program

13  models at this commitment level are residential but may allow

14  youth to have supervised access to the community. Facilities

15  are either environmentally secure, staff secure, or are

16  hardware-secure with walls, fencing, or locking doors.

17  Facilities shall provide 24-hour awake supervision, custody,

18  care, and treatment of residents. Youth assessed and

19  classified for placement in programs at this commitment level

20  represent a moderate risk to public safety and require close

21  supervision. The staff at a facility at this commitment level

22  may seclude a child who is a physical threat to himself or

23  herself or others. Mechanical restraint may also be used when

24  necessary.

25         (d)  High-risk residential.--Programs or program models

26  at this commitment level are residential and do not allow

27  youth to have access to the community except that, temporary

28  release providing community access for up to 72 continuous

29  hours may be approved by a court for a youth who has made

30  successful progress in his or her program in order for the

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 1  days of his or her placement, to visit his or her home, enroll

 2  in school or a vocational program, complete a job interview,

 3  or participate in a community service project. High-risk

 4  residential facilities are hardware-secure with perimeter

 5  fencing and locking doors. Facilities shall provide 24-hour

 6  awake supervision, custody, care, and treatment of residents.

 7  Youth assessed and classified for this level of placement

 8  require close supervision in a structured residential setting.

 9  Placement in programs at this level is prompted by a concern

10  for public safety that outweighs placement in programs at

11  lower commitment levels. The staff at a facility at this

12  commitment level may seclude a child who is a physical threat

13  to himself or herself or others. Mechanical restraint may also

14  be used when necessary. The facility may provide for single

15  cell occupancy.

16         (e)  Maximum-risk residential.--Programs or program

17  models at this commitment level include juvenile correctional

18  facilities and juvenile prisons. The programs are long-term

19  residential and do not allow youth to have access to the

20  community. Facilities are maximum-custody hardware-secure with

21  perimeter security fencing and locking doors. Facilities shall

22  provide 24-hour awake supervision, custody, care, and

23  treatment of residents. The staff at a facility at this

24  commitment level may seclude a child who is a physical threat

25  to himself or herself or others. Mechanical restraint may also

26  be used when necessary. The facility shall provide for single

27  cell occupancy, except that youth may be housed together

28  during prerelease transition. Youth assessed and classified

29  for this level of placement require close supervision in a

30  maximum security residential setting. Placement in a program

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 1  at this level is prompted by a demonstrated need to protect

 2  the public.

 3         (57)(60)  "Waiver hearing" means a hearing provided for

 4  under s. 985.556(4) 985.226(3).

 5         Section 5.  Section 985.201, Florida Statutes, is

 6  amended and renumbered as section 985.0301, Florida Statutes,

 7  and subsection (8) of section 985.219, Florida Statutes, is

 8  amended and renumbered as subsection (2) of section 985.0301,

 9  Florida Statutes, to read:

10         985.0301 985.201  Jurisdiction.--

11         (1)  The circuit court has exclusive original

12  jurisdiction of proceedings in which a child is alleged to

13  have committed a delinquent act or violation of law.

14         (2)(8)  The jurisdiction of the court shall attach to

15  the child and the case when the summons is served upon the

16  child and a parent or legal or actual custodian or guardian of

17  the child, or when the child is taken into custody with or

18  without service of summons and before or after the filing of a

19  petition, whichever first occurs, and thereafter the court may

20  control the child and the case in accordance with this chapter

21  part.

22         (3)(2)  During the prosecution of any violation of law

23  against any person who has been presumed to be an adult, if it

24  is shown that the person was a child at the time the offense

25  was committed and that the person does not meet the criteria

26  for prosecution and sentencing as an adult, the court shall

27  immediately transfer the case, together with the physical

28  custody of the person and all physical evidence, papers,

29  documents, and testimony, original and duplicate, connected

30  therewith, to the appropriate court for proceedings under this

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 1  jurisdiction over any juvenile offender who is arrested and

 2  charged with violating a federal law or a law of the District

 3  of Columbia, who is found or is living or domiciled in a

 4  county in which the circuit court is established, and who is

 5  surrendered to the circuit court as provided in 18 U.S.C. s.

 6  5001.

 7         (4)(3)(a)  Petitions alleging delinquency filed under

 8  this part shall be filed in the county where the delinquent

 9  act or violation of law occurred, but the circuit court for

10  that county may transfer the case to the circuit court of the

11  circuit in which the child resides or will reside at the time

12  of detention or placement for dispositional purposes. A child

13  who has been detained shall be transferred to the appropriate

14  detention center or facility or other placement directed by

15  the receiving court.

16         (b)  The jurisdiction to be exercised by the court when

17  a child is taken into custody before the filing of a petition

18  under subsection (2) s. 985.219(8) shall be exercised by the

19  circuit court for the county in which the child is taken into

20  custody, which court shall have personal jurisdiction of the

21  child and the child's parent or legal guardian. Upon the

22  filing of a petition in the appropriate circuit court, the

23  court that is exercising initial jurisdiction of the person of

24  the child shall, if the child has been detained, immediately

25  order the child to be transferred to the detention center or

26  facility or other placement as ordered by the court having

27  subject matter jurisdiction of the case.

28         (5)(4)(a)  Notwithstanding ss. 743.07, 985.43 985.229,

29  985.433 985.23, 985.435, 985.439, and 985.441 985.231, and

30  except as provided in ss. 985.465 and 985.47 985.31 and

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 1  is alleged to have committed a delinquent act or violation of

 2  law is obtained, the court shall retain jurisdiction, unless

 3  relinquished by its order, until the child reaches 19 years of

 4  age, with the same power over the child that the court had

 5  prior to the child becoming an adult.

 6         (b)  Notwithstanding ss. 743.07 and 985.455(3), and

 7  except as provided in s. 985.47, the term of any order placing

 8  a child in a probation program must be until the child's 19th

 9  birthday unless he or she is released by the court on the

10  motion of an interested party or on his or her own motion.

11         (c)  Notwithstanding ss. 743.07 and 985.455(3), and

12  except as provided in s. 985.47, the term of the commitment

13  must be until the child is discharged by the department or

14  until he or she reaches the age of 21 years. Notwithstanding

15  ss. 743.07, 985.435, 985.437, 985.439, 985.441, 985.445,

16  985.455, and 985.513 and except as provided in this section

17  and s. 985.47, a child may not be held under a commitment from

18  a court under s. 985.439, s. 985.441(1)(a) or (b), s. 985.445,

19  or s. 985.455 after becoming 21 years of age.

20         (d)(b)1.  The court may retain jurisdiction over a

21  child committed to the department for placement in a juvenile

22  prison or in a high-risk or maximum-risk residential

23  commitment program to allow the child to participate in a

24  juvenile conditional release program pursuant to s. 985.46

25  985.316. In no case shall the jurisdiction of the court be

26  retained beyond the child's 22nd birthday. However, if the

27  child is not successful in the conditional release program,

28  the department may use the transfer procedure under s.

29  985.441(3) 985.404.

30         (e)2.  The court may retain jurisdiction over a child

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 1  residential treatment program for 10-year-old to 13-year-old

 2  offenders, in the residential commitment program in a juvenile

 3  prison, in a residential sex offender program, or in a program

 4  for serious or habitual juvenile offenders as provided in s.

 5  985.47 985.311 or s. 985.483 985.31 until the child reaches

 6  the age of 21. If the court exercises this jurisdiction

 7  retention, it shall do so solely for the purpose of the child

 8  completing the intensive residential treatment program for

 9  10-year-old to 13-year-old offenders, in the residential

10  commitment program in a juvenile prison, in a residential sex

11  offender program, or the program for serious or habitual

12  juvenile offenders. Such jurisdiction retention does not apply

13  for other programs, other purposes, or new offenses.

14         (f)  The court may retain jurisdiction over a child

15  committed to a juvenile correctional facility or a juvenile

16  prison until the child reaches the age of 21 years,

17  specifically for the purpose of allowing the child to complete

18  such program.

19         (g)1.  Notwithstanding ss. 743.07 and 985.455(3), a

20  serious or habitual juvenile offender shall not be held under

21  commitment from a court under s. 985.47, s. 985.441(1)(c), or

22  s. 985.565 after becoming 21 years of age. This subparagraph

23  shall apply only for the purpose of completing the serious or

24  habitual juvenile offender program under this chapter and

25  shall be used solely for the purpose of treatment.

26         2.  The court may retain jurisdiction over a child who

27  has been placed in a program or facility for serious or

28  habitual juvenile offenders until the child reaches the age of

29  21, specifically for the purpose of the child completing the

30  program.

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 1         (h)  The court may retain jurisdiction over a juvenile

 2  sexual offender who has been placed in a program or facility

 3  for juvenile sexual offenders until the juvenile sexual

 4  offender reaches the age of 21, specifically for the purpose

 5  of completing the program.

 6         (i)(c)  The court may retain jurisdiction over a child

 7  and the child's parent or legal guardian whom the court has

 8  ordered to pay restitution until the restitution order is

 9  satisfied. To retain jurisdiction, the court shall enter a

10  restitution order, which is separate from any disposition or

11  order of commitment, on or prior to the date that the court's

12  jurisdiction would cease under this section. The contents of

13  the restitution order shall be limited to the child's name and

14  address, the name and address of the parent or legal guardian,

15  the name and address of the payee, the case number, the date

16  and amount of restitution ordered, any amount of restitution

17  paid, the amount of restitution due and owing, and a notation

18  that costs, interest, penalties, and attorney's fees may also

19  be due and owing. The terms of the restitution order are

20  subject to the provisions of s. 775.089(5).

21         (j)(d)  This subsection does not prevent the exercise

22  of jurisdiction by any court having jurisdiction of the child

23  if the child, after becoming an adult, commits a violation of

24  law.

25         (6)  The court may at any time enter an order ending

26  its jurisdiction over any child.

27         Section 6.  Section 985.202, Florida Statutes, is

28  renumbered as section 985.032, Florida Statutes.

29         Section 7.  Section 985.203, Florida Statutes, is

30  renumbered as section 985.033, Florida Statutes, subsections

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 1  subsection (1) of that section is amended, and a new

 2  subsection (2) is added to read:

 3         985.033 985.203  Right to counsel.--

 4         (1)  A child is entitled to representation by legal

 5  counsel at all stages of any delinquency court proceedings

 6  under this chapter part. If the child and the parents or other

 7  legal guardian are indigent and unable to employ counsel for

 8  the child, the court shall appoint counsel under pursuant to

 9  s. 27.52. Determination of indigence and costs of

10  representation shall be as provided by ss. 27.52 and 938.29.

11  Legal counsel representing a child who exercises the right to

12  counsel shall be allowed to provide advice and counsel to the

13  child at any time subsequent to the child's arrest, including

14  prior to a detention hearing while in secure detention care. A

15  child shall be represented by legal counsel at all stages of

16  all court proceedings unless the right to counsel is freely,

17  knowingly, and intelligently waived by the child. If the child

18  appears without counsel, the court shall advise the child of

19  his or her rights with respect to representation of

20  court-appointed counsel.

21         (2)  This section does not apply to transfer

22  proceedings under s. 985.441(3), unless the court sets a

23  hearing to review the transfer.

24         Section 8.  Section 985.205, Florida Statutes, is

25  renumbered as section 985.035, Florida Statutes.

26         Section 9.  Section 985.206, Florida Statutes, is

27  renumbered as section 985.036, Florida Statutes, and amended

28  to read:

29         985.036 985.206  Rights of victims; juvenile

30  proceedings.--

31         (1)  Nothing in this chapter prohibits:


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 1         (a)(1)  The victim of the offense;

 2         (b)(2)  The victim's parent or guardian if the victim

 3  is a minor;

 4         (c)(3)  The lawful representative of the victim or of

 5  the victim's parent or guardian if the victim is a minor; or

 6         (d)(4)  The next of kin if the victim is a homicide

 7  victim,

 8  

 9  from the right to be informed of, to be present during, and to

10  be heard when relevant at, all crucial stages of the

11  proceedings involving the juvenile offender, to the extent

12  that such rights do not interfere with the constitutional

13  rights of the juvenile offender. A person enumerated in this

14  section may not reveal to any outside party any confidential

15  information obtained under pursuant to this subsection

16  paragraph regarding a case involving a juvenile offense,

17  except as is reasonably necessary to pursue legal remedies.

18         (2)  A law enforcement agency may release a copy of the

19  juvenile offense report to the victim of the offense. However,

20  information gained by the victim under this chapter, including

21  the next of kin of a homicide victim, regarding any case

22  handled in juvenile court must not be revealed to any outside

23  party, except as is reasonably necessary in pursuit of legal

24  remedies.

25         Section 10.  Section 985.216, Florida Statutes, is

26  renumbered as section 985.037, Florida Statutes, and

27  subsection (2) and paragraphs (b) and (d) of subsection (4) of

28  that section are amended to read:

29         985.037 985.216  Punishment for contempt of court;

30  alternative sanctions.--

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 1         (2)  PLACEMENT IN A SECURE FACILITY.--A child may be

 2  placed in a secure facility for purposes of punishment for

 3  contempt of court if alternative sanctions are unavailable or

 4  inappropriate, or if the child has already been ordered to

 5  serve an alternative sanction but failed to comply with the

 6  sanction.

 7         (a)  A delinquent child who has been held in direct or

 8  indirect contempt may be placed in a secure detention facility

 9  not to exceed 5 days for a first offense and not to exceed 15

10  days for a second or subsequent offense.

11         (b)  A child in need of services who has been held in

12  direct contempt or indirect contempt may be placed, not to

13  exceed 5 days for a first offense and not to exceed 15 days

14  for a second or subsequent offense, in a staff-secure shelter

15  or a staff-secure residential facility solely for children in

16  need of services if such placement is available, or, if such

17  placement is not available, the child may be placed in an

18  appropriate mental health facility or substance abuse facility

19  for assessment. In addition to disposition under this

20  paragraph, a child in need of services who is held in direct

21  contempt or indirect contempt may be placed in a physically

22  secure facility as provided under s. 984.226 if conditions of

23  eligibility are met.

24         (4)  CONTEMPT OF COURT SANCTIONS; PROCEDURE AND DUE

25  PROCESS.--

26         (b)  If a child is charged with indirect contempt of

27  court, the court must hold a hearing within 24 hours to

28  determine whether the child committed indirect contempt of a

29  valid court order. At the hearing, the following due process

30  rights must be provided to the child:

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 1         1.  Right to a copy of the order to show cause alleging

 2  facts supporting the contempt charge.

 3         2.  Right to an explanation of the nature and the

 4  consequences of the proceedings.

 5         3.  Right to legal counsel and the right to have legal

 6  counsel appointed by the court if the juvenile is indigent,

 7  under pursuant to s. 985.033 985.203.

 8         4.  Right to confront witnesses.

 9         5.  Right to present witnesses.

10         6.  Right to have a transcript or record of the

11  proceeding.

12         7.  Right to appeal to an appropriate court.

13  

14  The child's parent or guardian may address the court regarding

15  the due process rights of the child. The court shall review

16  the placement of the child every 72 hours to determine whether

17  it is appropriate for the child to remain in the facility.

18         (d)  In addition to any other sanction imposed under

19  this section, the court may direct the Department of Highway

20  Safety and Motor Vehicles to withhold issuance of, or suspend,

21  a child's driver's license or driving privilege. The court may

22  order that a child's driver's license or driving privilege be

23  withheld or suspended for up to 1 year for a first offense of

24  contempt and up to 2 years for a second or subsequent offense.

25  If the child's driver's license or driving privilege is

26  suspended or revoked for any reason at the time the sanction

27  for contempt is imposed, the court shall extend the period of

28  suspension or revocation by the additional period ordered

29  under this paragraph. If the child's driver's license is being

30  withheld at the time the sanction for contempt is imposed, the

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 1  paragraph shall begin on the date on which the child is

 2  otherwise eligible to drive. For a child in need of services

 3  whose driver's license or driving privilege is suspended under

 4  this paragraph, the court may direct the Department of Highway

 5  Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue the child a license for

 6  driving privileges restricted to business or employment

 7  purposes only, as defined in s. 322.271, or for the purpose of

 8  completing court-ordered community service, if the child is

 9  otherwise qualified for a license. However, the department may

10  not issue a restricted license unless specifically ordered to

11  do so by the court.

12         Section 11.  Section 985.2311, Florida Statutes, is

13  renumbered as section 985.039, Florida Statutes, and paragraph

14  (b) of subsection (1) and subsection (10) of that section are

15  amended to read:

16         985.039 985.2311  Cost of supervision; cost of care.--

17         (1)  Except as provided in subsection (3) or subsection

18  (4):

19         (b)  When any child is placed into secure detention or

20  placed on committed status and the temporary legal custody of

21  such child is placed with the department of Juvenile Justice,

22  the court shall order the parent of such child to pay to the

23  department a fee for the cost of the care of such child in the

24  amount of $5 per day for each day that the child is in the

25  temporary legal custody of the department.

26         (10)  The department or the collection agency shall

27  provide to the payor documentation of the payment of any fee

28  paid pursuant to this section. Except as provided in

29  subsection (9), all payments received by the department or the

30  collection agency pursuant to this section shall be deposited

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 1  in the department's state Grants and Donations Trust Fund

 2  within the Department of Juvenile Justice.

 3         Section 12.  Section 985.04, Florida Statutes, is

 4  amended to read:

 5         985.04  Oaths; records; confidential information.--

 6         (1)(3)(a)  Except as provided in subsections (2), (3)

 7  (4), (5), and (6), and (7) and s. 943.053, all information

 8  obtained under this chapter part in the discharge of official

 9  duty by any judge, any employee of the court, any authorized

10  agent of the department of Juvenile Justice, the Parole

11  Commission, the Department of Corrections, the juvenile

12  justice circuit boards, any law enforcement agent, or any

13  licensed professional or licensed community agency

14  representative participating in the assessment or treatment of

15  a juvenile is confidential and may be disclosed only to the

16  authorized personnel of the court, the department of Juvenile

17  Justice and its designees, the Department of Corrections, the

18  Parole Commission, law enforcement agents, school

19  superintendents and their designees, any licensed professional

20  or licensed community agency representative participating in

21  the assessment or treatment of a juvenile, and others entitled

22  under this chapter to receive that information, or upon order

23  of the court. Within each county, the sheriff, the chiefs of

24  police, the district school superintendent, and the department

25  shall enter into an interagency agreement for the purpose of

26  sharing information about juvenile offenders among all

27  parties. The agreement must specify the conditions under which

28  summary criminal history information is to be made available

29  to appropriate school personnel, and the conditions under

30  which school records are to be made available to appropriate

31  department personnel. Such agreement shall require


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 1  notification to any classroom teacher of assignment to the

 2  teacher's classroom of a juvenile who has been placed in a

 3  probation or commitment program for a felony offense. The

 4  agencies entering into such agreement must comply with s.

 5  943.0525, and must maintain the confidentiality of information

 6  that is otherwise exempt from s. 119.07(1), as provided by

 7  law.

 8         (2)(5)  Notwithstanding any other provisions of this

 9  chapter part, the name, photograph, address, and crime or

10  arrest report of a child:

11         (a)  Taken into custody if the child has been taken

12  into custody by a law enforcement officer for a violation of

13  law which, if committed by an adult, would be a felony;

14         (b)  Found by a court to have committed three or more

15  violations of law which, if committed by an adult, would be

16  misdemeanors;

17         (c)  Transferred to the adult system under pursuant to

18  s. 985.557 985.227, indicted under pursuant to s. 985.56

19  985.225, or waived under pursuant to s. 985.556 985.226;

20         (d)  Taken into custody by a law enforcement officer

21  for a violation of law subject to the provisions of s. 985.557

22  985.227(2)(b) or (d); or

23         (e)  Transferred to the adult system but sentenced to

24  the juvenile system under pursuant to s. 985.565 985.233

25  

26  shall not be considered confidential and exempt from the

27  provisions of s. 119.07(1) solely because of the child's age.

28         (3)(6)  A law enforcement agency may release a copy

29  This part does not prohibit the release of the juvenile

30  offense report by a law enforcement agency to the victim of

31  the offense. However, information gained by the victim under


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 1  pursuant to this chapter, including the next of kin of a

 2  homicide victim, regarding any case handled in juvenile court,

 3  must not be revealed to any outside party, except as is

 4  reasonably necessary in pursuit of legal remedies.

 5         (4)(7)(a)  Notwithstanding any other provision of this

 6  section, when a child of any age is taken into custody by a

 7  law enforcement officer for an offense that would have been a

 8  felony if committed by an adult, or a crime of violence, the

 9  law enforcement agency must notify the superintendent of

10  schools that the child is alleged to have committed the

11  delinquent act.

12         (b)  Notwithstanding paragraph (a) or any other

13  provision of this section, when a child of any age is formally

14  charged by a state attorney with a felony or a delinquent act

15  that would be a felony if committed by an adult, the state

16  attorney shall notify the superintendent of the child's school

17  that the child has been charged with such felony or delinquent

18  act. The information obtained by the superintendent of schools

19  under pursuant to this section must be released within 48

20  hours after receipt to appropriate school personnel, including

21  the principal of the school of the child. The principal must

22  immediately notify the child's immediate classroom teachers.

23  Upon notification, the principal is authorized to begin

24  disciplinary actions under pursuant to s. 1006.09(1)-(4).

25         (c)(b)  The department shall disclose to the school

26  superintendent the presence of any child in the care and

27  custody or under the jurisdiction or supervision of the

28  department who has a known history of criminal sexual behavior

29  with other juveniles; is an alleged juvenile sexual sex

30  offender, as defined in s. 39.01; or has pled guilty or nolo

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 1  violation of chapter 794, chapter 796, chapter 800, s.

 2  827.071, or s. 847.0133, regardless of adjudication. Any

 3  employee of a district school board who knowingly and

 4  willfully discloses such information to an unauthorized person

 5  commits a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as

 6  provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

 7         (5)(1)  Authorized agents of the department of Juvenile

 8  Justice may administer oaths and affirmations.

 9         (6)(2)  Records maintained by the department of

10  Juvenile Justice, including copies of records maintained by

11  the court, which pertain to a child found to have committed a

12  delinquent act which, if committed by an adult, would be a

13  crime specified in ss. 435.03 and 435.04 may not be destroyed

14  under pursuant to this section for a period of 25 years after

15  the youth's final referral to the department, except in cases

16  of the death of the child. Such records, however, shall be

17  sealed by the court for use only in meeting the screening

18  requirements for personnel in s. 402.3055 and the other

19  sections cited above, or under pursuant to departmental rule;

20  however, current criminal history information must be obtained

21  from the Department of Law Enforcement in accordance with s.

22  943.053. The information shall be released to those persons

23  specified in the above cited sections for the purposes of

24  complying with those sections. The court may punish by

25  contempt any person who releases or uses the records for any

26  unauthorized purpose.

27         (7)(4)(a)  Records in the custody of the department of

28  Juvenile Justice regarding children are not open to inspection

29  by the public. Such records may be inspected only upon order

30  of the Secretary of Juvenile Justice or his or her authorized

31  agent by persons who have sufficient reason and upon such


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 1  conditions for their use and disposition as the secretary or

 2  his or her authorized agent deems proper. The information in

 3  such records may be disclosed only to other employees of the

 4  department of Juvenile Justice who have a need therefor in

 5  order to perform their official duties duty; to other persons

 6  as authorized by rule of the department of Juvenile Justice;

 7  and, upon request, to the Department of Corrections. The

 8  secretary or his or her authorized agent may permit properly

 9  qualified persons to inspect and make abstracts from records

10  for statistical purposes under whatever conditions upon their

11  use and disposition the secretary or his or her authorized

12  agent deems proper, provided adequate assurances are given

13  that children's names and other identifying information will

14  not be disclosed by the applicant.

15         (b)  The destruction of records pertaining to children

16  committed to or supervised by the department of Juvenile

17  Justice pursuant to a court order, which records are retained

18  until a child reaches the age of 24 years or until a serious

19  or habitual delinquent child reaches the age of 26 years,

20  shall be subject to chapter 943.

21         (8)  Criminal history information made available to

22  governmental agencies by the Department of Law Enforcement or

23  other criminal justice agencies shall not be used for any

24  purpose other than that specified in the provision authorizing

25  the releases.

26         Section 13.  Section 985.05, Florida Statutes, is

27  renumbered as section 985.045, Florida Statutes, and amended

28  to read:

29         985.045 985.05  Court records.--

30         (1)  The clerk of the court shall make and keep records

31  of all cases brought before it under pursuant to this chapter


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 1  part. The court shall preserve the records pertaining to a

 2  child charged with committing a delinquent act or violation of

 3  law until the child reaches 24 years of age or reaches 26

 4  years of age if he or she is a serious or habitual delinquent

 5  child, until 5 years after the last entry was made, or until 3

 6  years after the death of the child, whichever is earlier, and

 7  may then destroy them, except that records made of traffic

 8  offenses in which there is no allegation of delinquency may be

 9  destroyed as soon as this can be reasonably accomplished. The

10  court shall make official records of all petitions and orders

11  filed in a case arising under pursuant to this chapter part

12  and of any other pleadings, certificates, proofs of

13  publication, summonses, warrants, and writs that are filed

14  pursuant to the case.

15         (2)  The clerk shall keep all official records required

16  by this section separate from other records of the circuit

17  court, except those records pertaining to motor vehicle

18  violations, which shall be forwarded to the Department of

19  Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles. Except as provided in ss.

20  943.053 and 985.04(7)(4), official records required by this

21  chapter are not open to inspection by the public, but may be

22  inspected only upon order of the court by persons deemed by

23  the court to have a proper interest therein, except that a

24  child and the parents, guardians, or legal custodians of the

25  child and their attorneys, law enforcement agencies, the

26  Department of Juvenile Justice and its designees, the Parole

27  Commission, the Department of Corrections, and the Justice

28  Administrative Commission shall always have the right to

29  inspect and copy any official record pertaining to the child.

30  The court may permit authorized representatives of recognized

31  organizations compiling statistics for proper purposes to


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 1  inspect, and make abstracts from, official records under

 2  whatever conditions upon the use and disposition of such

 3  records the court may deem proper and may punish by contempt

 4  proceedings any violation of those conditions.

 5         (3)  All orders of the court entered under pursuant to

 6  this chapter part must be in writing and signed by the judge,

 7  except that the clerk or deputy clerk may sign a summons or

 8  notice to appear.

 9         (4)  A court record of proceedings under this chapter

10  part is not admissible in evidence in any other civil or

11  criminal proceeding, except that:

12         (a)  Orders transferring a child for trial as an adult

13  are admissible in evidence in the court in which he or she is

14  tried, but create no presumption as to the guilt of the child;

15  nor may such orders be read to, or commented upon in the

16  presence of, the jury in any trial.

17         (b)  Orders binding an adult over for trial on a

18  criminal charge, made by the committing trial court judge, are

19  admissible in evidence in the court to which the adult is

20  bound over.

21         (c)  Records of proceedings under this chapter part

22  forming a part of the record on appeal must be used in the

23  appellate court in the manner provided in s. 985.534 985.234.

24         (d)  Records are admissible in evidence in any case in

25  which a person is being tried upon a charge of having

26  committed perjury, to the extent such records are necessary to

27  prove the charge.

28         (e)  Records of proceedings under this chapter part may

29  be used to prove disqualification under pursuant to ss.

30  110.1127, 393.0655, 394.457, 397.451, 402.305, 402.313,

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 1         (5)  This chapter does not prohibit a circuit court

 2  from providing a restitution order containing the information

 3  prescribed in s. 985.0301(5)(i) 985.201(4)(c) to a collection

 4  court or a private collection agency for the sole purpose of

 5  collecting unpaid restitution ordered in a case in which the

 6  circuit court has retained jurisdiction over the child and the

 7  child's parent or legal guardian. The collection court or

 8  private collection agency shall maintain the confidential

 9  status of the information to the extent such confidentiality

10  is provided by law.

11         Section 14.  Sections 985.06 and 985.08, Florida

12  Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as sections 985.046

13  and 985.047, Florida Statutes.

14         Section 15.  Section 985.207, Florida Statutes, is

15  amended and renumbered as section 985.101, Florida Statutes,

16  and subsection (3) of section 985.215, Florida Statutes, is

17  renumbered as subsection (2) of section 985.101, Florida

18  Statutes, and amended to read:

19         985.101 985.207  Taking a child into custody.--

20         (1)  A child may be taken into custody under the

21  following circumstances:

22         (a)  Pursuant to an order of the circuit court issued

23  under this chapter part, based upon sworn testimony, either

24  before or after a petition is filed.

25         (b)  For a delinquent act or violation of law, pursuant

26  to Florida law pertaining to a lawful arrest. If such

27  delinquent act or violation of law would be a felony if

28  committed by an adult or involves a crime of violence, the

29  arresting authority shall immediately notify the district

30  school superintendent, or the superintendent's designee, of

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 1  child. Such notification shall include other education

 2  providers such as the Florida School for the Deaf and the

 3  Blind, university developmental research schools, and private

 4  elementary and secondary schools. The information obtained by

 5  the superintendent of schools pursuant to this section must be

 6  released within 48 hours after receipt to appropriate school

 7  personnel, including the principal of the child's school, or

 8  as otherwise provided by law. The principal must immediately

 9  notify the child's immediate classroom teachers. Information

10  provided by an arresting authority under pursuant to this

11  paragraph may not be placed in the student's permanent record

12  and shall be removed from all school records no later than 9

13  months after the date of the arrest.

14         (c)  By a law enforcement officer for failing to appear

15  at a court hearing after being properly noticed.

16         (d)  By a law enforcement officer who has probable

17  cause to believe that the child is in violation of the

18  conditions of the child's probation, home detention, post

19  commitment probation, or conditional release supervision, has

20  absconded from nonresidential commitment, or has escaped from

21  residential commitment.

22  

23  Nothing in this subsection shall be construed to allow the

24  detention of a child who does not meet the detention criteria

25  in part V s. 985.215.

26         (2)(3)  Except in emergency situations, a child may not

27  be placed into or transported in any police car or similar

28  vehicle that at the same time contains an adult under arrest,

29  unless the adult is alleged or believed to be involved in the

30  same offense or transaction as the child.

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 1         (3)(2)  When a child is taken into custody as provided

 2  in this section, the person taking the child into custody

 3  shall attempt to notify the parent, guardian, or legal

 4  custodian of the child. The person taking the child into

 5  custody shall continue such attempt until the parent,

 6  guardian, or legal custodian of the child is notified or the

 7  child is delivered to a juvenile probation officer under ss.

 8  985.14 and 985.145 pursuant to s. 985.21, whichever occurs

 9  first. If the child is delivered to a juvenile probation

10  officer before the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is

11  notified, the juvenile probation officer shall continue the

12  attempt to notify until the parent, guardian, or legal

13  custodian of the child is notified. Following notification,

14  the parent or guardian must provide identifying information,

15  including name, address, date of birth, social security

16  number, and driver's license number or identification card

17  number of the parent or guardian to the person taking the

18  child into custody or the juvenile probation officer.

19         (4)(3)  Taking a child into custody is not an arrest

20  except for the purpose of determining whether the taking into

21  custody or the obtaining of any evidence in conjunction

22  therewith is lawful.

23         Section 16.  Section 985.2075, Florida Statutes, is

24  renumbered as section 985.105, Florida Statutes and

25  subsections (1) and (2) of that section are amended to read:

26         985.105 985.2075  Youth custody officer.--

27         (1)  There is created within the department of Juvenile

28  Justice the position of youth custody officer. The duties of

29  each youth custody officer shall be to take youth into custody

30  if the officer has probable cause to believe that the youth

31  has violated the conditions of probation, home detention,


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 1  conditional release, or postcommitment probation, or has

 2  failed to appear in court after being properly noticed. The

 3  authority of the youth custody officer to take youth into

 4  custody is specifically limited to this purpose.

 5         (2)  A youth custody officer must meet the minimum

 6  qualifications for employment or appointment, be certified

 7  under chapter 943, and comply with the requirements for

 8  continued employment required by s. 943.135. The department of

 9  Juvenile Justice must comply with the responsibilities

10  provided for an employing agency under s. 943.133 for each

11  youth custody officer.

12         Section 17.  Section 985.212, Florida Statutes, is

13  renumbered as section 985.11, Florida Statutes, and paragraph

14  (b) of subsection (1) of that section is amended to read:

15         985.11 985.212  Fingerprinting and photographing.--

16         (1)

17         (b)  A child who is charged with or found to have

18  committed one of the following offenses shall be

19  fingerprinted, and the fingerprints shall be submitted to the

20  Department of Law Enforcement as provided in s. 943.051(3)(b):

21         1.  Assault, as defined in s. 784.011.

22         2.  Battery, as defined in s. 784.03.

23         3.  Carrying a concealed weapon, as defined in s.

24  790.01(1).

25         4.  Unlawful use of destructive devices or bombs, as

26  defined in s. 790.1615(1).

27         5.  Negligent treatment of children, as defined in

28  former s. 827.05.

29         6.  Assault on a law enforcement officer, a

30  firefighter, or other specified officers, as defined in s.

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 1         7.  Open carrying of a weapon, as defined in s.

 2  790.053.

 3         8.  Exposure of sexual organs, as defined in s. 800.03.

 4         9.  Unlawful possession of a firearm, as defined in s.

 5  790.22(5).

 6         10.  Petit theft, as defined in s. 812.014.

 7         11.  Cruelty to animals, as defined in s. 828.12(1).

 8         12.  Arson, resulting in bodily harm to a firefighter,

 9  as defined in s. 806.031(1).

10         13.  Unlawful possession or discharge of a weapon or

11  firearm at a school-sponsored event or on school property as

12  defined in s. 790.115.

13  

14  A law enforcement agency may fingerprint and photograph a

15  child taken into custody upon probable cause that such child

16  has committed any other violation of law, as the agency deems

17  appropriate. Such fingerprint records and photographs shall be

18  retained by the law enforcement agency in a separate file, and

19  these records and all copies thereof must be marked "Juvenile

20  Confidential." These records are not available for public

21  disclosure and inspection under s. 119.07(1) except as

22  provided in ss. 943.053 and 985.04(2) 985.04(5), but shall be

23  available to other law enforcement agencies, criminal justice

24  agencies, state attorneys, the courts, the child, the parents

25  or legal custodians of the child, their attorneys, and any

26  other person authorized by the court to have access to such

27  records. In addition, such records may be submitted to the

28  Department of Law Enforcement for inclusion in the state

29  criminal history records and used by criminal justice agencies

30  for criminal justice purposes. These records may, in the

31  discretion of the court, be open to inspection by anyone upon


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 1  a showing of cause. The fingerprint and photograph records

 2  shall be produced in the court whenever directed by the court.

 3  Any photograph taken pursuant to this section may be shown by

 4  a law enforcement officer to any victim or witness of a crime

 5  for the purpose of identifying the person who committed such

 6  crime.

 7         Section 18.  Subsections (2) and (5) of section

 8  985.211, Florida Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as

 9  subsections (2) and (3) of section 985.115, Florida Statutes,

10  and subsections (1) and (7) of section 985.211, Florida

11  Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as subsections (1) and

12  (4) of section 985.115, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

13         985.115 985.211  Release or delivery from custody.--

14         (1)  A child taken into custody shall be released from

15  custody as soon as is reasonably possible.

16         (2)  Unless otherwise ordered by the court under s.

17  985.255 or s. 985.26 pursuant to s. 985.215, and unless there

18  is a need to hold the child, a person taking a child into

19  custody shall attempt to release the child as follows:

20         (a)  To the child's parent, guardian, or legal

21  custodian or, if the child's parent, guardian, or legal

22  custodian is unavailable, unwilling, or unable to provide

23  supervision for the child, to any responsible adult. Prior to

24  releasing the child to a responsible adult, other than the

25  parent, guardian, or legal custodian, the person taking the

26  child into custody may conduct a criminal history background

27  check of the person to whom the child is to be released. If

28  the person has a prior felony conviction, or a conviction for

29  child abuse, drug trafficking, or prostitution, that person is

30  not a responsible adult for the purposes of this section. The

31  person to whom the child is released shall agree to inform the


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 1  department or the person releasing the child of the child's

 2  subsequent change of address and to produce the child in court

 3  at such time as the court may direct, and the child shall join

 4  in the agreement.

 5         (b)  Contingent upon specific appropriation, to a

 6  shelter approved by the department or to an authorized agent

 7  under pursuant to s. 39.401(2)(b).

 8         (c)  If the child is believed to be suffering from a

 9  serious physical condition which requires either prompt

10  diagnosis or prompt treatment, to a law enforcement officer

11  who shall deliver the child to a hospital for necessary

12  evaluation and treatment.

13         (d)  If the child is believed to be mentally ill as

14  defined in s. 394.463(1), to a law enforcement officer who

15  shall take the child to a designated public receiving facility

16  as defined in s. 394.455 for examination under pursuant to the

17  provisions of s. 394.463.

18         (e)  If the child appears to be intoxicated and has

19  threatened, attempted, or inflicted physical harm on himself

20  or herself or another, or is incapacitated by substance abuse,

21  to a law enforcement officer who shall deliver the child to a

22  hospital, addictions receiving facility, or treatment

23  resource.

24         (f)  If available, to a juvenile assessment center

25  equipped and staffed to assume custody of the child for the

26  purpose of assessing the needs of the child in custody. The

27  center may then release or deliver the child under pursuant to

28  this section with a copy of the assessment.

29         (3)(5)  Upon taking a child into custody, a law

30  enforcement officer may deliver the child, for temporary

31  custody not to exceed 6 hours, to a secure booking area of a


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 1  jail or other facility intended or used for the detention of

 2  adults, for the purpose of fingerprinting or photographing the

 3  child or awaiting appropriate transport to the department or

 4  as provided in s. 985.13(2) subsection (4), provided no

 5  regular sight and sound contact between the child and adult

 6  inmates or trustees is permitted and the receiving facility

 7  has adequate staff to supervise and monitor the child's

 8  activities at all times.

 9         (4)(7)  Nothing in this section or s. 985.13 shall

10  prohibit the proper use of law enforcement diversion programs.

11  Law enforcement agencies may initiate and conduct diversion

12  programs designed to divert a child from the need for

13  department custody or judicial handling. Such programs may be

14  cooperative projects with local community service agencies.

15         Section 19.  Section 985.301, Florida Statutes, is

16  renumbered as section 985.12, Florida Statutes, and subsection

17  (4) of that section is amended to read:

18         985.12 985.301  Civil citation.--

19         (4)  If the juvenile fails to report timely for a work

20  assignment, complete a work assignment, or comply with

21  assigned intervention services within the prescribed time, or

22  if the juvenile commits a third or subsequent misdemeanor, the

23  law enforcement officer shall issue a report alleging the

24  child has committed a delinquent act, at which point a

25  juvenile probation officer shall perform a preliminary

26  determination as provided under s. 985.145 985.21(4).

27         Section 20.  Section 985.3065, Florida Statutes, is

28  renumbered as section 985.125, Florida Statutes.

29         Section 21.  Subsections (3), (4), and (6) of section

30  985.211, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as section 985.13,

31  Florida Statutes, and amended to read:


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 1         985.13  Probable cause affidavits.--

 2         (1)(3)  If the child is released, the person taking the

 3  child into custody shall make a written report or probable

 4  cause affidavit to the appropriate juvenile probation officer

 5  within 24 hours after such release, stating the facts and the

 6  reason for taking the child into custody. Such written report

 7  or probable cause affidavit shall:

 8         (a)  Identify the child, the parents, guardian, or

 9  legal custodian, and the person to whom the child was

10  released.

11         (b)  Contain sufficient information to establish the

12  jurisdiction of the court and to make a prima facie showing

13  that the child has committed a violation of law or a

14  delinquent act.

15         (2)(4)  A person taking a child into custody who

16  determines, under part V pursuant to s. 985.215, that the

17  child should be detained or released to a shelter designated

18  by the department, shall make a reasonable effort to

19  immediately notify the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of

20  the child and shall, without unreasonable delay, deliver the

21  child to the appropriate juvenile probation officer or, if the

22  court has so ordered under pursuant to s. 985.255 or s. 985.26

23  985.215, to a detention center or facility. Upon delivery of

24  the child, the person taking the child into custody shall make

25  a written report or probable cause affidavit to the

26  appropriate juvenile probation officer. Such written report or

27  probable cause affidavit must:

28         (a)  Identify the child and, if known, the parents,

29  guardian, or legal custodian.

30         (b)  Establish that the child was legally taken into

31  custody, with sufficient information to establish the


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 1  jurisdiction of the court and to make a prima facie showing

 2  that the child has committed a violation of law.

 3         (3)(6)(a)  A copy of the probable cause affidavit or

 4  written report made by the person taking the child into

 5  custody shall be filed, by the law enforcement agency which

 6  employs the person making such affidavit or written report,

 7  with the clerk of the circuit court for the county in which

 8  the child is taken into custody or in which the affidavit or

 9  report is made within 24 hours after the affidavit or report

10  is made, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.

11  Such affidavit or report is a case for the purpose of

12  assigning a uniform case number under pursuant to this

13  subsection.

14         (b)  Upon the filing of a copy of a probable cause

15  affidavit or written report by a law enforcement agency with

16  the clerk of the circuit court, the clerk shall immediately

17  assign a uniform case number to the affidavit or report,

18  forward a copy to the state attorney, and forward a copy to

19  the intake office of the department which serves the county in

20  which the case arose.

21         (c)  Each letter of recommendation, written notice,

22  report, or other paper required by law pertaining to the case

23  shall bear the uniform case number of the case, and a copy

24  shall be filed with the clerk of the circuit court by the

25  issuing agency. The issuing agency shall furnish copies to the

26  juvenile probation officer and the state attorney.

27         (d)  Upon the filing of a petition based on the

28  allegations of a previously filed probable cause affidavit or

29  written report, the agency filing the petition shall include

30  the appropriate uniform case number on the petition.

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 1         Section 22.  Section 985.209, Florida Statutes, is

 2  renumbered as section 985.135, Florida Statutes, and

 3  subsection (1) of that section is amended to read:

 4         985.135 985.209  Juvenile assessment centers.--

 5         (1)  As used in this section, "center" means a juvenile

 6  assessment center comprising community operated facilities and

 7  programs which provide collocated central intake and screening

 8  services for youth referred to the department of Juvenile

 9  Justice.

10         Section 23.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section 985.21,

11  Florida Statutes, are renumbered as section 985.14, Florida

12  Statutes, and amended to read:

13         985.14 985.21  Intake and case management system.--

14         (1)(a)  During the intake process, the juvenile

15  probation officer shall screen each child or shall cause each

16  child to be screened in order to determine:

17         1.  Appropriateness for release, referral to a

18  diversionary program including, but not limited to, a

19  teen-court program, referral for community arbitration, or

20  referral to some other program or agency for the purpose of

21  nonofficial or nonjudicial handling.

22         2.  The presence of medical, psychiatric,

23  psychological, substance abuse, educational, or vocational

24  problems, or other conditions that may have caused the child

25  to come to the attention of law enforcement or the Department

26  of Juvenile Justice. The child shall also be screened to

27  determine whether the child poses a danger to himself or

28  herself or others in the community. The results of this

29  screening shall be made available to the court and to court

30  officers. In cases where such conditions are identified, and a

31  nonjudicial handling of the case is chosen, the juvenile


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 1  probation officer shall attempt to refer the child to a

 2  program or agency, together with all available and relevant

 3  assessment information concerning the child's precipitating

 4  condition.

 5         3.  The department of Juvenile Justice shall develop an

 6  intake and a case management system whereby a child brought

 7  into intake is assigned a juvenile probation officer if the

 8  child was not released, referred to a diversionary program,

 9  referred for community arbitration, or referred to some other

10  program or agency for the purpose of nonofficial or

11  nonjudicial handling, and shall make every reasonable effort

12  to provide case management services for the child; provided,

13  however, that case management for children committed to

14  residential programs may be transferred as provided in s.

15  985.46 985.316.

16         (2)  The intake process shall be performed by the

17  department through a case management system. The purpose of

18  the intake process is to assess the child's needs and risks

19  and to determine the most appropriate treatment plan and

20  setting for the child's programmatic needs and risks. The

21  intake process shall result in choosing the most appropriate

22  services through a balancing of the interests and needs of the

23  child with those of the family and the public. The juvenile

24  probation officer shall be responsible for making informed

25  decisions and recommendations to other agencies, the state

26  attorney, and the courts so that the child and family may

27  receive the least intrusive service alternative throughout the

28  judicial process. The department shall establish uniform

29  procedures for the juvenile probation officer to provide a

30  preliminary screening of the child and family for substance

31  abuse and mental health services prior to the filing of a


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 1  petition or as soon as possible thereafter and prior to a

 2  disposition hearing.

 3         4.  In addition to duties specified in other sections

 4  and through departmental rules, the assigned juvenile

 5  probation officer shall be responsible for the following:

 6         a.  Ensuring that a risk assessment instrument

 7  establishing the child's eligibility for detention has been

 8  accurately completed and that the appropriate recommendation

 9  was made to the court.

10         b.  Inquiring as to whether the child understands his

11  or her rights to counsel and against self-incrimination.

12         c.  Performing the preliminary screening and making

13  referrals for comprehensive assessment regarding the child's

14  need for substance abuse treatment services, mental health

15  services, retardation services, literacy services, or other

16  educational or treatment services.

17         d.  Coordinating the multidisciplinary assessment when

18  required, which includes the classification and placement

19  process that determines the child's priority needs, risk

20  classification, and treatment plan. When sufficient evidence

21  exists to warrant a comprehensive assessment and the child

22  fails to voluntarily participate in the assessment efforts, it

23  is the responsibility of the juvenile probation officer to

24  inform the court of the need for the assessment and the

25  refusal of the child to participate in such assessment. This

26  assessment, classification, and placement process shall

27  develop into the predisposition report.

28         e.  Making recommendations for services and

29  facilitating the delivery of those services to the child,

30  including any mental health services, educational services,

31  family counseling services, family assistance services, and


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 1  substance abuse services. The juvenile probation officer shall

 2  serve as the primary case manager for the purpose of managing,

 3  coordinating, and monitoring the services provided to the

 4  child. Each program administrator within the Department of

 5  Children and Family Services shall cooperate with the primary

 6  case manager in carrying out the duties and responsibilities

 7  described in this section.

 8  

 9  The Department of Juvenile Justice shall annually advise the

10  Legislature and the Executive Office of the Governor of the

11  resources needed in order for the intake and case management

12  system to maintain a staff-to-client ratio that is consistent

13  with accepted standards and allows the necessary supervision

14  and services for each child. The intake process and case

15  management system shall provide a comprehensive approach to

16  assessing the child's needs, relative risks, and most

17  appropriate handling, and shall be based on an individualized

18  treatment plan.

19         (3)(b)  The intake and case management system shall

20  facilitate consistency in the recommended placement of each

21  child, and in the assessment, classification, and placement

22  process, with the following purposes:

23         (a)1.  An individualized, multidisciplinary assessment

24  process that identifies the priority needs of each individual

25  child for rehabilitation and treatment and identifies any

26  needs of the child's parents or guardians for services that

27  would enhance their ability to provide adequate support,

28  guidance, and supervision for the child. This process shall

29  begin with the detention risk assessment instrument and

30  decision, shall include the intake preliminary screening and

31  comprehensive assessment for substance abuse treatment


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 1  services, mental health services, retardation services,

 2  literacy services, and other educational and treatment

 3  services as components, additional assessment of the child's

 4  treatment needs, and classification regarding the child's

 5  risks to the community and, for a serious or habitual

 6  delinquent child, shall include the assessment for placement

 7  in a serious or habitual delinquent children program under

 8  pursuant to s. 985.47 985.31. The completed multidisciplinary

 9  assessment process shall result in the predisposition report.

10         (b)2.  A classification system that assigns a relative

11  risk to the child and the community based upon assessments

12  including the detention risk assessment results when available

13  to classify the child's risk as it relates to placement and

14  supervision alternatives.

15         (c)3.  An admissions process that facilitates for each

16  child the utilization of the treatment plan and setting most

17  appropriate to meet the child's programmatic needs and provide

18  the minimum program security needed to ensure public safety.

19         (4)  The department shall annually advise the

20  Legislature and the Executive Office of the Governor of the

21  resources needed in order for the intake and case management

22  system to maintain a staff-to-client ratio that is consistent

23  with accepted standards and allows the necessary supervision

24  and services for each child. The intake process and case

25  management system shall provide a comprehensive approach to

26  assessing the child's needs, relative risks, and most

27  appropriate handling, and shall be based on an individualized

28  treatment plan.

29         (2)  The intake process shall be performed by the

30  department through a case management system. The purpose of

31  the intake process is to assess the child's needs and risks


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 1  and to determine the most appropriate treatment plan and

 2  setting for the child's programmatic needs and risks. The

 3  intake process shall result in choosing the most appropriate

 4  services through a balancing of the interests and needs of the

 5  child with those of the family and the public. The juvenile

 6  probation officer is responsible for making informed decisions

 7  and recommendations to other agencies, the state attorney, and

 8  the courts so that the child and family may receive the least

 9  intrusive service alternative throughout the judicial process.

10  The department shall establish uniform procedures for the

11  juvenile probation officer to provide, prior to the filing of

12  a petition or as soon as possible thereafter and prior to a

13  disposition hearing, a preliminary screening of the child and

14  family for substance abuse and mental health services.

15         Section 24.  Subsections (3), (4), and (5) of section

16  985.21, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as section 985.145,

17  Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

18         985.145  Responsibilities of juvenile probation officer

19  during intake; screenings and assessments.--

20         (1)  The juvenile probation officer shall serve as the

21  primary case manager for the purpose of managing,

22  coordinating, and monitoring the services provided to the

23  child. Each program administrator within the Department of

24  Children and Family Services shall cooperate with the primary

25  case manager in carrying out the duties and responsibilities

26  described in this section. In addition to duties specified in

27  other sections and through departmental rules, the assigned

28  juvenile probation officer shall be responsible for the

29  following:

30         (a)(3)  Reviewing probable cause affidavit.--The

31  juvenile probation officer shall make a preliminary


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 1  determination as to whether the report, affidavit, or

 2  complaint is complete, consulting with the state attorney as

 3  may be necessary. A report, affidavit, or complaint alleging

 4  that a child has committed a delinquent act or violation of

 5  law shall be made to the intake office operating in the county

 6  in which the child is found or in which the delinquent act or

 7  violation of law occurred. Any person or agency having

 8  knowledge of the facts may make such a written report,

 9  affidavit, or complaint and shall furnish to the intake office

10  facts sufficient to establish the jurisdiction of the court

11  and to support a finding by the court that the child has

12  committed a delinquent act or violation of law.

13         (b)(4)  Notification concerning apparent

14  insufficiencies in probable cause affidavit.--The juvenile

15  probation officer shall make a preliminary determination as to

16  whether the report, affidavit, or complaint is complete,

17  consulting with the state attorney as may be necessary. In any

18  case where the juvenile probation officer or the state

19  attorney finds that the report, affidavit, or complaint is

20  insufficient by the standards for a probable cause affidavit,

21  the juvenile probation officer or state attorney shall return

22  the report, affidavit, or complaint, without delay, to the

23  person or agency originating the report, affidavit, or

24  complaint or having knowledge of the facts or to the

25  appropriate law enforcement agency having investigative

26  jurisdiction of the offense, and shall request, and the person

27  or agency shall promptly furnish, additional information in

28  order to comply with the standards for a probable cause

29  affidavit.

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 1         (c)  Screening.--During the intake process, the

 2  juvenile probation officer shall screen each child or shall

 3  cause each child to be screened in order to determine:

 4         1.  Appropriateness for release; referral to a

 5  diversionary program, including, but not limited to, a teen

 6  court program; referral for community arbitration; or referral

 7  to some other program or agency for the purpose of nonofficial

 8  or nonjudicial handling.

 9         2.  The presence of medical, psychiatric,

10  psychological, substance abuse, educational, or vocational

11  problems, or other conditions that may have caused the child

12  to come to the attention of law enforcement or the department.

13  The child shall also be screened to determine whether the

14  child poses a danger to himself or herself or others in the

15  community. The results of this screening shall be made

16  available to the court and to court officers. In cases where

17  such conditions are identified and a nonjudicial handling of

18  the case is chosen, the juvenile probation officer shall

19  attempt to refer the child to a program or agency, together

20  with all available and relevant assessment information

21  concerning the child's precipitating condition.

22         (d)  Completing risk assessment instrument.--The

23  juvenile probation officer shall ensure that a risk assessment

24  instrument establishing the child's eligibility for detention

25  has been accurately completed and that the appropriate

26  recommendation was made to the court.

27         (e)  Rights.--The juvenile probation officer shall

28  inquire as to whether the child understands his or her rights

29  to counsel and against self-incrimination.

30         (f)  Multidisciplinary assessment.--The juvenile

31  probation officer shall coordinate the multidisciplinary


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 1  assessment when required, which includes the classification

 2  and placement process that determines the child's priority

 3  needs, risk classification, and treatment plan. When

 4  sufficient evidence exists to warrant a comprehensive

 5  assessment and the child fails to voluntarily participate in

 6  the assessment efforts, the juvenile probation officer shall

 7  inform the court of the need for the assessment and the

 8  refusal of the child to participate in such assessment. This

 9  assessment, classification, and placement process shall

10  develop into the predisposition report.

11         (g)  Comprehensive assessment.--The juvenile probation

12  officer, pursuant to uniform procedures established by the

13  department and upon determining that the report, affidavit, or

14  complaint is complete, shall:

15         1.  Perform the preliminary screening and make

16  referrals for a comprehensive assessment regarding the child's

17  need for substance abuse treatment services, mental health

18  services, retardation services, literacy services, or other

19  educational or treatment services.

20         2.  When indicated by the preliminary screening,

21  provide for a comprehensive assessment of the child and family

22  for substance abuse problems, using community-based licensed

23  programs with clinical expertise and experience in the

24  assessment of substance abuse problems.

25         3.  When indicated by the preliminary screening,

26  provide for a comprehensive assessment of the child and family

27  for mental health problems, using community-based

28  psychologists, psychiatrists, or other licensed mental health

29  professionals who have clinical expertise and experience in

30  the assessment of mental health problems.

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 1         (h)  Referrals for services.--The juvenile probation

 2  officer shall make recommendations for services and facilitate

 3  the delivery of those services to the child, including any

 4  mental health services, educational services, family

 5  counseling services, family assistance services, and substance

 6  abuse services.

 7         (i)  Recommendation concerning a petition.--Upon

 8  determining that the report, affidavit, or complaint complies

 9  with the standards of a probable cause affidavit and that the

10  interest of the child and the public will be best served, the

11  juvenile probation officer may recommend that a delinquency

12  petition not be filed. If such a recommendation is made, the

13  juvenile probation officer shall advise in writing the person

14  or agency making the report, affidavit, or complaint, the

15  victim, if any, and the law enforcement agency having

16  investigative jurisdiction over the offense of the

17  recommendation; the reasons therefore; and that the person or

18  agency may submit, within 10 days after the receipt of such

19  notice, the report, affidavit, or complaint to the state

20  attorney for special review. The state attorney, upon

21  receiving a request for special review, shall consider the

22  facts presented by the report, affidavit, or complaint, and by

23  the juvenile probation officer who made the recommendation

24  that no petition be filed, before making a final decision as

25  to whether a petition or information should or should not be

26  filed.

27         (j)  Completing intake report.--Subject to the

28  interagency agreement authorized under this paragraph, the

29  juvenile probation officer for each case in which a child is

30  alleged to have committed a violation of law or delinquent act

31  and is not detained shall submit a written report to the state


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 1  attorney, including the original report, complaint, or

 2  affidavit, or a copy thereof, including a copy of the child's

 3  prior juvenile record, within 20 days after the date the child

 4  is taken into custody. In cases in which the child is in

 5  detention, the intake office report must be submitted within

 6  24 hours after the child is placed into detention. The intake

 7  office report may include a recommendation that a petition or

 8  information be filed or that no petition or information be

 9  filed and may set forth reasons for the recommendation. The

10  state attorney and the department may, on a

11  district-by-district basis, enter into interagency agreements

12  denoting the cases that will require a recommendation and

13  those for which a recommendation is unnecessary.

14         (a)  The juvenile probation officer, upon determining

15  that the report, affidavit, or complaint is complete, pursuant

16  to uniform procedures established by the department, shall:

17         1.  When indicated by the preliminary screening,

18  provide for a comprehensive assessment of the child and family

19  for substance abuse problems, using community-based licensed

20  programs with clinical expertise and experience in the

21  assessment of substance abuse problems.

22         2.  When indicated by the preliminary screening,

23  provide for a comprehensive assessment of the child and family

24  for mental health problems, using community-based

25  psychologists, psychiatrists, or other licensed mental health

26  professionals with clinical expertise and experience in the

27  assessment of mental health problems.

28  

29  When indicated by the comprehensive assessment, the department

30  is authorized to contract within appropriated funds for

31  services with a local nonprofit community mental health or


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 1  substance abuse agency licensed or authorized under chapter

 2  394, or chapter 397, or other authorized nonprofit social

 3  service agency providing related services. The determination

 4  of mental health or substance abuse services shall be

 5  conducted in coordination with existing programs providing

 6  mental health or substance abuse services in conjunction with

 7  the intake office. Client information resulting from the

 8  screening and evaluation shall be documented pursuant to rules

 9  established by the department and shall serve to assist the

10  juvenile probation officer in providing the most appropriate

11  services and recommendations in the least intrusive manner.

12  Such client information shall be used in the multidisciplinary

13  assessment and classification of the child, but such

14  information, and any information obtained directly or

15  indirectly through the assessment process, is inadmissible in

16  court prior to the disposition hearing, unless the child's

17  written consent is obtained. At the disposition hearing,

18  documented client information shall serve to assist the court

19  in making the most appropriate custody, adjudicatory, and

20  dispositional decision. If the screening and assessment

21  indicate that the interest of the child and the public will be

22  best served thereby, the juvenile probation officer, with the

23  approval of the state attorney, may refer the child for care,

24  diagnostic and evaluation services, substance abuse treatment

25  services, mental health services, retardation services, a

26  diversionary or arbitration or mediation program, community

27  service work, or other programs or treatment services

28  voluntarily accepted by the child and the child's parents or

29  legal guardians. The victim, if any, and the law enforcement

30  agency which investigated the offense shall be notified

31  immediately by the state attorney of the action taken under


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 1  this paragraph. Whenever a child volunteers to participate in

 2  any work program under this chapter or volunteers to work in a

 3  specified state, county, municipal, or community service

 4  organization supervised work program or to work for the

 5  victim, the child shall be considered an employee of the state

 6  for the purposes of liability. In determining the child's

 7  average weekly wage, unless otherwise determined by a specific

 8  funding program, all remuneration received from the employer

 9  is considered a gratuity, and the child is not entitled to any

10  benefits otherwise payable under s. 440.15, regardless of

11  whether the child may be receiving wages and remuneration from

12  other employment with another employer and regardless of the

13  child's future wage-earning capacity.

14         (b)  The juvenile probation officer, upon determining

15  that the report, affidavit, or complaint complies with the

16  standards of a probable cause affidavit and that the interest

17  of the child and the public will be best served, may recommend

18  that a delinquency petition not be filed. If such a

19  recommendation is made, the juvenile probation officer shall

20  advise in writing the person or agency making the report,

21  affidavit, or complaint, the victim, if any, and the law

22  enforcement agency having investigative jurisdiction of the

23  offense of the recommendation and the reasons therefor; and

24  that the person or agency may submit, within 10 days after the

25  receipt of such notice, the report, affidavit, or complaint to

26  the state attorney for special review. The state attorney,

27  upon receiving a request for special review, shall consider

28  the facts presented by the report, affidavit, or complaint,

29  and by the juvenile probation officer who made the

30  recommendation that no petition be filed, before making a

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 1  final decision as to whether a petition or information should

 2  or should not be filed.

 3         (c)  Subject to the interagency agreement authorized

 4  under this paragraph, the juvenile probation officer for each

 5  case in which a child is alleged to have committed a violation

 6  of law or delinquent act and is not detained shall submit a

 7  written report to the state attorney, including the original

 8  report, complaint, or affidavit, or a copy thereof, including

 9  a copy of the child's prior juvenile record, within 20 days

10  after the date the child is taken into custody. In cases in

11  which the child is in detention, the intake office report must

12  be submitted within 24 hours after the child is placed into

13  detention. The intake office report may include a

14  recommendation that a petition or information be filed or that

15  no petition or information be filed, and may set forth reasons

16  for the recommendation. The State Attorney and the Department

17  of Juvenile Justice may, on a district-by-district basis,

18  enter into interagency agreements denoting the cases that will

19  require a recommendation and those for which a recommendation

20  is unnecessary.

21         (d)  The state attorney may in all cases take action

22  independent of the action or lack of action of the juvenile

23  probation officer, and shall determine the action which is in

24  the best interest of the public and the child. If the child

25  meets the criteria requiring prosecution as an adult pursuant

26  to s. 985.226, the state attorney shall request the court to

27  transfer and certify the child for prosecution as an adult or

28  shall provide written reasons to the court for not making such

29  request. In all other cases, the state attorney may:

30         1.  File a petition for dependency;

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 1         3.  File a petition for delinquency;

 2         4.  File a petition for delinquency with a motion to

 3  transfer and certify the child for prosecution as an adult;

 4         5.  File an information pursuant to s. 985.227;

 5         6.  Refer the case to a grand jury;

 6         7.  Refer the child to a diversionary, pretrial

 7  intervention, arbitration, or mediation program, or to some

 8  other treatment or care program if such program commitment is

 9  voluntarily accepted by the child or the child's parents or

10  legal guardians; or

11         8.  Decline to file.

12         (e)  In cases in which a delinquency report, affidavit,

13  or complaint is filed by a law enforcement agency and the

14  state attorney determines not to file a petition, the state

15  attorney shall advise the clerk of the circuit court in

16  writing that no petition will be filed thereon.

17         (2)(5)  Prior to requesting that a delinquency petition

18  be filed or prior to filing a dependency petition, the

19  juvenile probation officer may request the parent or legal

20  guardian of the child to attend a course of instruction in

21  parenting skills, training in conflict resolution, and the

22  practice of nonviolence; to accept counseling; or to receive

23  other assistance from any agency in the community which

24  notifies the clerk of the court of the availability of its

25  services. Where appropriate, the juvenile probation officer

26  shall request both parents or guardians to receive such

27  parental assistance. The juvenile probation officer may, in

28  determining whether to request that a delinquency petition be

29  filed, take into consideration the willingness of the parent

30  or legal guardian to comply with such request. The parent or

31  guardian must provide the juvenile probation officer with


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 1  identifying information, including the parent's or guardian's

 2  name, address, date of birth, social security number, and

 3  driver's license number or identification card number in order

 4  to comply with s. 985.039 985.2311.

 5         (3)  When indicated by the comprehensive assessment,

 6  the department is authorized to contract within appropriated

 7  funds for services with a local nonprofit community mental

 8  health or substance abuse agency licensed or authorized under

 9  chapter 394 or chapter 397 or other authorized nonprofit

10  social service agency providing related services. The

11  determination of mental health or substance abuse services

12  shall be conducted in coordination with existing programs

13  providing mental health or substance abuse services in

14  conjunction with the intake office.

15         (4)  Client information resulting from the screening

16  and evaluation shall be documented under rules of the

17  department and shall serve to assist the juvenile probation

18  officer in providing the most appropriate services and

19  recommendations in the least intrusive manner. Such client

20  information shall be used in the multidisciplinary assessment

21  and classification of the child, but such information, and any

22  information obtained directly or indirectly through the

23  assessment process, is inadmissible in court prior to the

24  disposition hearing, unless the child's written consent is

25  obtained. At the disposition hearing, documented client

26  information shall serve to assist the court in making the most

27  appropriate custody, adjudicatory, and dispositional decision.

28         (5)  If the screening and assessment indicate that the

29  interest of the child and the public will be best served

30  thereby, the juvenile probation officer, with the approval of

31  the state attorney, may refer the child for care, diagnostic,


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 1  and evaluation services; substance abuse treatment services;

 2  mental health services; retardation services; a diversionary,

 3  arbitration, or mediation program; community service work; or

 4  other programs or treatment services voluntarily accepted by

 5  the child and the child's parents or legal guardian. Whenever

 6  a child volunteers to participate in any work program under

 7  this chapter or volunteers to work in a specified state,

 8  county, municipal, or community service organization

 9  supervised work program or to work for the victim, the child

10  shall be considered an employee of the state for the purposes

11  of liability. In determining the child's average weekly wage,

12  unless otherwise determined by a specific funding program, all

13  remuneration received from the employer is considered a

14  gratuity, and the child is not entitled to any benefits

15  otherwise payable under s. 440.15, regardless of whether the

16  child may be receiving wages and remuneration from other

17  employment with another employer and regardless of the child's

18  future wage-earning capacity.

19         (6)  The victim, if any, and the law enforcement agency

20  that investigated the offense shall be notified immediately by

21  the state attorney of the action taken under subsection (5).

22         Section 25.  Section 985.15, Florida Statutes, is

23  created to read:

24         985.15  Filing decisions.--

25         (1)  The state attorney may in all cases take action

26  independent of the action or lack of action of the juvenile

27  probation officer and shall determine the action that is in

28  the best interest of the public and the child. If the child

29  meets the criteria requiring prosecution as an adult under s.

30  985.556, the state attorney shall request the court to

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 1  shall provide written reasons to the court for not making such

 2  a request. In all other cases, the state attorney may:

 3         (a)  File a petition for dependency;

 4         (b)  File a petition under chapter 984;

 5         (c)  File a petition for delinquency;

 6         (d)  File a petition for delinquency with a motion to

 7  transfer and certify the child for prosecution as an adult;

 8         (e)  File an information under s. 985.557;

 9         (f)  Refer the case to a grand jury;

10         (g)  Refer the child to a diversionary, pretrial

11  intervention, arbitration, or mediation program, or to some

12  other treatment or care program if such program commitment is

13  voluntarily accepted by the child or the child's parents or

14  legal guardian; or

15         (h)  Decline to file.

16         (2)  In cases in which a delinquency report, affidavit,

17  or complaint is filed by a law enforcement agency and the

18  state attorney determines not to file a petition, the state

19  attorney shall advise the clerk of the circuit court in

20  writing that no petition will be filed thereon.

21         Section 26.  Section 985.303, Florida Statutes, is

22  renumbered as section 985.155, Florida Statutes.

23         Section 27.  Section 985.304, Florida Statutes, is

24  renumbered as section 985.16, Florida Statutes, and subsection

25  (3) of that section is amended to read:

26         985.16 985.304  Community arbitration.--

27         (3)  COMMUNITY ARBITRATORS.--The chief judge of each

28  judicial circuit shall maintain a list of qualified persons

29  who have agreed to serve as community arbitrators for the

30  purpose of carrying out the provisions of this chapter part.

31  Community arbitrators shall meet the qualification and


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 1  training requirements adopted in rule by the Supreme Court.

 2  Whenever possible, qualified volunteers shall be used as

 3  community arbitrators.

 4         (a)  Each community arbitrator or member of a community

 5  arbitration panel shall be selected by the chief judge of the

 6  circuit, the senior circuit court judge assigned to juvenile

 7  cases in the circuit, and the state attorney. A community

 8  arbitrator or, in the case of a panel, the chief arbitrator

 9  shall have such powers as are necessary to conduct the

10  proceedings in a fair and expeditious manner.

11         (b)  A community arbitrator or member of a community

12  arbitration panel shall be trained or experienced in juvenile

13  causes and shall be:

14         1.  Either a graduate of an accredited law school or of

15  an accredited school with a degree in behavioral social work

16  or trained in conflict resolution techniques; and

17         2.  A person of the temperament necessary to deal

18  properly with cases involving children and with the family

19  crises likely to be presented to him or her.

20         Section 28.  Subsections (1) through (4) and (5)

21  through (8) of section 985.224, Florida Statutes, are

22  renumbered, respectively, as subsections (1) through (4) and

23  (6) through (9) of section 985.18, Florida Statutes, and

24  paragraph (e) of subsection (10) of section 985.215, Florida

25  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5) of section 985.18,

26  Florida Statutes.

27         Section 29.  Subsections (1) and (2) of section

28  985.229, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as section 985.185,

29  Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

30         985.185  Evaluations for disposition.--

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 1         (1)  Upon a finding that the child has committed a

 2  delinquent act, the court may order a predisposition report

 3  regarding the eligibility of the child for disposition other

 4  than by adjudication and commitment to the department or for

 5  disposition of adjudication, commitment to the department,

 6  and, if appropriate, assignment of a residential commitment

 7  level. The predisposition report shall be the result of the

 8  multidisciplinary assessment when such assessment is needed,

 9  and of the classification and placement process, and it shall

10  indicate and report the child's priority needs,

11  recommendations as to a classification of risk for the child

12  in the context of his or her program and supervision needs,

13  and a plan for treatment that recommends the most appropriate

14  placement setting to meet the child's needs with the minimum

15  program security that reasonably ensures public safety. A

16  predisposition report shall be ordered for any child for whom

17  a residential commitment disposition is anticipated or

18  recommended by an officer of the court or by the department. A

19  comprehensive evaluation for physical health, mental health,

20  substance abuse, academic, educational, or vocational problems

21  shall be ordered for any child for whom a residential

22  commitment disposition is anticipated or recommended by an

23  officer of the court or by the department. If a comprehensive

24  evaluation is ordered, the predisposition report shall include

25  a summary of the comprehensive evaluation. The predisposition

26  report shall be submitted to the court upon completion of the

27  report but no later than 48 hours prior to the disposition

28  hearing. The predisposition report shall not be reviewed by

29  the court without the consent of the child and his or her

30  legal counsel until the child has been found to have committed

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 1         (2)  The court shall consider the child's entire

 2  assessment and predisposition report and shall review the

 3  records of earlier judicial proceedings Prior to making a

 4  final disposition of the case,. the court may, by order,

 5  require additional evaluations and studies to be performed by

 6  the department, by the county school system, or by any social,

 7  psychological, or psychiatric agencies of the state. The court

 8  shall order the educational needs assessment completed under

 9  s. 985.18(2) pursuant to s. 985.224(2) to be included in the

10  assessment and predisposition report.

11         Section 30.  Sections 985.223 and 985.418, Florida

12  Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as sections 985.19 and

13  985.195, Florida Statutes.

14         Section 31.  Subsections (1) and (4) of section

15  985.213, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (1)

16  and (4) of section 985.24, Florida Statutes, and subsections

17  (1) and (2) of section 985.214, Florida Statutes, are

18  renumbered as subsections (2) and (3) of section 985.24,

19  Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

20         985.24 985.213  Use of detention; prohibitions.--

21         (1)  All determinations and court orders regarding the

22  use of secure, nonsecure, or home detention shall be based

23  primarily upon findings that the child:

24         (a)  Presents a substantial risk of not appearing at a

25  subsequent hearing;

26         (b)  Presents a substantial risk of inflicting bodily

27  harm on others as evidenced by recent behavior;

28         (c)  Presents a history of committing a property

29  offense prior to adjudication, disposition, or placement;

30         (d)  Has committed contempt of court by:

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 1         1.  Intentionally disrupting the administration of the

 2  court;

 3         2.  Intentionally disobeying a court order; or

 4         3.  Engaging in a punishable act or speech in the

 5  court's presence which shows disrespect for the authority and

 6  dignity of the court; or

 7         (e)  Requests protection from imminent bodily harm.

 8         985.214  Prohibited uses of detention.--

 9         (2)(1)  A child alleged to have committed a delinquent

10  act or violation of law may not be placed into secure,

11  nonsecure, or home detention care for any of the following

12  reasons:

13         (a)  To allow a parent to avoid his or her legal

14  responsibility.

15         (b)  To permit more convenient administrative access to

16  the child.

17         (c)  To facilitate further interrogation or

18  investigation.

19         (d)  Due to a lack of more appropriate facilities.

20         (3)(2)  A child alleged to be dependent under part II

21  of chapter 39 may not, under any circumstances, be placed into

22  secure detention care.

23         (4)  The department of Juvenile Justice shall continue

24  to identify alternatives to secure detention care and shall

25  develop such alternatives and annually submit them to the

26  Legislature for authorization and appropriation.

27         Section 32.  Subsection (2) of section 985.213, Florida

28  Statutes, is renumbered as section 985.245, Florida Statutes,

29  and amended to read:

30         985.245  Risk assessment instrument.--

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 1         (1)(2)(a)  All determinations and court orders

 2  regarding placement of a child into detention care shall

 3  comply with all requirements and criteria provided in this

 4  part and shall be based on a risk assessment of the child,

 5  unless the child is placed into detention care as provided in

 6  s. 985.255(2) subparagraph (b)3.

 7         (2)(a)(b)1.  The risk assessment instrument for

 8  detention care placement determinations and orders shall be

 9  developed by the department of Juvenile Justice in agreement

10  with representatives appointed by the following associations:

11  the Conference of Circuit Judges of Florida, the Prosecuting

12  Attorneys Association, the Public Defenders Association, the

13  Florida Sheriffs Association, and the Florida Association of

14  Chiefs of Police. Each association shall appoint two

15  individuals, one representing an urban area and one

16  representing a rural area. The parties involved shall evaluate

17  and revise the risk assessment instrument as is considered

18  necessary using the method for revision as agreed by the

19  parties.

20         (b)  The risk assessment instrument shall take into

21  consideration, but need not be limited to, prior history of

22  failure to appear, prior offenses, offenses committed pending

23  adjudication, any unlawful possession of a firearm, theft of a

24  motor vehicle or possession of a stolen motor vehicle, and

25  probation status at the time the child is taken into custody.

26  The risk assessment instrument shall also take into

27  consideration appropriate aggravating and mitigating

28  circumstances, and shall be designed to target a narrower

29  population of children than s. 985.255 985.215(2). The risk

30  assessment instrument shall also include any information

31  concerning the child's history of abuse and neglect. The risk


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 1  assessment shall indicate whether detention care is warranted,

 2  and, if detention care is warranted, whether the child should

 3  be placed into secure, nonsecure, or home detention care.

 4         (3)2.  If, at the detention hearing, the court finds a

 5  material error in the scoring of the risk assessment

 6  instrument, the court may amend the score to reflect factual

 7  accuracy.

 8         3.  A child who is charged with committing an offense

 9  of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28 and who does not

10  meet detention criteria may be held in secure detention if the

11  court makes specific written findings that:

12         a.  Respite care for the child is not available; and

13         b.  It is necessary to place the child in secure

14  detention in order to protect the victim from injury.

15  

16  The child may not be held in secure detention under this

17  subparagraph for more than 48 hours unless ordered by the

18  court. After 48 hours, the court shall hold a hearing if the

19  state attorney or victim requests that secure detention be

20  continued. The child may continue to be held in detention care

21  if the court makes a specific, written finding that detention

22  care is necessary to protect the victim from injury. However,

23  the child may not be held in detention care beyond the time

24  limits set forth in s. 985.215.

25         (4)4.  For a child who is under the supervision of the

26  department through probation, home detention, nonsecure

27  detention, conditional release, postcommitment probation, or

28  commitment and who is charged with committing a new offense,

29  the risk assessment instrument may be completed and scored

30  based on the underlying charge for which the child was placed

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 1         Section 33.  Subsection (1) and paragraph (b) of

 2  subsection (5) of section 985.215, Florida Statutes, are

 3  renumbered as section 985.25, Florida Statutes, and amended to

 4  read:

 5         985.25 985.215  Detention intake.--

 6         (1)  The juvenile probation officer shall receive

 7  custody of a child who has been taken into custody from the

 8  law enforcement agency and shall review the facts in the law

 9  enforcement report or probable cause affidavit and make such

10  further inquiry as may be necessary to determine whether

11  detention care is required.

12         (a)  During the period of time from the taking of the

13  child into custody to the date of the detention hearing, the

14  initial decision as to the child's placement into secure

15  detention care, nonsecure detention care, or home detention

16  care shall be made by the juvenile probation officer under ss.

17  985.24 and 985.245(1) pursuant to ss. 985.213 and 985.214.

18         (b)  The juvenile probation officer shall base the

19  decision whether or not to place the child into secure

20  detention care, home detention care, or nonsecure detention

21  care on an assessment of risk in accordance with the risk

22  assessment instrument and procedures developed by the

23  department of Juvenile Justice under s. 985.245 985.213.

24  However, a child charged with possessing or discharging a

25  firearm on school property in violation of s. 790.115 shall be

26  placed in secure detention care.

27         (c)  If the juvenile probation officer determines that

28  a child who is eligible for detention based upon the results

29  of the risk assessment instrument should be released, the

30  juvenile probation officer shall contact the state attorney,

31  who may authorize release. If detention is not authorized, the


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 1  child may be released by the juvenile probation officer in

 2  accordance with ss. 985.115 and 985.13 s. 985.211.

 3  

 4  Under no circumstances shall the juvenile probation officer or

 5  the state attorney or law enforcement officer authorize the

 6  detention of any child in a jail or other facility intended or

 7  used for the detention of adults, without an order of the

 8  court.

 9         (2)(5)

10         (b)  The arresting law enforcement agency shall

11  complete and present its investigation of an offense under

12  this subsection to the appropriate state attorney's office

13  within 8 days after placement of the child in secure

14  detention. The investigation shall include, but is not limited

15  to, police reports and supplemental police reports, witness

16  statements, and evidence collection documents. The failure of

17  a law enforcement agency to complete and present its

18  investigation within 8 days shall not entitle a juvenile to be

19  released from secure detention or to a dismissal of any

20  charges.

21         Section 34.  Subsection (2) of section 985.215, Florida

22  Statutes, is renumbered as section 985.255, Florida Statutes,

23  and amended to read:

24         985.255  Detention criteria; detention hearing.--

25         (1)(2)  Subject to s. 985.25(1) the provisions of

26  subsection (1), a child taken into custody and placed into

27  nonsecure or home detention care or detained in secure

28  detention care prior to a detention hearing may continue to be

29  detained by the court if:

30         (a)  The child is alleged to be an escapee from a

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 1  nonresidential commitment program, a probation program, or

 2  conditional release supervision, or is alleged to have escaped

 3  while being lawfully transported to or from a residential

 4  commitment program.

 5         (b)  The child is wanted in another jurisdiction for an

 6  offense which, if committed by an adult, would be a felony.

 7         (c)  The child is charged with a delinquent act or

 8  violation of law and requests in writing through legal counsel

 9  to be detained for protection from an imminent physical threat

10  to his or her personal safety.

11         (d)  The child is charged with committing an offense of

12  domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28 and is detained as

13  provided in subsection (2) s. 985.213(2)(b)3.

14         (e)  The child is charged with possession or

15  discharging a firearm on school property in violation of s.

16  790.115.

17         (f)  The child is charged with a capital felony, a life

18  felony, a felony of the first degree, a felony of the second

19  degree that does not involve a violation of chapter 893, or a

20  felony of the third degree that is also a crime of violence,

21  including any such offense involving the use or possession of

22  a firearm.

23         (g)  The child is charged with any second degree or

24  third degree felony involving a violation of chapter 893 or

25  any third degree felony that is not also a crime of violence,

26  and the child:

27         1.  Has a record of failure to appear at court hearings

28  after being properly notified in accordance with the Rules of

29  Juvenile Procedure;

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 1         3.  Has already been detained or has been released and

 2  is awaiting final disposition of the case;

 3         4.  Has a record of violent conduct resulting in

 4  physical injury to others; or

 5         5.  Is found to have been in possession of a firearm.

 6         (h)  The child is alleged to have violated the

 7  conditions of the child's probation or conditional release

 8  supervision. However, a child detained under this paragraph

 9  may be held only in a consequence unit as provided in s.

10  985.439 s. 985.231(1)(a)1.c. If a consequence unit is not

11  available, the child shall be placed on home detention with

12  electronic monitoring.

13         (i)  The child is detained on a judicial order for

14  failure to appear and has previously willfully failed to

15  appear, after proper notice, for an adjudicatory hearing on

16  the same case regardless of the results of the risk assessment

17  instrument. A child may be held in secure detention for up to

18  72 hours in advance of the next scheduled court hearing

19  pursuant to this paragraph. The child's failure to keep the

20  clerk of court and defense counsel informed of a current and

21  valid mailing address where the child will receive notice to

22  appear at court proceedings does not provide an adequate

23  ground for excusal of the child's nonappearance at the

24  hearings.

25         (j)  The child is detained on a judicial order for

26  failure to appear and has previously willfully failed to

27  appear, after proper notice, at two or more court hearings of

28  any nature on the same case regardless of the results of the

29  risk assessment instrument. A child may be held in secure

30  detention for up to 72 hours in advance of the next scheduled

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 1  to keep the clerk of court and defense counsel informed of a

 2  current and valid mailing address where the child will receive

 3  notice to appear at court proceedings does not provide an

 4  adequate ground for excusal of the child's nonappearance at

 5  the hearings.

 6         (2)  A child who is charged with committing an offense

 7  of domestic violence as defined in s. 741.28 and who does not

 8  meet detention criteria may be held in secure detention if the

 9  court makes specific written findings that:

10         (a)  Respite care for the child is not available.

11         (b)  It is necessary to place the child in secure

12  detention in order to protect the victim from injury.

13  

14  The child may not be held in secure detention under this

15  subsection for more than 48 hours unless ordered by the court.

16  After 48 hours, the court shall hold a hearing if the state

17  attorney or victim requests that secure detention be

18  continued. The child may continue to be held in detention care

19  if the court makes a specific, written finding that detention

20  care is necessary to protect the victim from injury. However,

21  the child may not be held in detention care beyond the time

22  limits set forth in this section or s. 985.26.

23         (3)(a)  A child who meets any of the these criteria in

24  subsection (1) and who is ordered to be detained under that

25  pursuant to this subsection shall be given a hearing within 24

26  hours after being taken into custody. The purpose of the

27  detention hearing is to determine the existence of probable

28  cause that the child has committed the delinquent act or

29  violation of law that with which he or she is charged with and

30  the need for continued detention. Unless a child is detained

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 1  use utilize the results of the risk assessment performed by

 2  the juvenile probation officer and, based on the criteria in

 3  this subsection (1), shall determine the need for continued

 4  detention. A child placed into secure, nonsecure, or home

 5  detention care may continue to be so detained by the court

 6  pursuant to this subsection.

 7         (b)  If the court orders a placement more restrictive

 8  than indicated by the results of the risk assessment

 9  instrument, the court shall state, in writing, clear and

10  convincing reasons for such placement.

11         (c)  Except as provided in s. 790.22(8) or in s. 985.27

12  subparagraph (10)(a)2., paragraph (10)(b), paragraph (10)(c),

13  or paragraph (10)(d), when a child is placed into secure or

14  nonsecure detention care, or into a respite home or other

15  placement pursuant to a court order following a hearing, the

16  court order must include specific instructions that direct the

17  release of the child from such placement no later than 5 p.m.

18  on the last day of the detention period specified in s. 985.26

19  or s. 985.27 paragraph (5)(b) or paragraph (5)(c), or

20  subparagraph (10)(a)1., whichever is applicable, unless the

21  requirements of such applicable provision have been met or an

22  order of continuance has been granted under s. 985.26(4)

23  pursuant to paragraph (5)(f).

24         Section 35.  Paragraphs (c) and (g) of subsection (5)

25  of section 985.215, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as

26  subsection (2) of section 985.26, Florida Statutes, paragraphs

27  (a), (d), (e), and (f) of subsection (5) of section 985.215,

28  Florida Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as subsections

29  (1), (3), (5), and (4) of section 985.26, Florida Statutes,

30  and subsection (7) of section 985.215, Florida Statutes, is

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 1  renumbered as subsection (6) of section 985.26, Florida

 2  Statutes, and amended to read:

 3         985.26  Length of detention.--

 4         (1)(5)(a)  A child may not be placed into or held in

 5  secure, nonsecure, or home detention care for longer than 24

 6  hours unless the court orders such detention care, and the

 7  order includes specific instructions that direct the release

 8  of the child from such detention care, in accordance with

 9  985.255 subsection (2). The order shall be a final order,

10  reviewable by appeal under pursuant to s. 985.534 985.234 and

11  the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure. Appeals of such

12  orders shall take precedence over other appeals and other

13  pending matters.

14         (2)(c)  Except as provided in paragraph (g), A child

15  may not be held in secure, nonsecure, or home detention care

16  under a special detention order for more than 21 days unless

17  an adjudicatory hearing for the case has been commenced in

18  good faith by the court. However, upon good cause being shown

19  that the nature of the charge requires additional time for the

20  prosecution or defense of the case, the court may extend the

21  length of detention for an additional 9 days if the child is

22  charged with an offense that would be, if committed by an

23  adult, a capital felony, a life felony, a felony of the first

24  degree, or a felony of the second degree involving violence

25  against any individual.

26         (3)(d)  Except as provided in subsection (2) paragraph

27  (g), a child may not be held in secure, nonsecure, or home

28  detention care for more than 15 days following the entry of an

29  order of adjudication.

30         (4)(f)  The time limits in subsections (2) and (3)

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 1  resulting from a continuance granted by the court for cause on

 2  motion of the child or his or her counsel or of the state.

 3  Upon the issuance of an order granting a continuance for cause

 4  on a motion by either the child, the child's counsel, or the

 5  state, the court shall conduct a hearing at the end of each

 6  72-hour period, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal

 7  holidays, to determine the need for continued detention of the

 8  child and the need for further continuance of proceedings for

 9  the child or the state.

10         (5)(e)  A child who was not in secure detention at the

11  time of the adjudicatory hearing, but for whom residential

12  commitment is anticipated or recommended, may be placed under

13  a special detention order for a period not to exceed 72 hours,

14  excluding weekends and legal holidays, for the purpose of

15  conducting a comprehensive evaluation as provided in s.

16  985.185 985.229(1). Motions for the issuance of such special

17  detention order may be made subsequent to a finding of

18  delinquency. Upon said motion, the court shall conduct a

19  hearing to determine the appropriateness of such special

20  detention order and shall order the least restrictive level of

21  detention necessary to complete the comprehensive evaluation

22  process that is consistent with public safety. Such special

23  detention order may be extended for an additional 72 hours

24  upon further order of the court.

25         (g)  Upon good cause being shown that the nature of the

26  charge requires additional time for the prosecution or defense

27  of the case, the court may extend the time limits for

28  detention specified in paragraph (c) an additional 9 days if

29  the child is charged with an offense that would be, if

30  committed by an adult, a capital felony, a life felony, a

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 1  felony of the first degree, or a felony of the second degree

 2  involving violence against any individual.

 3         (6)(7)  If a child is detained and a petition for

 4  delinquency is filed, the child shall be arraigned in

 5  accordance with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure within

 6  48 hours after the filing of the petition for delinquency.

 7         Section 36.  Subsections (4), (8), (9), and (11) of

 8  section 985.215, Florida Statutes, are renumbered,

 9  respectively, as subsections (5), (1), (2), and (3) of section

10  985.265, Florida Statutes, and subsection (3) of section

11  985.213, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4) of

12  section 985.265, Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

13         985.265  Detention transfer and release; education;

14  adult jails.--

15         (1)(8)  If a child is detained under pursuant to this

16  part section, the department of Juvenile Justice may transfer

17  the child from nonsecure or home detention care to secure

18  detention care only if significantly changed circumstances

19  warrant such transfer.

20         (2)(9)  If a child is on release status and not

21  detained under pursuant to this part section, the child may be

22  placed into secure, nonsecure, or home detention care only

23  pursuant to a court hearing in which the original risk

24  assessment instrument, rescored based on newly discovered

25  evidence or changed circumstances with the results

26  recommending detention, is introduced into evidence.

27         (3)(11)(a)  When a juvenile sexual offender is placed

28  in detention, detention staff shall provide appropriate

29  monitoring and supervision to ensure the safety of other

30  children in the facility.

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 1         (b)  When a juvenile sexual offender, under pursuant to

 2  this subsection, is released from detention or transferred to

 3  home detention or nonsecure detention, detention staff shall

 4  immediately notify the appropriate law enforcement agency and

 5  school personnel.

 6         (4)(3)(a)  While a child who is currently enrolled in

 7  school is in nonsecure or home detention care, the child shall

 8  continue to attend school unless otherwise ordered by the

 9  court.

10         (b)  While a child is in secure detention care, the

11  child shall receive education commensurate with his or her

12  grade level and educational ability.

13         (5)(4)  The court shall order the delivery of a child

14  to a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention

15  of adults:

16         (a)  When the child has been transferred or indicted

17  for criminal prosecution as an adult under pursuant to this

18  part X, except that the court may not order or allow a child

19  alleged to have committed a misdemeanor who is being

20  transferred for criminal prosecution pursuant to either s.

21  985.556 985.226 or s. 985.557 985.227 to be detained or held

22  in a jail or other facility intended or used for the detention

23  of adults; however, such child may be held temporarily in a

24  detention facility; or

25         (b)  When a child taken into custody in this state is

26  wanted by another jurisdiction for prosecution as an adult.

27  

28  The child shall be housed separately from adult inmates to

29  prohibit a child from having regular contact with incarcerated

30  adults, including trustees. "Regular contact" means sight and

31  sound contact. Separation of children from adults shall permit


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 1  no more than haphazard or accidental contact. The receiving

 2  jail or other facility shall contain a separate section for

 3  children and shall have an adequate staff to supervise and

 4  monitor the child's activities at all times. Supervision and

 5  monitoring of children includes physical observation and

 6  documented checks by jail or receiving facility supervisory

 7  personnel at intervals not to exceed 15 minutes. This

 8  subsection paragraph does not prohibit placing two or more

 9  children in the same cell. Under no circumstances shall a

10  child be placed in the same cell with an adult.

11         Section 37.  Paragraphs (a) through (d) and paragraph

12  (f) of subsection (10) of section 985.215, Florida Statutes,

13  are renumbered as section 985.27, Florida Statutes, and

14  amended to read:

15         985.27  Postcommitment detention while awaiting

16  placement.--

17         (1)(a)1.  When a child is committed to the Department

18  of Juvenile Justice awaiting dispositional placement, removal

19  of the child from detention care shall occur within 5 days,

20  excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Any child

21  held in secure detention during the 5 days must meet detention

22  admission criteria pursuant to this section. If the child is

23  committed to a moderate-risk residential program, the

24  department may seek an order from the court authorizing

25  continued detention for a specific period of time necessary

26  for the appropriate residential placement of the child.

27  However, such continued detention in secure detention care may

28  not exceed 15 days after commitment, excluding Saturdays,

29  Sundays, and legal holidays, and except as otherwise provided

30  in this subsection.

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 1         2.  The court must place all children who are

 2  adjudicated and awaiting placement in a commitment program in

 3  detention care. Children who are in home detention care or

 4  nonsecure detention care may be placed on electronic

 5  monitoring.

 6         (a)  A child who is awaiting placement in a low-risk

 7  residential program must be removed from detention within 5

 8  days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays. Any

 9  child held in secure detention during the 5 days must meet

10  detention admission criteria under this part.

11         (b)  A child who is placed in home detention care,

12  nonsecure detention care, or home or nonsecure detention care

13  with electronic monitoring, while awaiting placement in a

14  minimum-risk or, low-risk, or moderate-risk program, may be

15  held in secure detention care for 5 days, if the child

16  violates the conditions of the home detention care, the

17  nonsecure detention care, or the electronic monitoring

18  agreement. For any subsequent violation, the court may impose

19  an additional 5 days in secure detention care.

20         (b)  A child who is awaiting placement in a

21  moderate-risk residential program must be removed from

22  detention within 5 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and

23  legal holidays. Any child held in secure detention during the

24  5 days must meet detention admission criteria under this part.

25  The department may seek an order from the court authorizing

26  continued detention for a specific period of time necessary

27  for the appropriate residential placement of the child.

28  However, such continued detention in secure detention care may

29  not exceed 15 days after entry of the commitment order,

30  excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays, and except

31  as otherwise provided in this section. A child who is placed


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 1  in home detention care, nonsecure detention care, or home or

 2  nonsecure detention care with electronic monitoring, while

 3  awaiting placement in a moderate-risk program, may be held in

 4  secure detention care for 5 days, if the child violates the

 5  conditions of the home detention care, the nonsecure detention

 6  care, or the electronic monitoring agreement. For any

 7  subsequent violation, the court may impose an additional 5

 8  days in secure detention care.

 9         (c)  If the child is committed to a high-risk

10  residential program, the child must be held in detention care

11  until placement or commitment is accomplished.

12         (d)  If the child is committed to a maximum-risk

13  residential program, the child must be held in detention care

14  until placement or commitment is accomplished.

15         (2)(f)  Regardless of detention status, a child being

16  transported by the department to a residential commitment

17  facility of the department may be placed in secure detention

18  overnight, not to exceed a 24-hour period, for the specific

19  purpose of ensuring the safe delivery of the child to his or

20  her residential commitment program, court, appointment,

21  transfer, or release.

22         Section 38.  Section 985.208, Florida Statutes, is

23  renumbered as section 985.275, Florida Statutes, and amended

24  to read:

25         985.275 985.208  Detention of escapee or absconder on

26  authority of the department.--

27         (1)  If an authorized agent of the department has

28  reasonable grounds to believe that any delinquent child

29  committed to the department has escaped from a residential

30  commitment facility or from being lawfully transported thereto

31  or therefrom, or has absconded from a nonresidential


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 1  commitment facility, the agent may take the child into active

 2  custody and may deliver the child to the facility or, if it is

 3  closer, to a detention center for return to the facility.

 4  However, a child may not be held in detention longer than 24

 5  hours, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays,

 6  unless a special order so directing is made by the judge after

 7  a detention hearing resulting in a finding that detention is

 8  required based on the criteria in s. 985.255 985.215(2). The

 9  order shall state the reasons for such finding. The reasons

10  shall be reviewable by appeal or in habeas corpus proceedings

11  in the district court of appeal.

12         (2)  Any sheriff or other law enforcement officer, upon

13  the request of the secretary of the department or duly

14  authorized agent, shall take a child who has escaped from a

15  residential commitment facility or from being lawfully

16  transported thereto or therefrom, or has absconded from a

17  nonresidential commitment facility, into custody and deliver

18  the child to the appropriate juvenile probation officer.

19         Section 39.  Section 985.218, Florida Statutes, is

20  renumbered as section 985.318, Florida Statutes.

21         Section 40.  Subsections (1) through (7) and (9)

22  through (12) of section 985.219, Florida Statutes, are

23  renumbered as subsections (1) through (11) of section 985.319,

24  Florida Statutes, and subsection (6) of that section is

25  amended to read:

26         985.319 985.219 Process and service.--

27         (6)  If the petition alleges that the child has

28  committed a delinquent act or violation of law and the judge

29  deems it advisable to do so, under pursuant to the criteria of

30  s. 985.255 s. 985.215, the judge may, by endorsement upon the

31  summons and after the entry of an order in which valid reasons


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 1  are specified, order the child to be taken into custody

 2  immediately, and in such case the person serving the summons

 3  shall immediately take the child into custody.

 4         Section 41.  Section 985.22, Florida Statutes, is

 5  renumbered as section 985.325, Florida Statutes, and amended

 6  to read:

 7         985.325 985.22  Threatening or dismissing an employee

 8  prohibited.--

 9         (1)  An employer, or the employer's agent, may not

10  dismiss from employment an employee who is summoned to appear

11  before the court under s. 985.319 985.219 solely because of

12  the nature of the summons or because the employee complies

13  with the summons.

14         (2)  If an employer, or the employer's agent, threatens

15  an employee with dismissal, or dismisses an employee, who is

16  summoned to appear under s. 985.319 985.219, the court may

17  hold the employer in contempt.

18         Section 42.  Sections 985.221, 985.222, and 985.306,

19  Florida Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as sections

20  985.331, 985.335, and 985.345, Florida Statutes.

21         Section 43.  Section 985.228, Florida Statutes, is

22  renumbered as section 985.35, Florida Statutes, and amended to

23  read:

24         985.35 985.228  Adjudicatory hearings; withheld

25  adjudications; orders of adjudication.--

26         (1)  The adjudicatory hearing must be held as soon as

27  practicable after the petition alleging that a child has

28  committed a delinquent act or violation of law is filed and in

29  accordance with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure; but

30  reasonable delay for the purpose of investigation, discovery,

31  or procuring counsel or witnesses shall be granted. If the


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 1  child is being detained, the time limitations provided for in

 2  s. 985.26(2) and (3) 985.215(5)(c) and (d) apply.

 3         (2)  Adjudicatory hearings shall be conducted without a

 4  jury by the court, applying in delinquency cases the rules of

 5  evidence in use in criminal cases; adjourning the hearings

 6  from time to time as necessary; and conducting a fundamentally

 7  fair hearing in language understandable, to the fullest extent

 8  practicable, to the child before the court.

 9         (a)  In a hearing on a petition alleging that a child

10  has committed a delinquent act or violation of law, the

11  evidence must establish the findings beyond a reasonable

12  doubt.

13         (b)  The child is entitled to the opportunity to

14  introduce evidence and otherwise be heard in the child's own

15  behalf and to cross-examine witnesses.

16         (c)  A child charged with a delinquent act or violation

17  of law must be afforded all rights against self-incrimination.

18  Evidence illegally seized or obtained may not be received to

19  establish the allegations against the child.

20         (3)  If the court finds that the child named in a

21  petition has not committed a delinquent act or violation of

22  law, it shall enter an order so finding and dismissing the

23  case.

24         (4)  If the court finds that the child named in the

25  petition has committed a delinquent act or violation of law,

26  it may, in its discretion, enter an order stating the facts

27  upon which its finding is based but withholding adjudication

28  of delinquency.

29         (a)  Upon withholding adjudication of delinquency, the

30  court may place and placing the child in a probation program

31  under the supervision of the department or under the


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 1  supervision of any other person or agency specifically

 2  authorized and appointed by the court. The court may, as a

 3  condition of the program, impose as a penalty component

 4  restitution in money or in kind, community service, a curfew,

 5  urine monitoring, revocation or suspension of the driver's

 6  license of the child, or other nonresidential punishment

 7  appropriate to the offense, and may impose as a rehabilitative

 8  component a requirement of participation in substance abuse

 9  treatment, or school or other educational program attendance.

10         (b)  If the child is attending public school and the

11  court finds that the victim or a sibling of the victim in the

12  case was assigned to attend or is eligible to attend the same

13  school as the child, the court order shall include a finding

14  pursuant to the proceedings described in s. 985.455,

15  regardless of whether adjudication is withheld 985.23(1)(d).

16         (c)  If the court later finds that the child has not

17  complied with the rules, restrictions, or conditions of the

18  community-based program, the court may, after a hearing to

19  establish the lack of compliance, but without further evidence

20  of the state of delinquency, enter an adjudication of

21  delinquency and shall thereafter have full authority under

22  this chapter to deal with the child as adjudicated.

23         (5)  If the court finds that the child named in a

24  petition has committed a delinquent act or violation of law,

25  but elects not to proceed under subsection (4), it shall

26  incorporate that finding in an order of adjudication of

27  delinquency entered in the case, briefly stating the facts

28  upon which the finding is made, and the court shall thereafter

29  have full authority under this chapter to deal with the child

30  as adjudicated.

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 1         (6)  Except as the term "conviction" is used in chapter

 2  322, and except for use in a subsequent proceeding under this

 3  chapter, an adjudication of delinquency by a court with

 4  respect to any child who has committed a delinquent act or

 5  violation of law shall not be deemed a conviction; nor shall

 6  the child be deemed to have been found guilty or to be a

 7  criminal by reason of that adjudication; nor shall that

 8  adjudication operate to impose upon the child any of the civil

 9  disabilities ordinarily imposed by or resulting from

10  conviction or to disqualify or prejudice the child in any

11  civil service application or appointment, with the exception

12  of the use of records of proceedings under this chapter part

13  as provided in s. 985.045(4) s. 985.05(4).

14         (7)  Notwithstanding any other provision of law, an

15  adjudication of delinquency for an offense classified as a

16  felony shall disqualify a person from lawfully possessing a

17  firearm until such person reaches 24 years of age.

18         Section 44.  Subsection (3) of section 985.229, Florida

19  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (3) of section 985.43,

20  Florida Statutes, and section 985.43, Florida Statutes, is

21  created to read:

22         985.43  Predisposition reports; other evaluations.--

23         (1)  Upon a finding that the child has committed a

24  delinquent act:

25         (a)  The court may order the department to prepare a

26  predisposition report regarding the child's eligibility for

27  disposition other than by adjudication and commitment to the

28  department or for disposition of adjudication, commitment to

29  the department, and, if appropriate, assignment of a

30  residential commitment level. The predisposition report shall

31  be the result of the multidisciplinary assessment, when such


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 1  assessment is needed, and of the classification and placement

 2  process, and it shall indicate and report the child's priority

 3  needs, recommendations as to a classification of risk for the

 4  child in the context of his or her program and supervision

 5  needs, and a plan for treatment that recommends the most

 6  appropriate placement setting to meet the child's needs with

 7  the minimum program security that reasonably ensures public

 8  safety. A predisposition report shall be ordered for any child

 9  for whom a residential commitment disposition is anticipated

10  or recommended by an officer of the court or by the

11  department.

12         (b)  A comprehensive evaluation for physical health;

13  mental health; substance abuse; or academic, educational, or

14  vocational problems shall be ordered for any child for whom a

15  residential commitment disposition is anticipated or

16  recommended by an officer of the court or by the department.

17  If a comprehensive evaluation is ordered, the predisposition

18  report shall include a summary of the comprehensive

19  evaluation.

20         (c)  A child who was not in secure detention at the

21  time of the adjudicatory hearing, but for whom residential

22  commitment is anticipated or recommended, may be placed under

23  a special detention order, as provided in s. 985.26(5), for

24  the purpose of conducting a comprehensive evaluation.

25         (2)  The court shall consider the child's entire

26  assessment and predisposition report and shall review the

27  records of earlier judicial proceedings prior to making a

28  final disposition of the case. The court may, by order,

29  require additional evaluations and studies to be performed by

30  the department, the county school system, or any social,

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 1  shall order the educational needs assessment completed under

 2  s. 985.18(2) to be included in the assessment and

 3  predisposition report.

 4         (3)  The predisposition report, together with all other

 5  reports and evaluations used by the department in preparing

 6  the predisposition report, shall be made available to the

 7  child, the child's parents or legal guardian, the child's

 8  legal counsel, and the state attorney upon completion of the

 9  report and at a reasonable time prior to the disposition

10  hearing. The predisposition report shall be submitted to the

11  court upon completion of the report but no later than 48 hours

12  prior to the disposition hearing. The predisposition report

13  shall not be reviewed by the court without the consent of the

14  child and his or her legal counsel until the child has been

15  found to have committed a delinquent act.

16         Section 45.  Section 985.23, Florida Statutes, is

17  renumbered as section 985.433, Florida Statutes, and amended

18  to read:

19         985.433 985.23  Disposition hearings in delinquency

20  cases.--When a child has been found to have committed a

21  delinquent act, the following procedures shall be applicable

22  to the disposition of the case:

23         (1)(7)  The court shall notify any victim of the

24  offense, if such person is known and within the jurisdiction

25  of the court, of the hearing.

26         (2)  The court and shall notify and summon or subpoena,

27  if necessary, the parents, legal custodians, or guardians of

28  the child to attend the disposition hearing if they reside in

29  the state.

30  

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 1  It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria set

 2  forth in subsection (2) are general guidelines to be followed

 3  at the discretion of the court and not mandatory requirements

 4  of procedure. It is not the intent of the Legislature to

 5  provide for the appeal of the disposition made pursuant to

 6  this section.

 7         (3)(6)  The court may receive and consider any other

 8  relevant and material evidence, including other written or

 9  oral reports or statements, in its effort to determine the

10  appropriate disposition to be made with regard to the child.

11  The court may rely upon such evidence to the extent of its

12  probative value, even though such evidence may not be

13  technically competent in an adjudicatory hearing.

14         (4)(1)  Before the court determines and announces the

15  disposition to be imposed, it shall:

16         (a)  State clearly, using common terminology, the

17  purpose of the hearing and the right of persons present as

18  parties to comment at the appropriate time on the issues

19  before the court.;

20         (b)  Discuss with the child his or her compliance with

21  any home release plan or other plan imposed since the date of

22  the offense.;

23         (c)  Discuss with the child his or her feelings about

24  the offense committed, the harm caused to the victim or

25  others, and what penalty he or she should be required to pay

26  for such transgression.; and

27         (d)  Give all parties, as well as the victim or a

28  representative of the victim, representatives of the school

29  system, and the law enforcement officers involved in the case

30  who are present at the hearing an opportunity to comment on

31  the issue of disposition and any proposed rehabilitative plan.


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 1  Parties to the case shall include the parents, legal

 2  custodians, or guardians of the child; the child's counsel;

 3  the state attorney; and representatives of the department ;

 4  the victim if any, or his or her representative;

 5  representatives of the school system; and the law enforcement

 6  officers involved in the case. If the child is attending or is

 7  eligible to attend public school and the court finds that the

 8  victim or a sibling of the victim in the case is attending or

 9  may attend the same school as the child, the court shall, on

10  its own motion or upon the request of any party or any parent

11  or legal guardian of the victim, determine whether it is

12  appropriate to enter a no contact order in favor of the victim

13  or a sibling of the victim. If appropriate and acceptable to

14  the victim and the victim's parent or parents or legal

15  guardian, the court may reflect in the written disposition

16  order that the victim or the victim's parent stated in writing

17  or in open court that he or she did not object to the offender

18  being permitted to attend the same school or ride on the same

19  school bus as the victim or a sibling of the victim.

20         (5)  At the time of disposition, the court may make

21  recommendations to the department as to specific treatment

22  approaches to be employed.

23         (6)(2)  The first determination to be made by the court

24  is a determination of the suitability or nonsuitability for

25  adjudication and commitment of the child to the department.

26  This determination shall include consideration of the

27  recommendations of the department, which may include a

28  predisposition report. The predisposition report shall

29  include, whether as part of the child's multidisciplinary

30  assessment, classification, and placement process components

31  or separately, evaluation of the following criteria:


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 1         (a)  The seriousness of the offense to the community.

 2  If the court determines under chapter 874 that the child was a

 3  member of a criminal street gang at the time of the commission

 4  of the offense, which determination shall be made pursuant to

 5  chapter 874, the seriousness of the offense to the community

 6  shall be given great weight.

 7         (b)  Whether the protection of the community requires

 8  adjudication and commitment to the department.

 9         (c)  Whether the offense was committed in an

10  aggressive, violent, premeditated, or willful manner.

11         (d)  Whether the offense was against persons or against

12  property, greater weight being given to offenses against

13  persons, especially if personal injury resulted.

14         (e)  The sophistication and maturity of the child.

15         (f)  The record and previous criminal history of the

16  child, including without limitations:

17         1.  Previous contacts with the department, the former

18  Department of Health and Rehabilitative Services, the

19  Department of Children and Family Services, the Department of

20  Corrections, other law enforcement agencies, and courts.;

21         2.  Prior periods of probation.;

22         3.  Prior adjudications of delinquency.; and

23         4.  Prior commitments to institutions.

24         (g)  The prospects for adequate protection of the

25  public and the likelihood of reasonable rehabilitation of the

26  child if committed to a community services program or

27  facility.

28         (h)  The child's educational status, including, but not

29  limited to, the child's strengths, abilities, and unmet and

30  special educational needs. The report shall identify

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 1  appropriate educational and vocational goals for the child.

 2  Examples of appropriate goals include:

 3         1.  Attainment of a high school diploma or its

 4  equivalent.

 5         2.  Successful completion of literacy course(s).

 6         3.  Successful completion of vocational course(s).

 7         4.  Successful attendance and completion of the child's

 8  current grade if enrolled in school.

 9         5.  Enrollment in an apprenticeship or a similar

10  program.

11  

12  It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria set

13  forth in this subsection are general guidelines to be followed

14  at the discretion of the court and not mandatory requirements

15  of procedure. It is not the intent of the Legislature to

16  provide for the appeal of the disposition made under this

17  section. At the time of disposition, the court may make

18  recommendations to the department as to specific treatment

19  approaches to be employed.

20         (7)(3)(a)  If the court determines that the child

21  should be adjudicated as having committed a delinquent act and

22  should be committed to the department, such determination

23  shall be in writing or on the record of the hearing. The

24  determination shall include a specific finding of the reasons

25  for the decision to adjudicate and to commit the child to the

26  department, including any determination that the child was a

27  member of a criminal street gang.

28         (a)(b)  If the court determines that commitment to the

29  department is appropriate, The juvenile probation officer

30  shall recommend to the court the most appropriate placement

31  and treatment plan, specifically identifying the


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 1  restrictiveness level most appropriate for the child. If the

 2  court has determined that the child was a member of a criminal

 3  street gang, that determination shall be given great weight in

 4  identifying the most appropriate restrictiveness level for the

 5  child. The court shall consider the department's

 6  recommendation in making its commitment decision.

 7         (b)(c)  The court shall commit the child to the

 8  department at the restrictiveness level identified or may

 9  order placement at a different restrictiveness level. The

10  court shall state for the record the reasons that which

11  establish by a preponderance of the evidence why the court is

12  disregarding the assessment of the child and the

13  restrictiveness level recommended by the department. Any party

14  may appeal the court's findings resulting in a modified level

15  of restrictiveness under pursuant to this paragraph.

16         (c)(d)  The court may also require that the child be

17  placed in a probation program following the child's discharge

18  from commitment. Community-based sanctions under pursuant to

19  subsection (8)(4) may be imposed by the court at the

20  disposition hearing or at any time prior to the child's

21  release from commitment.

22         (e)  The court shall be responsible for the

23  fingerprinting of any child at the disposition hearing if the

24  child has been adjudicated or had adjudication withheld for

25  any felony in the case currently before the court.

26         (8)(4)  If the court determines not to adjudicate and

27  commit to the department, then the court shall determine what

28  community-based sanctions it will impose in a probation

29  program for the child. Community-based sanctions may include,

30  but are not limited to, participation in substance abuse

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 1  money or in kind, a curfew, revocation or suspension of the

 2  driver's license of the child, community service, and

 3  appropriate educational programs as determined by the district

 4  school board.

 5         (9)(5)  After appropriate sanctions for the offense are

 6  determined, the court shall develop, approve, and order a plan

 7  of probation that which will contain rules, requirements,

 8  conditions, and rehabilitative programs, including the option

 9  of a day-treatment probation program, that which are designed

10  to encourage responsible and acceptable behavior and to

11  promote both the rehabilitation of the child and the

12  protection of the community.

13         (10)  Any disposition order shall be in writing as

14  prepared by the clerk of court and may thereafter be modified

15  or set aside by the court.

16         Section 46.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (1) of section

17  985.231, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as section 985.435,

18  Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

19         985.435  Probation and postcommitment probation;

20  community service.--

21         (1)(a)  The court that has jurisdiction over of an

22  adjudicated delinquent child may, by an order stating the

23  facts upon which a determination of a sanction and

24  rehabilitative program was made at the disposition hearing,:

25         1.  place the child in a probation program or a

26  postcommitment probation program. Such placement must be under

27  the supervision of an authorized agent of the department or of

28  any other person or agency specifically authorized and

29  appointed by the court, whether in the child's own home, in

30  the home of a relative of the child, or in some other suitable

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 1  place under such reasonable conditions as the court may

 2  direct.

 3         (2)  A probation program for an adjudicated delinquent

 4  child must include a penalty component such as:

 5         (a)  Restitution in money or in kind;,

 6         (b)  Community service;,

 7         (c)  A curfew;,

 8         (d)  Revocation or suspension of the driver's license

 9  of the child;, or

10         (e)  Other nonresidential punishment appropriate to the

11  offense.

12         (3)  A probation program and must also include a

13  rehabilitative program component such as a requirement of

14  participation in substance abuse treatment or in school or

15  other educational program. The nonconsent of the child to

16  treatment in a substance abuse treatment program in no way

17  precludes the court from ordering such treatment If the child

18  is attending or is eligible to attend public school and the

19  court finds that the victim or a sibling of the victim in the

20  case is attending or may attend the same school as the child,

21  the court placement order shall include a finding pursuant to

22  the proceedings described in s. 985.23(1)(d). Upon the

23  recommendation of the department at the time of disposition,

24  or subsequent to disposition pursuant to the filing of a

25  petition alleging a violation of the child's conditions of

26  postcommitment probation, the court may order the child to

27  submit to random testing for the purpose of detecting and

28  monitoring the use of alcohol or controlled substances.

29         (4)a.  A classification scale for levels of supervision

30  shall be provided by the department, taking into account the

31  child's needs and risks relative to probation supervision


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 1  requirements to reasonably ensure the public safety. Probation

 2  programs for children shall be supervised by the department or

 3  by any other person or agency specifically authorized by the

 4  court. These programs must include, but are not limited to,

 5  structured or restricted activities as described in this

 6  section and s. 985.439 subparagraph, and shall be designed to

 7  encourage the child toward acceptable and functional social

 8  behavior.

 9         (5)  If supervision or a program of community service

10  is ordered by the court, the duration of such supervision or

11  program must be consistent with any treatment and

12  rehabilitation needs identified for the child and may not

13  exceed the term for which sentence could be imposed if the

14  child were committed for the offense, except that the duration

15  of such supervision or program for an offense that is a

16  misdemeanor of the second degree, or is equivalent to a

17  misdemeanor of the second degree, may be for a period not to

18  exceed 6 months. When restitution is ordered by the court, the

19  amount of restitution may not exceed an amount the child and

20  the parent or guardian could reasonably be expected to pay or

21  make. A child who participates in any work program under this

22  part is considered an employee of the state for purposes of

23  liability, unless otherwise provided by law.

24         (6)b.  The court may conduct judicial review hearings

25  for a child placed on probation for the purpose of fostering

26  accountability to the judge and compliance with other

27  requirements, such as restitution and community service. The

28  court may allow early termination of probation for a child who

29  has substantially complied with the terms and conditions of

30  probation.

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 1         c.  If the conditions of the probation program or the

 2  postcommitment probation program are violated, the department

 3  or the state attorney may bring the child before the court on

 4  a petition alleging a violation of the program. Any child who

 5  violates the conditions of probation or postcommitment

 6  probation must be brought before the court if sanctions are

 7  sought. A child taken into custody under s. 985.207 for

 8  violating the conditions of probation or postcommitment

 9  probation shall be held in a consequence unit if such a unit

10  is available. The child shall be afforded a hearing within 24

11  hours after being taken into custody to determine the

12  existence of probable cause that the child violated the

13  conditions of probation or postcommitment probation. A

14  consequence unit is a secure facility specifically designated

15  by the department for children who are taken into custody

16  under s. 985.207 for violating probation or postcommitment

17  probation, or who have been found by the court to have

18  violated the conditions of probation or postcommitment

19  probation. If the violation involves a new charge of

20  delinquency, the child may be detained under s. 985.215 in a

21  facility other than a consequence unit. If the child is not

22  eligible for detention for the new charge of delinquency, the

23  child may be held in the consequence unit pending a hearing

24  and is subject to the time limitations specified in s.

25  985.215. If the child denies violating the conditions of

26  probation or postcommitment probation, the court shall appoint

27  counsel to represent the child at the child's request. Upon

28  the child's admission, or if the court finds after a hearing

29  that the child has violated the conditions of probation or

30  postcommitment probation, the court shall enter an order

31  revoking, modifying, or continuing probation or postcommitment


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 1  probation. In each such case, the court shall enter a new

 2  disposition order and, in addition to the sanctions set forth

 3  in this paragraph, may impose any sanction the court could

 4  have imposed at the original disposition hearing. If the child

 5  is found to have violated the conditions of probation or

 6  postcommitment probation, the court may:

 7         (I)  Place the child in a consequence unit in that

 8  judicial circuit, if available, for up to 5 days for a first

 9  violation, and up to 15 days for a second or subsequent

10  violation.

11         (II)  Place the child on home detention with electronic

12  monitoring. However, this sanction may be used only if a

13  residential consequence unit is not available.

14         (III)  Modify or continue the child's probation program

15  or postcommitment probation program.

16         (IV)  Revoke probation or postcommitment probation and

17  commit the child to the department.

18         d.  Notwithstanding s. 743.07 and paragraph (d), and

19  except as provided in s. 985.31, the term of any order placing

20  a child in a probation program must be until the child's 19th

21  birthday unless he or she is released by the court, on the

22  motion of an interested party or on its own motion.

23         2.  Commit the child to a licensed child-caring agency

24  willing to receive the child, but the court may not commit the

25  child to a jail or to a facility used primarily as a detention

26  center or facility or shelter.

27         3.  Commit the child to the department at a

28  restrictiveness level defined in s. 985.03. Such commitment

29  must be for the purpose of exercising active control over the

30  child, including, but not limited to, custody, care, training,

31  urine monitoring, and treatment of the child and release of


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 1  the child from residential commitment into the community in a

 2  postcommitment nonresidential conditional release program. If

 3  the child is eligible to attend public school following

 4  commitment and the court finds that the victim or a sibling of

 5  the victim in the case is or may be attending the same school

 6  as the child, the commitment order shall include a finding

 7  pursuant to the proceedings described in s. 985.23(1)(d). If

 8  the child is not successful in the conditional release

 9  program, the department may use the transfer procedure under

10  s. 985.404. Notwithstanding s. 743.07 and paragraph (d), and

11  except as provided in s. 985.31, the term of the commitment

12  must be until the child is discharged by the department or

13  until he or she reaches the age of 21.

14         4.  Revoke or suspend the driver's license of the

15  child.

16         5.  Require the child and, if the court finds it

17  appropriate, the child's parent or guardian together with the

18  child, to render community service in a public service

19  program.

20         6.  As part of the probation program to be implemented

21  by the department, or, in the case of a committed child, as

22  part of the community-based sanctions ordered by the court at

23  the disposition hearing or before the child's release from

24  commitment, order the child to make restitution in money,

25  through a promissory note cosigned by the child's parent or

26  guardian, or in kind for any damage or loss caused by the

27  child's offense in a reasonable amount or manner to be

28  determined by the court. The clerk of the circuit court shall

29  be the receiving and dispensing agent. In such case, the court

30  shall order the child or the child's parent or guardian to pay

31  to the office of the clerk of the circuit court an amount not


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 1  to exceed the actual cost incurred by the clerk as a result of

 2  receiving and dispensing restitution payments. The clerk shall

 3  notify the court if restitution is not made, and the court

 4  shall take any further action that is necessary against the

 5  child or the child's parent or guardian. A finding by the

 6  court, after a hearing, that the parent or guardian has made

 7  diligent and good faith efforts to prevent the child from

 8  engaging in delinquent acts absolves the parent or guardian of

 9  liability for restitution under this subparagraph.

10         7.  Order the child and, if the court finds it

11  appropriate, the child's parent or guardian together with the

12  child, to participate in a community work project, either as

13  an alternative to monetary restitution or as part of the

14  rehabilitative or probation program.

15         8.  Commit the child to the department for placement in

16  a program or facility for serious or habitual juvenile

17  offenders in accordance with s. 985.31. Any commitment of a

18  child to a program or facility for serious or habitual

19  juvenile offenders must be for an indeterminate period of

20  time, but the time may not exceed the maximum term of

21  imprisonment that an adult may serve for the same offense. The

22  court may retain jurisdiction over such child until the child

23  reaches the age of 21, specifically for the purpose of the

24  child completing the program.

25         9.  In addition to the sanctions imposed on the child,

26  order the parent or guardian of the child to perform community

27  service if the court finds that the parent or guardian did not

28  make a diligent and good faith effort to prevent the child

29  from engaging in delinquent acts. The court may also order the

30  parent or guardian to make restitution in money or in kind for

31  any damage or loss caused by the child's offense. The court


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 1  shall determine a reasonable amount or manner of restitution,

 2  and payment shall be made to the clerk of the circuit court as

 3  provided in subparagraph 6.

 4         10.  Subject to specific appropriation, commit the

 5  juvenile sexual offender to the department for placement in a

 6  program or facility for juvenile sexual offenders in

 7  accordance with s. 985.308. Any commitment of a juvenile

 8  sexual offender to a program or facility for juvenile sexual

 9  offenders must be for an indeterminate period of time, but the

10  time may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that an

11  adult may serve for the same offense. The court may retain

12  jurisdiction over a juvenile sexual offender until the

13  juvenile sexual offender reaches the age of 21, specifically

14  for the purpose of completing the program.

15         Section 47.  Section 985.437, Florida Statutes, is

16  created to read:

17         985.437  Restitution.--

18         (1)  The court that has jurisdiction over an

19  adjudicated delinquent child may, by an order stating the

20  facts upon which a determination of a sanction and

21  rehabilitative program was made at the disposition hearing,

22  order the child to make restitution in the manner provided in

23  this section. This order shall be part of the probation

24  program to be implemented by the department or, in the case of

25  a committed child, as part of the community-based sanctions

26  ordered by the court at the disposition hearing or before the

27  child's release from commitment.

28         (2)  The court may order the child to make restitution

29  in money, through a promissory note cosigned by the child's

30  parent or guardian, or in kind for any damage or loss caused

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 1  determined by the court. When restitution is ordered by the

 2  court, the amount of restitution may not exceed an amount the

 3  child and the parent or guardian could reasonably be expected

 4  to pay or make.

 5         (3)  The clerk of the circuit court shall be the

 6  receiving and dispensing agent. In such case, the court shall

 7  order the child or the child's parent or guardian to pay to

 8  the office of the clerk of the circuit court an amount not to

 9  exceed the actual cost incurred by the clerk as a result of

10  receiving and dispensing restitution payments. The clerk shall

11  notify the court if restitution is not made, and the court

12  shall take any further action that is necessary against the

13  child or the child's parent or guardian.

14         (4)  A finding by the court, after a hearing, that the

15  parent or guardian has made diligent and good faith efforts to

16  prevent the child from engaging in delinquent acts absolves

17  the parent or guardian of liability for restitution under this

18  section.

19         (5)  The court may retain jurisdiction over a child and

20  the child's parent or legal guardian whom the court has

21  ordered to pay restitution until the restitution order is

22  satisfied or until the court orders otherwise, as provided in

23  s. 985.0301.

24         Section 48.  Section 985.439, Florida Statutes, is

25  created to read:

26         985.439  Violation of probation or postcommitment

27  probation.--

28         (1)(a)  This section is applicable when the court has

29  jurisdiction over an adjudicated delinquent child.

30         (b)  If the conditions of the probation program or the

31  postcommitment probation program are violated, the department


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 1  or the state attorney may bring the child before the court on

 2  a petition alleging a violation of the program. Any child who

 3  violates the conditions of probation or postcommitment

 4  probation must be brought before the court if sanctions are

 5  sought.

 6         (2)  A child taken into custody under s. 985.101 for

 7  violating the conditions of probation or postcommitment

 8  probation shall be held in a consequence unit if such a unit

 9  is available. The child shall be afforded a hearing within 24

10  hours after being taken into custody to determine the

11  existence of probable cause that the child violated the

12  conditions of probation or postcommitment probation. A

13  consequence unit is a secure facility specifically designated

14  by the department for children who are taken into custody

15  under s. 985.101 for violating probation or postcommitment

16  probation, or who have been found by the court to have

17  violated the conditions of probation or postcommitment

18  probation. If the violation involves a new charge of

19  delinquency, the child may be detained under part V in a

20  facility other than a consequence unit. If the child is not

21  eligible for detention for the new charge of delinquency, the

22  child may be held in the consequence unit pending a hearing

23  and is subject to the time limitations specified in part V.

24         (3)  If the child denies violating the conditions of

25  probation or postcommitment probation, the court shall, upon

26  the child's request, appoint counsel to represent the child.

27         (4)  Upon the child's admission, or if the court finds

28  after a hearing that the child has violated the conditions of

29  probation or postcommitment probation, the court shall enter

30  an order revoking, modifying, or continuing probation or

31  postcommitment probation. In each such case, the court shall


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 1  enter a new disposition order and, in addition to the

 2  sanctions set forth in this section, may impose any sanction

 3  the court could have imposed at the original disposition

 4  hearing. If the child is found to have violated the conditions

 5  of probation or postcommitment probation, the court may:

 6         (a)  Place the child in a consequence unit in that

 7  judicial circuit, if available, for up to 5 days for a first

 8  violation and up to 15 days for a second or subsequent

 9  violation.

10         (b)  Place the child on home detention with electronic

11  monitoring. However, this sanction may be used only if a

12  residential consequence unit is not available.

13         (c)  Modify or continue the child's probation program

14  or postcommitment probation program.

15         (d)  Revoke probation or postcommitment probation and

16  commit the child to the department.

17         (5)  Upon the recommendation of the department at the

18  time of disposition, or subsequent to disposition pursuant to

19  the filing of a petition alleging a violation of the child's

20  conditions of postcommitment probation, the court may order

21  the child to submit to random testing for the purpose of

22  detecting and monitoring the use of alcohol or controlled

23  substances.

24         Section 49.  Section 985.441, Florida Statutes, is

25  created to read:

26         985.441  Commitment.--

27         (1)  The court that has jurisdiction of an adjudicated

28  delinquent child may, by an order stating the facts upon which

29  a determination of a sanction and rehabilitative program was

30  made at the disposition hearing:

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 1         (a)  Commit the child to a licensed child-caring agency

 2  willing to receive the child; however, the court may not

 3  commit the child to a jail or to a facility used primarily as

 4  a detention center or facility or shelter.

 5         (b)  Commit the child to the department at a

 6  restrictiveness level defined in s. 985.03. Such commitment

 7  must be for the purpose of exercising active control over the

 8  child, including, but not limited to, custody, care, training,

 9  urine monitoring, and treatment of the child and release of

10  the child from residential commitment into the community in a

11  postcommitment nonresidential conditional release program. If

12  the child is not successful in the conditional release

13  program, the department may use the transfer procedure under

14  subsection (3).

15         (c)  Commit the child to the department for placement

16  in a program or facility for serious or habitual juvenile

17  offenders in accordance with s. 985.47.

18         1.  Following a delinquency adjudicatory hearing under

19  s. 985.35 and a delinquency disposition hearing under s.

20  985.433 that results in a commitment determination, the court

21  shall, on its own or upon request by the state or the

22  department, determine whether the protection of the public

23  requires that the child be placed in a program for serious or

24  habitual juvenile offenders and whether the particular needs

25  of the child would be best served by a program for serious or

26  habitual juvenile offenders as provided in s. 985.47. The

27  determination shall be made under ss. 985.47(1) and

28  985.433(7).

29         2.  Any commitment of a child to a program or facility

30  for serious or habitual juvenile offenders must be for an

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 1  maximum term of imprisonment that an adult may serve for the

 2  same offense.

 3         (d)  Commit the child to the department for placement

 4  in a program or facility for juvenile sexual offenders in

 5  accordance with s. 985.48, subject to specific appropriation

 6  for such a program or facility.

 7         1.  The child may only be committed for such placement

 8  pursuant to determination that the child is a juvenile sexual

 9  offender under the criteria specified in s. 985.475.

10         2.  Any commitment of a juvenile sexual offender to a

11  program or facility for juvenile sexual offenders must be for

12  an indeterminate period of time, but the time may not exceed

13  the maximum term of imprisonment that an adult may serve for

14  the same offense.

15         (2)  The nonconsent of the child to commitment or

16  treatment in a substance abuse treatment program in no way

17  precludes the court from ordering such commitment or

18  treatment.

19         (3)  The department may transfer a child, when

20  necessary to appropriately administer the child's commitment,

21  from one facility or program to another facility or program

22  operated, contracted, subcontracted, or designated by the

23  department, including a postcommitment nonresidential

24  conditional release program. The department shall notify the

25  court that committed the child to the department and any

26  attorney of record for the child, in writing, of its intent to

27  transfer the child from a commitment facility or program to

28  another facility or program of a higher or lower

29  restrictiveness level. The court that committed the child may

30  agree to the transfer or may set a hearing to review the

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 1  receipt of the notice, the transfer of the child shall be

 2  deemed granted.

 3         Section 50.  Section 985.232, Florida Statutes, is

 4  renumbered as section 985.442, Florida Statutes.

 5         Section 51.  Paragraph (j) of subsection (1) of section

 6  985.231, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as section 985.445,

 7  Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

 8         985.445 985.231  Powers of disposition in delinquency

 9  Cases involving grand theft of a motor vehicle.--

10         (1)

11         (j)  If the offense committed by the child was grand

12  theft of a motor vehicle, the court:

13         (1)1.  Upon a first adjudication for a grand theft of a

14  motor vehicle, may place the youth in a boot camp, unless the

15  child is ineligible under pursuant to s. 985.489 985.309, and

16  shall order the youth to complete a minimum of 50 hours of

17  community service.

18         (2)2.  Upon a second adjudication for grand theft of a

19  motor vehicle which is separate and unrelated to the previous

20  adjudication, may place the youth in a boot camp, unless the

21  child is ineligible under pursuant to s. 985.489 985.309, and

22  shall order the youth to complete a minimum of 100 hours of

23  community service.

24         (3)3.  Upon a third adjudication for grand theft of a

25  motor vehicle which is separate and unrelated to the previous

26  adjudications, shall place the youth in a boot camp or other

27  treatment program, unless the child is ineligible under

28  pursuant to s. 985.489 985.309, and shall order the youth to

29  complete a minimum of 250 hours of community service.

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 1         Section 52.  Paragraph (g) of subsection (1) of section

 2  985.231, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as section 985.45,

 3  Florida Statutes, and amended to read:

 4         985.45  Liability and remuneration for work.--

 5         (1)(g)  Whenever a child is required by the court to

 6  participate in any work program under this part or whenever a

 7  child volunteers to work in a specified state, county,

 8  municipal, or community service organization supervised work

 9  program or to work for the victim, either as an alternative to

10  monetary restitution or as a part of the rehabilitative or

11  probation program, the child is an employee of the state for

12  the purposes of liability.

13         (2)  In determining the child's average weekly wage

14  unless otherwise determined by a specific funding program, all

15  remuneration received from the employer is a gratuity, and the

16  child is not entitled to any benefits otherwise payable under

17  s. 440.15, regardless of whether the child may be receiving

18  wages and remuneration from other employment with another

19  employer and regardless of the child's future wage-earning

20  capacity.

21         Section 53.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of section

22  985.231, Florida Statutes, is amended and renumbered as

23  subsection (3) of section 985.455, Florida Statutes, and

24  paragraph (h) of subsection (1) of section 985.231, Florida

25  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (4) of section 985.455,

26  Florida Statutes, which is created to read:

27         985.455  Other dispositional issues.--

28         (1)  The court that has jurisdiction over an

29  adjudicated delinquent child may, by an order stating the

30  facts upon which a determination of a sanction and

31  rehabilitative program was made at the disposition hearing:


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 1         (a)  Require the child and, if the court finds it

 2  appropriate, the child's parent or guardian together with the

 3  child to render community service in a public service program.

 4         (b)  Order the child and, if the court finds it

 5  appropriate, the child's parent or guardian together with the

 6  child to participate in a community work project, either as an

 7  alternative to monetary restitution or as part of the

 8  rehabilitative or probation program.

 9         (c)  Revoke or suspend the driver's license of the

10  child.

11         (2)  If the child is attending or is eligible to attend

12  public school and the court finds that the victim or a sibling

13  of the victim in the case is attending or may attend the same

14  school as the child, the court shall, on its own motion or

15  upon the request of any party or any parent or legal guardian

16  of the victim, determine whether it is appropriate to enter a

17  no contact order in favor of the victim or a sibling of the

18  victim. If appropriate and acceptable to the victim and the

19  victim's parent or parents or legal guardian, the court may

20  reflect in the written disposition order that the victim or

21  the victim's parent or parents or legal guardian stated in

22  writing or in open court that he or she did not object to the

23  offender being permitted to attend the same school or ride on

24  the same school bus as the victim or a sibling of the victim.

25  If applicable, the court placement or commitment order shall

26  include a finding under this subsection.

27         (1)

28         (3)(d)  Any commitment of a delinquent child to the

29  department must be for an indeterminate period of time, which

30  may include periods of temporary release; however, the period

31  of time may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that


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 1  an adult may serve for the same offense, except that the

 2  duration of a minimum-risk nonresidential commitment for an

 3  offense that is a misdemeanor of the second degree, or is

 4  equivalent to a misdemeanor of the second degree, may be for a

 5  period not to exceed 6 months. The duration of the child's

 6  placement in a commitment program of any restrictiveness level

 7  shall be based on objective performance-based treatment

 8  planning. The child's treatment plan progress and

 9  adjustment-related issues shall be reported to the court

10  quarterly, unless the court requests monthly reports. The

11  child's length of stay in a commitment program may be extended

12  if the child fails to comply with or participate in treatment

13  activities. The child's length of stay in the program shall

14  not be extended for purposes of sanction or punishment. Any

15  temporary release from such program must be approved by the

16  court. Any child so committed may be discharged from

17  institutional confinement or a program upon the direction of

18  the department with the concurrence of the court. The child's

19  treatment plan progress and adjustment-related issues must be

20  communicated to the court at the time the department requests

21  the court to consider releasing the child from the commitment

22  program. Notwithstanding s. 743.07 and this subsection, and

23  except as provided in ss. 985.201 and 985.31, a child may not

24  be held under a commitment from a court under this section

25  after becoming 21 years of age. The department shall give the

26  court that committed the child to the department reasonable

27  notice, in writing, of its desire to discharge the child from

28  a commitment facility. The court that committed the child may

29  thereafter accept or reject the request. If the court does not

30  respond within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the

31  request of the department shall be deemed granted. This


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 1  section does not limit the department's authority to revoke a

 2  child's temporary release status and return the child to a

 3  commitment facility for any violation of the terms and

 4  conditions of the temporary release.

 5         (4)(h)  The court may, upon motion of the child or upon

 6  its own motion, within 60 days after imposition of a

 7  disposition of commitment, suspend the further execution of

 8  the disposition and place the child in a probation program

 9  upon such terms and conditions as the court may require. The

10  department shall forward to the court all relevant material on

11  the child's progress while in custody not later than 3 working

12  days prior to the hearing on the motion to suspend the

13  disposition.

14         Section 54.  Section 985.316, Florida Statutes, is

15  renumbered as section 985.46, Florida Statutes, and subsection

16  (4) of that section is amended to read:

17         985.46 985.316  Conditional release.--

18         (4)  A juvenile under nonresidential commitment

19  placement will continue to be on commitment status and subject

20  to the transfer provision under s. 985.441(3) 985.404.

21         Section 55.  Section 985.313, Florida Statutes, is

22  renumbered as section 985.465, Florida Statutes, and amended

23  to read:

24         985.465 985.313  Juvenile correctional facilities or

25  juvenile prison.--A juvenile correctional facility or juvenile

26  prison is a physically secure residential commitment program

27  with a designated length of stay from 18 months to 36 months,

28  primarily serving children 13 years of age to 19 years of age,

29  or until the jurisdiction of the court expires. The court may

30  retain jurisdiction over the child until the child reaches the

31  age of 21, specifically for the purpose of the child


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 1  completing the program. Each child committed to this level

 2  must meet one of the following criteria:

 3         (1)  The child youth is at least 13 years of age at the

 4  time of the disposition for the current offense and has been

 5  adjudicated on the current offense for:

 6         (a)  Arson;

 7         (b)  Sexual battery;

 8         (c)  Robbery;

 9         (d)  Kidnapping;

10         (e)  Aggravated child abuse;

11         (f)  Aggravated assault;

12         (g)  Aggravated stalking;

13         (h)  Murder;

14         (i)  Manslaughter;

15         (j)  Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a

16  destructive device or bomb;

17         (k)  Armed burglary;

18         (l)  Aggravated battery;

19         (m)  Carjacking;

20         (n)  Home-invasion robbery;

21         (o)  Burglary with an assault or battery;

22         (p)  Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or

23  in the presence of a person less than 16 years of age; or

24         (q)  Carrying, displaying, using, threatening to use,

25  or attempting to use a weapon or firearm during the commission

26  of a felony.

27         (2)  The child youth is at least 13 years of age at the

28  time of the disposition, the current offense is a felony, and

29  the child has previously been committed three or more times to

30  a delinquency commitment program.

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 1         (3)  The child youth is at least 13 years of age and is

 2  currently committed for a felony offense and transferred from

 3  a moderate-risk or high-risk residential commitment placement.

 4         (4)  The child youth is at least 13 years of age at the

 5  time of the disposition for the current offense, the child

 6  youth is eligible for prosecution as an adult for the current

 7  offense, and the current offense is ranked at level 7 or

 8  higher on the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity

 9  ranking chart pursuant to s. 921.0022.

10         Section 56.  Subsection (49) of section 985.03, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended and renumbered as subsection (1) of

12  section 985.47, Florida Statutes, subsections (2), (4), and

13  (5) of section 985.31, Florida Statutes are amended and

14  renumbered, respectively, as subsections (9), (11), and (12)

15  of section 985.47, Florida Statutes, paragraphs (e) through

16  (i) and (k) of subsection (3) of section 985.31, Florida

17  Statutes, are amended and renumbered, respectively, as

18  subsections (2) through (6) and (7) of section 985.47, Florida

19  Statutes, subsection (1) of section 985.31, Florida Statutes,

20  is renumbered as subsection (8) of section 985.47, Florida

21  Statutes, and paragraphs (a) through (d) and (j) of subsection

22  (3) of section 985.31, Florida Statutes, are renumbered,

23  respectively, as paragraphs (a) through (d) and (e) of

24  subsection (10) of section 985.47, Florida Statutes, and

25  amended to read:

26         985.47 985.31  Serious or habitual juvenile offender.--

27         (1)(49)  CRITERIA.--A "serious or habitual juvenile

28  offender," for purposes of commitment to a residential

29  facility and for purposes of records retention, means a child

30  who has been found to have committed a delinquent act or a

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 1  violation of law, in the case currently before the court, and

 2  who meets at least one of the following criteria:

 3         (a)  The child youth is at least 13 years of age at the

 4  time of the disposition for the current offense and has been

 5  adjudicated on the current offense for:

 6         1.  Arson;

 7         2.  Sexual battery;

 8         3.  Robbery;

 9         4.  Kidnapping;

10         5.  Aggravated child abuse;

11         6.  Aggravated assault;

12         7.  Aggravated stalking;

13         8.  Murder;

14         9.  Manslaughter;

15         10.  Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a

16  destructive device or bomb;

17         11.  Armed burglary;

18         12.  Aggravated battery;

19         13.  Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or

20  in the presence of a person less than 16 years of age; or

21         14.  Carrying, displaying, using, threatening, or

22  attempting to use a weapon or firearm during the commission of

23  a felony.

24         (b)  The child youth is at least 13 years of age at the

25  time of the disposition, the current offense is a felony, and

26  the child has previously been committed at least two times to

27  a delinquency commitment program.

28         (c)  The child youth is at least 13 years of age and is

29  currently committed for a felony offense and transferred from

30  a moderate-risk or high-risk residential commitment placement.

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 1         (2)(3)(e)  DETERMINATION.--After a child has been

 2  adjudicated delinquent under pursuant to s. 985.35 985.228,

 3  the court shall determine whether the child meets the criteria

 4  for a serious or habitual juvenile offender under subsection

 5  (1) pursuant to s. 985.03(49). If the court determines that

 6  the child does not meet such criteria, ss. 985.435, 985.437,

 7  985.439, 985.441, 985.445, 985.45, and 985.455 the provisions

 8  of s. 985.231(1) shall apply.

 9         (3)(f)  PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.--After a child has

10  been transferred for criminal prosecution, a circuit court

11  judge may direct a juvenile probation officer to consult with

12  designated staff from an appropriate serious or habitual

13  juvenile offender program for the purpose of making

14  recommendations to the court regarding the child's placement

15  in such program.

16         (4)(g)  TIME AND PLACE FOR

17  RECOMMENDATIONS.--Recommendations as to a child's placement in

18  a serious or habitual juvenile offender program shall be

19  presented to the court within 72 hours after the adjudication

20  or conviction, and may be based on a preliminary screening of

21  the child at appropriate sites, considering the child's

22  location while court action is pending, which may include the

23  nearest regional detention center or facility or jail.

24         (5)(h)  REPORTING RECOMMENDATIONS TO COURT.--Based on

25  the recommendations of the multidisciplinary assessment, the

26  juvenile probation officer shall make the following

27  recommendations to the court:

28         (a)1.  For each child who has not been transferred for

29  criminal prosecution, the juvenile probation officer shall

30  recommend whether placement in such program is appropriate and

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 1         (b)2.  For each child who has been transferred for

 2  criminal prosecution, the juvenile probation officer shall

 3  recommend whether the most appropriate placement for the child

 4  is a juvenile justice system program, including a serious or

 5  habitual juvenile offender program or facility, or placement

 6  in the adult correctional system.

 7  

 8  If treatment provided by a serious or habitual juvenile

 9  offender program or facility is determined to be appropriate

10  and needed and placement is available, the juvenile probation

11  officer and the court shall identify the appropriate serious

12  or habitual juvenile offender program or facility best suited

13  to the needs of the child.

14         (6)(i)  ACTION ON RECOMMENDATIONS.--The treatment and

15  placement recommendations shall be submitted to the court for

16  further action under pursuant to this subsection paragraph:

17         (a)1.  If it is recommended that placement in a serious

18  or habitual juvenile offender program or facility is

19  inappropriate, the court shall make an alternative disposition

20  under pursuant to s. 985.489 985.309 or other alternative

21  sentencing as applicable, using utilizing the recommendation

22  as a guide.

23         (b)2.  If it is recommended that placement in a serious

24  or habitual juvenile offender program or facility is

25  appropriate, the court may commit the child to the department

26  for placement in the restrictiveness level designated for

27  serious or habitual delinquent children programs.

28         (7)(k)  DURATION OF COMMITMENT.--Any commitment of a

29  child to the department for placement in a serious or habitual

30  juvenile offender program or facility shall be for an

31  indeterminate period of time, but the time shall not exceed


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 1  the maximum term of imprisonment that which an adult may serve

 2  for the same offense. Notwithstanding the provisions of ss.

 3  743.07 and 985.231(1)(d), a serious or habitual juvenile

 4  offender shall not be held under commitment from a court

 5  pursuant to this section, s. 985.231, or s. 985.233 after

 6  becoming 21 years of age. This provision shall apply only for

 7  the purpose of completing the serious or habitual juvenile

 8  offender program pursuant to this chapter and shall be used

 9  solely for the purpose of treatment.

10         (8)(1)  ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES.--Pursuant to

11  the provisions of this chapter and the establishment of

12  appropriate program guidelines and standards, contractual

13  instruments, which shall include safeguards of all

14  constitutional rights, shall be developed as follows:

15         (a)  The department shall provide for:

16         1.  The oversight of implementation of assessment and

17  treatment approaches.

18         2.  The identification and prequalification of

19  appropriate individuals or not-for-profit organizations,

20  including minority individuals or organizations when possible,

21  to provide assessment and treatment services to serious or

22  habitual delinquent children.

23         3.  The monitoring and evaluation of assessment and

24  treatment services for compliance with the provisions of this

25  chapter and all applicable rules and guidelines pursuant

26  thereto.

27         4.  The development of an annual report on the

28  performance of assessment and treatment to be presented to the

29  Governor, the Attorney General, the President of the Senate,

30  the Speaker of the House of Representatives, and the Auditor

31  General no later than January 1 of each year.


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 1         (b)  Assessment shall generally comprise the first 30

 2  days of treatment and be provided by the same provider as

 3  treatment, but assessment and treatment services may be

 4  provided by separate providers, where warranted. Providers

 5  shall be selected who have the capacity to assess and treat

 6  the unique problems presented by children with different

 7  racial and ethnic backgrounds. The department shall retain

 8  contractual authority to reject any assessment or treatment

 9  provider for lack of qualification.

10         (9)(2)  SERIOUS OR HABITUAL JUVENILE OFFENDER

11  PROGRAM.--

12         (a)  There is created the serious or habitual juvenile

13  offender program. The program shall consist of at least 9

14  months of intensive secure residential treatment. Conditional

15  release assessment and services shall be provided in

16  accordance with s. 985.46 985.316. The components of the

17  program shall include, but not be limited to:

18         1.  Diagnostic evaluation services.

19         2.  Appropriate treatment modalities, including

20  substance abuse intervention, mental health services, and

21  sexual behavior dysfunction interventions and gang-related

22  behavior interventions.

23         3.  Prevocational and vocational services.

24         4.  Job training, job placement, and

25  employability-skills training.

26         5.  Case management services.

27         6.  Educational services, including special education

28  and pre-GED literacy.

29         7.  Self-sufficiency planning.

30         8.  Independent living skills.

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 1         10.  Recreational and leisure time activities.

 2         11.  Community involvement opportunities commencing,

 3  where appropriate, with the direct and timely payment of

 4  restitution to the victim.

 5         12.  Intensive conditional release supervision.

 6         13.  Graduated reentry into the community.

 7         14.  A diversity of forms of individual and family

 8  treatment appropriate to and consistent with the child's

 9  needs.

10         15.  Consistent and clear consequences for misconduct.

11         (b)  The department is authorized to contract with

12  private companies to provide some or all of the components

13  indicated in paragraph (a).

14         (c)  The department shall involve local law enforcement

15  agencies, the judiciary, school board personnel, the office of

16  the state attorney, the office of the public defender, and

17  community service agencies interested in or currently working

18  with juveniles, in planning and developing this program.

19         (d)  The department is authorized to accept funds or

20  in-kind contributions from public or private sources to be

21  used for the purposes of this section.

22         (10)(3)  PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT

23  AND TREATMENT.--

24         (a)  Assessment and treatment shall be conducted by

25  treatment professionals with expertise in specific treatment

26  procedures. These, which professionals shall exercise all

27  professional judgment independently of the department.

28         (b)  Treatment provided to children in designated

29  facilities shall be suited to the assessed needs of each

30  individual child and shall be administered safely and

31  humanely, with respect for human dignity.


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 1         (c)  The department may promulgate rules for the

 2  implementation and operation of programs and facilities for

 3  serious or habitual juvenile offenders.

 4         (d)  Any provider who acts in good faith is immune from

 5  civil or criminal liability for his or her actions in

 6  connection with the assessment, treatment, or transportation

 7  of a serious or habitual juvenile offender under the

 8  provisions of this chapter.

 9         (e)(j)  The following provisions shall apply to

10  children in serious or habitual juvenile offender programs and

11  facilities:

12         1.  A child shall begin participation in the

13  conditional release component of the program based upon a

14  determination made by the treatment provider and approved by

15  the department.

16         2.  A child shall begin participation in the community

17  supervision component of conditional release based upon a

18  determination made by the treatment provider and approved by

19  the department. The treatment provider shall give written

20  notice of the determination to the circuit court having

21  jurisdiction over the child. If the court does not respond

22  with a written objection within 10 days, the child shall begin

23  the conditional release component.

24         3.  A child shall be discharged from the program based

25  upon a determination made by the treatment provider with the

26  approval of the department.

27         4.  In situations where the department does not agree

28  with the decision of the treatment provider, a reassessment

29  shall be performed, and the department shall use utilize the

30  reassessment determination to resolve the disagreement and

31  make a final decision.


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 1         (11)(4)  ASSESSMENTS, TESTING, RECORDS, AND

 2  INFORMATION.--

 3         (a)  Pursuant to the provisions of this section, the

 4  department shall implement the comprehensive assessment

 5  instrument for the treatment needs of serious or habitual

 6  juvenile offenders and for the assessment, which assessment

 7  shall include the criteria under subsection (1) s. 985.03(49)

 8  and shall also include, but not be limited to, evaluation of

 9  the child's:

10         1.  Amenability to treatment.

11         2.  Proclivity toward violence.

12         3.  Tendency toward gang involvement.

13         4.  Substance abuse or addiction and the level thereof.

14         5.  History of being a victim of child abuse or sexual

15  abuse, or indication of sexual behavior dysfunction.

16         6.  Number and type of previous adjudications, findings

17  of guilt, and convictions.

18         7.  Potential for rehabilitation.

19         (b)  The department shall contract with multiple

20  individuals or not-for-profit organizations to perform the

21  assessments and treatment, and shall ensure that the staff of

22  each provider is are appropriately trained.

23         (c)  Assessment and treatment providers shall have a

24  written procedure developed, in consultation with licensed

25  treatment professionals, establishing conditions under which a

26  child's blood and urine samples will be tested for substance

27  abuse indications. It is not unlawful for The person receiving

28  the test results may to divulge the test results to the

29  relevant facility staff and department personnel;. however,

30  such information is exempt from the provisions of ss. 119.01

31  and 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.


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 1         (d)  Serologic blood test and urinalysis results

 2  obtained under pursuant to paragraph (c) are confidential,

 3  except that they may be shared with employees or officers of

 4  the department, the court, and any assessment or treatment

 5  provider and designated facility treating the child. No person

 6  to whom the results of a test have been disclosed under this

 7  section may disclose the test results to another person not

 8  authorized under this section.

 9         (e)  The results of any serologic blood or urine test

10  on a serious or habitual juvenile offender shall become a part

11  of that child's medical file. Upon transfer of the child to

12  any other designated treatment facility, such file shall be

13  transferred in an envelope marked confidential. The results of

14  any test designed to identify the human immunodeficiency

15  virus, or its antigen or antibody, shall be accessible only to

16  persons designated by rule of the department. The provisions

17  of such rule shall be consistent with the guidelines

18  established by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.

19         (f)  A record of the assessment and treatment of each

20  serious or habitual juvenile offender shall be maintained by

21  the provider, which shall include data pertaining to the

22  child's treatment and such other information as may be

23  required under rules of the department. Unless waived by

24  express and informed consent by the child or the guardian or,

25  if the child is deceased, by the child's personal

26  representative or by the person who stands next in line of

27  intestate succession, the privileged and confidential status

28  of the clinical assessment and treatment record shall not be

29  lost by either authorized or unauthorized disclosure to any

30  person, organization, or agency.

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 1         (g)  The assessment and treatment record shall not be a

 2  public record, and no part of it shall be released, except

 3  that:

 4         1.  The record shall be released to such persons and

 5  agencies as are designated by the child or the guardian.

 6         2.  The record shall be released to persons authorized

 7  by order of court, excluding matters privileged by other

 8  provisions of law.

 9         3.  The record or any part thereof shall be disclosed

10  to a qualified researcher, as defined by rule; a staff member

11  of the designated treatment facility; or an employee of the

12  department when the administrator of the facility or the

13  Secretary of Juvenile Justice deems it necessary for treatment

14  of the child, maintenance of adequate records, compilation of

15  treatment data, or evaluation of programs.

16         4.  Information from the assessment and treatment

17  record may be used for statistical and research purposes if

18  the information is abstracted in such a way as to protect the

19  identity of individuals.

20         (h)  Notwithstanding other provisions of this section,

21  the department may request, receive, and provide assessment

22  and treatment information to facilitate treatment,

23  rehabilitation, and continuity of care of any serious or

24  habitual juvenile offender from any of the following:

25         1.  The Social Security Administration and the United

26  States Department of Veterans Affairs.

27         2.  Law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, defense

28  attorneys, and judges in regard to the child's status.

29         3.  Personnel in any facility in which the child may be

30  placed.

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 1         4.  Community agencies and others expected to provide

 2  services to the child upon his or her return to the community.

 3         (i)  Any law enforcement agency, designated treatment

 4  facility, governmental or community agency, or other entity

 5  that receives information under pursuant to this section shall

 6  maintain such information as a nonpublic record as otherwise

 7  provided herein.

 8         (j)  Any agency, not-for-profit organization, or

 9  treatment professional who acts in good faith in releasing

10  information under pursuant to this subsection shall not be

11  subject to civil or criminal liability for such release.

12         (k)  Assessment and treatment records are confidential

13  as described in this paragraph and exempt from the provisions

14  of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State

15  Constitution.

16         1.  The department shall have full access to the

17  assessment and treatment records to ensure coordination of

18  services to the child.

19         2.  The principles of confidentiality of records as

20  provided in s. 985.04 shall apply to the assessment and

21  treatment records of serious or habitual juvenile offenders.

22         (l)  For purposes of effective administration, accurate

23  tracking and recordkeeping, and optimal treatment decisions,

24  each assessment and treatment provider shall maintain a

25  central identification file on the serious or habitual

26  juvenile offenders it treats.

27         (m)  The file of each serious or habitual juvenile

28  offender shall contain, but is not limited to, pertinent

29  children-in-need-of-services and delinquency record

30  information maintained by the department; pertinent school

31  records information on behavior, attendance, and achievement;


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 1  and pertinent information on delinquency or children in need

 2  of services maintained by law enforcement agencies and the

 3  state attorney.

 4         (n)  All providers under this section shall, as part of

 5  their contractual duties, collect, maintain, and report to the

 6  department all information necessary to comply with mandatory

 7  reporting pursuant to the promulgation of rules by the

 8  department for the implementation of serious or habitual

 9  juvenile offender programs and the monitoring and evaluation

10  thereof.

11         (o)  The department is responsible for the development

12  and maintenance of a statewide automated tracking system for

13  serious or habitual juvenile offenders.

14         (12)(5)  DESIGNATED TREATMENT FACILITIES.--

15         (a)  Designated facilities shall be sited and

16  constructed by the department, directly or by contract,

17  pursuant to departmental rules, to ensure that facility design

18  is compatible with treatment. The department is authorized to

19  contract for the construction of the facilities and may also

20  lease facilities. The number of beds per facility shall not

21  exceed 25. An assessment of need for additional facilities

22  shall be conducted prior to the siting or construction of more

23  than one facility in any judicial circuit.

24         (b)  Designated facilities for serious or habitual

25  juvenile offenders shall be separate and secure facilities

26  established under the authority of the department for the

27  treatment of such children.

28         (c)  Security for designated facilities for serious or

29  habitual juvenile offenders shall be determined by the

30  department. The department is authorized to contract for the

31  provision of security.


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 1         (d)  With respect to the treatment of serious or

 2  habitual juvenile offenders under this section, designated

 3  facilities shall be immune from liability for civil damages

 4  except in instances when the failure to act in good faith

 5  results in serious injury or death, in which case liability

 6  shall be governed by s. 768.28.

 7         (e)  Minimum standards and requirements for designated

 8  treatment facilities shall be contractually prescribed under

 9  pursuant to subsection (8)(1).

10         Section 57.  Subsection (32) of section 985.03, Florida

11  Statutes, is amended and renumbered as subsection (1) of

12  section 985.475, Florida Statutes, and subsection (3) of

13  section 985.231, Florida Statutes, is amended and renumbered

14  as subsection (2) of section 985.475, Florida Statutes, to

15  read:

16         985.475  Juvenile sexual offenders.--

17         (1)(32)  CRITERIA.--A "juvenile sexual offender" means:

18         (a)  A juvenile who has been found by the court under

19  s. 985.35 985.228 to have committed a violation of chapter

20  794, chapter 796, chapter 800, s. 827.071, or s. 847.0133;

21         (b)  A juvenile found to have committed any felony

22  violation of law or delinquent act involving juvenile sexual

23  abuse. "Juvenile sexual abuse" means any sexual behavior that

24  which occurs without consent, without equality, or as a result

25  of coercion. For purposes of this subsection, the following

26  definitions apply:

27         1.  "Coercion" means the exploitation of authority, use

28  of bribes, threats of force, or intimidation to gain

29  cooperation or compliance.

30  

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 1         2.  "Equality" means two participants operating with

 2  the same level of power in a relationship, neither being

 3  controlled nor coerced by the other.

 4         3.  "Consent" means an agreement including all of the

 5  following:

 6         a.  Understanding what is proposed based on age,

 7  maturity, developmental level, functioning, and experience.

 8         b.  Knowledge of societal standards for what is being

 9  proposed.

10         c.  Awareness of potential consequences and

11  alternatives.

12         d.  Assumption that agreement or disagreement will be

13  accepted equally.

14         e.  Voluntary decision.

15         f.  Mental competence.

16  

17  Juvenile sexual offender behavior ranges from noncontact

18  sexual behavior such as making obscene phone calls,

19  exhibitionism, voyeurism, and the showing or taking of lewd

20  photographs to varying degrees of direct sexual contact, such

21  as frottage, fondling, digital penetration, rape, fellatio,

22  sodomy, and various other sexually aggressive acts.

23         (2)(3)  Following a delinquency adjudicatory hearing

24  under s. 985.35 985.228, the court may on its own or upon

25  request by the state or the department and subject to specific

26  appropriation, determine whether a juvenile sexual offender

27  placement is required for the protection of the public and

28  what would be the best approach to address the treatment needs

29  of the juvenile sexual offender. When the court determines

30  that a juvenile has no history of a recent comprehensive

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 1  may, subject to specific appropriation, order the department

 2  to conduct or arrange for an examination to determine whether

 3  the juvenile sexual offender is amenable to community-based

 4  treatment.

 5         (a)  The report of the examination shall include, at a

 6  minimum, the following:

 7         1.  The juvenile sexual offender's account of the

 8  incident and the official report of the investigation.

 9         2.  The juvenile sexual offender's offense history.

10         3.  A multidisciplinary assessment of the sexually

11  deviant behaviors, including an assessment by a certified

12  psychologist, therapist, or psychiatrist.

13         4.  An assessment of the juvenile sexual offender's

14  family, social, educational, and employment situation. The

15  report shall set forth the sources of the evaluator's

16  information.

17         (b)  The report shall assess the juvenile sexual

18  offender's amenability to treatment and relative risk to the

19  victim and the community.

20         (c)  The department shall provide a proposed plan to

21  the court that shall include, at a minimum:

22         1.  The frequency and type of contact between the

23  offender and therapist.

24         2.  The specific issues and behaviors to be addressed

25  in the treatment and description of planned treatment methods.

26         3.  Monitoring plans, including any requirements

27  regarding living conditions, school attendance and

28  participation, lifestyle, and monitoring by family members,

29  legal guardians, or others.

30         4.  Anticipated length of treatment.

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 1         6.  Reasonable restrictions on the contact between the

 2  juvenile sexual offender and either the victim or alleged

 3  victim.

 4         (d)  After receipt of the report on the proposed plan

 5  of treatment, the court shall consider whether the community

 6  and the offender will benefit from use of juvenile sexual

 7  offender community-based treatment alternative disposition and

 8  consider the opinion of the victim or the victim's family as

 9  to whether the offender should receive a community-based

10  treatment alternative disposition under this subsection.

11         (e)  If the court determines that this juvenile sexual

12  offender community-based treatment alternative is appropriate,

13  the court may place the offender on community supervision for

14  up to 3 years. As a condition of community treatment and

15  supervision, the court may order the offender to:

16         1.  Undergo available outpatient juvenile sexual

17  offender treatment for up to 3 years. A program or provider

18  may not be used for such treatment unless it has an

19  appropriate program designed for sexual offender treatment.

20  The department shall not change the treatment provider without

21  first notifying the state attorney's office.

22         2.  Remain within described geographical boundaries and

23  notify the court or the department counselor prior to any

24  change in the offender's address, educational program, or

25  employment.

26         3.  Comply with all requirements of the treatment plan.

27         (f)  The juvenile sexual offender treatment provider

28  shall submit quarterly reports on the respondent's progress in

29  treatment to the court and the parties to the proceedings. The

30  juvenile sexual offender reports shall reference the treatment

31  plan and include, at a minimum, the following:


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 1         1.  Dates of attendance.

 2         2.  The juvenile sexual offender's compliance with the

 3  requirements of treatment.

 4         3.  A description of the treatment activities.

 5         4.  The sexual offender's relative progress in

 6  treatment.

 7         5.  The offender's family support of the treatment

 8  objectives.

 9         6.  Any other material specified by the court at the

10  time of the disposition.

11         (g)  At the disposition hearing, the court may set case

12  review hearings as the court considers appropriate.

13         (h)  If the juvenile sexual offender violates any

14  condition of the disposition or the court finds that the

15  juvenile sexual offender is failing to make satisfactory

16  progress in treatment, the court may revoke the

17  community-based treatment alternative and order commitment to

18  the department under s. 985.441 pursuant to subsection (1).

19         (i)  If the court determines that the juvenile sexual

20  offender is not amenable to community-based treatment, the

21  court shall proceed with a juvenile sexual offender

22  disposition hearing under s. 985.441 pursuant to subsection

23  (1).

24         Section 58.  Section 985.308, Florida Statutes, is

25  renumbered as section 985.48, Florida Statutes.

26         Section 59.  Subsection (7) of section 985.03, Florida

27  Statutes, is amended and renumbered as subsection (1) of

28  section 985.483, Florida Statutes, subsections (2), (4), and

29  (5) of section 985.311, Florida Statutes, are amended and

30  renumbered, respectively, as subsections (9), (11), and (12)

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 1  (i) and (k) of subsection (3) of section 985.311, Florida

 2  Statutes, are amended and renumbered, respectively, as

 3  subsections (2) through (6) and (7) of section 985.483,

 4  Florida Statutes, subsection (1) of section 985.311, Florida

 5  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (8) of section 985.483,

 6  Florida Statutes, and paragraphs (a) through (d) and (j) of

 7  subsection (3) of section 985.311, Florida Statutes, are

 8  renumbered as paragraphs (a) through (d) and (e) of subsection

 9  (10) of section 985.483, Florida Statutes, and amended to

10  read:

11         985.483 985.311  Intensive residential treatment

12  program for offenders less than 13 years of age.--

13         (1)(7)  CRITERIA.--A "child eligible for an intensive

14  residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 years

15  of age" means a child who has been found to have committed a

16  delinquent act or a violation of law in the case currently

17  before the court and who meets at least one of the following

18  criteria:

19         (a)  The child is less than 13 years of age at the time

20  of the disposition for the current offense and has been

21  adjudicated on the current offense for:

22         1.  Arson;

23         2.  Sexual battery;

24         3.  Robbery;

25         4.  Kidnapping;

26         5.  Aggravated child abuse;

27         6.  Aggravated assault;

28         7.  Aggravated stalking;

29         8.  Murder;

30         9.  Manslaughter;

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 1         10.  Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a

 2  destructive device or bomb;

 3         11.  Armed burglary;

 4         12.  Aggravated battery;

 5         13.  Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or

 6  in the presence of a person less than 16 years of age; or

 7         14.  Carrying, displaying, using, threatening, or

 8  attempting to use a weapon or firearm during the commission of

 9  a felony.

10         (b)  The child is less than 13 years of age at the time

11  of the disposition, the current offense is a felony, and the

12  child has previously been committed at least once to a

13  delinquency commitment program.

14         (c)  The child is less than 13 years of age and is

15  currently committed for a felony offense and transferred from

16  a moderate-risk or high-risk residential commitment placement.

17         (2)(3)(e)  DETERMINATION.--After a child has been

18  adjudicated delinquent under pursuant to s. 985.35 985.228

19  (5), the court shall determine whether the child is eligible

20  for an intensive residential treatment program for offenders

21  less than 13 years of age under subsection (1) pursuant to s.

22  985.03(7). If the court determines that the child does not

23  meet the criteria, ss. 985.435, 985.437, 985.439, 985.441,

24  985.445, 985.45, and 985.455 the provisions of s. 985.231(1)

25  shall apply.

26         (3)(f)  PLACEMENT RECOMMENDATIONS.--After a child has

27  been transferred for criminal prosecution, a circuit court

28  judge may direct a juvenile probation officer to consult with

29  designated staff from an appropriate intensive residential

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 1  the purpose of making recommendations to the court regarding

 2  the child's placement in such program.

 3         (4)(3)(g)  TIME AND PLACE FOR

 4  RECOMMENDATIONS.--Recommendations as to a child's placement in

 5  an intensive residential treatment program for offenders less

 6  than 13 years of age may be based on a preliminary screening

 7  of the child at appropriate sites, considering the child's

 8  location while court action is pending, which may include the

 9  nearest regional detention center or facility or jail.

10         (5)(3)(h)  REPORTING RECOMMENDATIONS.--Based on the

11  recommendations of the multidisciplinary assessment, the

12  juvenile probation officer shall make the following

13  recommendations to the court:

14         (a)1.  For each child who has not been transferred for

15  criminal prosecution, the juvenile probation officer shall

16  recommend whether placement in such program is appropriate and

17  needed.

18         (b)2.  For each child who has been transferred for

19  criminal prosecution, the juvenile probation officer shall

20  recommend whether the most appropriate placement for the child

21  is a juvenile justice system program, including a child who is

22  eligible for an intensive residential treatment program for

23  offenders less than 13 years of age, or placement in the adult

24  correctional system.

25  

26  If treatment provided by an intensive residential treatment

27  program for offenders less than 13 years of age is determined

28  to be appropriate and needed and placement is available, the

29  juvenile probation officer and the court shall identify the

30  appropriate intensive residential treatment program for

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 1  offenders less than 13 years of age best suited to the needs

 2  of the child.

 3         (6)(3)(i)  ACTION ON RECOMMENDATIONS.--The treatment

 4  and placement recommendations shall be submitted to the court

 5  for further action under pursuant to this subsection

 6  paragraph:

 7         (a)1.  If it is recommended that placement in an

 8  intensive residential treatment program for offenders less

 9  than 13 years of age is inappropriate, the court shall make an

10  alternative disposition under pursuant to s. 985.489 985.309

11  or other alternative sentencing as applicable, using utilizing

12  the recommendation as a guide.

13         (b)2.  If it is recommended that placement in an

14  intensive residential treatment program for offenders less

15  than 13 years of age is appropriate, the court may commit the

16  child to the department for placement in the restrictiveness

17  level designated for intensive residential treatment program

18  for offenders less than 13 years of age.

19         (7)(3)(k)  DURATION OF COMMITMENT.--Any commitment of a

20  child to the department for placement in an intensive

21  residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 years

22  of age shall be for an indeterminate period of time, but the

23  time shall not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that

24  which an adult may serve for the same offense. Any child who

25  has not completed the residential portion of the intensive

26  residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 years

27  of age by his or her fourteenth birthday may be transferred to

28  another program for committed delinquent offenders.

29         (8)(1)  ASSESSMENT AND TREATMENT SERVICES.--Pursuant to

30  the provisions of this chapter and the establishment of

31  appropriate program guidelines and standards, contractual


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 1  instruments, which shall include safeguards of all

 2  constitutional rights, shall be developed for intensive

 3  residential treatment programs for offenders less than 13

 4  years of age as follows:

 5         (a)  The department shall provide for:

 6         1.  The oversight of implementation of assessment and

 7  treatment approaches.

 8         2.  The identification and prequalification of

 9  appropriate individuals or not-for-profit organizations,

10  including minority individuals or organizations when possible,

11  to provide assessment and treatment services to intensive

12  offenders less than 13 years of age.

13         3.  The monitoring and evaluation of assessment and

14  treatment services for compliance with the provisions of this

15  chapter and all applicable rules and guidelines pursuant

16  thereto.

17         4.  The development of an annual report on the

18  performance of assessment and treatment to be presented to the

19  Governor, the Attorney General, the President of the Senate,

20  the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the Auditor

21  General, and the Office of Program Policy Analysis and

22  Government Accountability no later than January 1 of each

23  year.

24         (b)  Assessment shall generally comprise the first 30

25  days of treatment and be provided by the same provider as

26  treatment, but assessment and treatment services may be

27  provided by separate providers, where warranted. Providers

28  shall be selected who have the capacity to assess and treat

29  the unique problems presented by children with different

30  racial and ethnic backgrounds. The department shall retain

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 1  contractual authority to reject any assessment or treatment

 2  provider for lack of qualification.

 3         (9)(2)  INTENSIVE RESIDENTIAL TREATMENT PROGRAM FOR

 4  OFFENDERS UNDER AGE LESS THAN 13 YEARS OF AGE.--

 5         (a)  There is created the intensive residential

 6  treatment program for offenders less than 13 years of age. The

 7  program shall consist of at least 9 months of intensive secure

 8  residential treatment. Conditional release assessment and

 9  services shall be provided in accordance with s. 985.46

10  985.316. The components of the program shall include, but not

11  be limited to:

12         1.  Diagnostic evaluation services.

13         2.  Appropriate treatment modalities, including

14  substance abuse intervention, mental health services, and

15  sexual behavior dysfunction interventions and gang-related

16  behavior interventions.

17         3.  Life skills.

18         4.  Values clarification.

19         5.  Case management services.

20         6.  Educational services, including special and

21  remedial education.

22         7.  Recreational and leisure time activities.

23         8.  Community involvement opportunities commencing,

24  where appropriate, with the direct and timely payment of

25  restitution to the victim.

26         9.  Intensive conditional release supervision.

27         10.  Graduated reentry into the community.

28         11.  A diversity of forms of individual and family

29  treatment appropriate to and consistent with the child's

30  needs.

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 1         (b)  The department is authorized to contract with

 2  private companies to provide some or all of the components

 3  indicated in paragraph (a).

 4         (c)  The department shall involve local law enforcement

 5  agencies, the judiciary, school board personnel, the office of

 6  the state attorney, the office of the public defender, and

 7  community service agencies interested in or currently working

 8  with juveniles, in planning and developing this program.

 9         (d)  The department is authorized to accept funds or

10  in-kind contributions from public or private sources to be

11  used for the purposes of this section.

12         (e)  The department shall establish quality assurance

13  standards to ensure the quality and substance of mental health

14  services provided to children with mental, nervous, or

15  emotional disorders who may be committed to intensive

16  residential treatment programs. The quality assurance

17  standards shall address the possession of credentials by the

18  mental health service providers.

19         (10)(3)  PRINCIPLES AND RECOMMENDATIONS OF ASSESSMENT

20  AND TREATMENT.--

21         (a)  Assessment and treatment shall be conducted by

22  treatment professionals with expertise in specific treatment

23  procedures. These, which professionals shall exercise all

24  professional judgment independently of the department.

25         (b)  Treatment provided to children in designated

26  facilities shall be suited to the assessed needs of each

27  individual child and shall be administered safely and

28  humanely, with respect for human dignity.

29         (c)  The department may promulgate rules for the

30  implementation and operation of programs and facilities for

31  children who are eligible for an intensive residential


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 1  treatment program for offenders less than 13 years of age. The

 2  department must involve the following groups in the

 3  promulgation of rules for services for this population: local

 4  law enforcement agencies, the judiciary, school board

 5  personnel, the office of the state attorney, the office of the

 6  public defender, and community service agencies interested in

 7  or currently working with juveniles. When promulgating these

 8  rules, the department must consider program principles,

 9  components, standards, procedures for intake, diagnostic and

10  assessment activities, treatment modalities, and case

11  management.

12         (d)  Any provider who acts in good faith is immune from

13  civil or criminal liability for his or her actions in

14  connection with the assessment, treatment, or transportation

15  of an intensive offender less than 13 years of age under the

16  provisions of this chapter.

17         (e)(j)  The following provisions shall apply to

18  children in an intensive residential treatment program for

19  offenders less than 13 years of age:

20         1.  A child shall begin participation in the

21  conditional release component of the program based upon a

22  determination made by the treatment provider and approved by

23  the department.

24         2.  A child shall begin participation in the community

25  supervision component of conditional release based upon a

26  determination made by the treatment provider and approved by

27  the department. The treatment provider shall give written

28  notice of the determination to the circuit court having

29  jurisdiction over the child. If the court does not respond

30  with a written objection within 10 days, the child shall begin

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 1         3.  A child shall be discharged from the program based

 2  upon a determination made by the treatment provider with the

 3  approval of the department.

 4         4.  In situations where the department does not agree

 5  with the decision of the treatment provider, a reassessment

 6  shall be performed, and the department shall use utilize the

 7  reassessment determination to resolve the disagreement and

 8  make a final decision.

 9         (11)(4)  ASSESSMENTS, TESTING, RECORDS, AND

10  INFORMATION.--

11         (a)  Under Pursuant to the provisions of this section,

12  the department shall implement the comprehensive assessment

13  instrument for the treatment needs of children who are

14  eligible for an intensive residential treatment program for

15  offenders less than 13 years of age and for the assessment,

16  which assessment shall include the criteria under subsection

17  (1) s. 985.03(7) and shall also include, but not be limited

18  to, evaluation of the child's:

19         1.  Amenability to treatment.

20         2.  Proclivity toward violence.

21         3.  Tendency toward gang involvement.

22         4.  Substance abuse or addiction and the level thereof.

23         5.  History of being a victim of child abuse or sexual

24  abuse, or indication of sexual behavior dysfunction.

25         6.  Number and type of previous adjudications, findings

26  of guilt, and convictions.

27         7.  Potential for rehabilitation.

28         (b)  The department shall contract with multiple

29  individuals or not-for-profit organizations to perform the

30  assessments and treatment, and shall ensure that the staff of

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 1         (c)  Assessment and treatment providers shall have a

 2  written procedure developed, in consultation with licensed

 3  treatment professionals, establishing conditions under which a

 4  child's blood and urine samples will be tested for substance

 5  abuse indications. It is not unlawful for The person receiving

 6  the test results may to divulge the test results to the

 7  relevant facility staff and department personnel;. however,

 8  such information is exempt from the provisions of ss. 119.01

 9  and 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution.

10         (d)  Serologic blood test and urinalysis results

11  obtained under pursuant to paragraph (c) are confidential,

12  except that they may be shared with employees or officers of

13  the department, the court, and any assessment or treatment

14  provider and designated facility treating the child. No person

15  to whom the results of a test have been disclosed under this

16  section may disclose the test results to another person not

17  authorized under this section.

18         (e)  The results of any serologic blood or urine test

19  on a child who is eligible for an intensive residential

20  treatment program for offenders less than 13 years of age

21  shall become a part of that child's permanent medical file.

22  Upon transfer of the child to any other designated treatment

23  facility, such file shall be transferred in an envelope marked

24  confidential. The results of any test designed to identify the

25  human immunodeficiency virus, or its antigen or antibody,

26  shall be accessible only to persons authorized designated by

27  rule of the department. The provisions of such rule shall be

28  consistent with the guidelines established by the Centers for

29  Disease Control and Prevention.

30         (f)  A record of the assessment and treatment of each

31  child who is eligible for an intensive residential treatment


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 1  program for offenders less than 13 years of age shall be

 2  maintained by the provider, which shall include data

 3  pertaining to the child's treatment and such other information

 4  as may be required under rules of the department. Unless

 5  waived by express and informed consent by the child or the

 6  guardian or, if the child is deceased, by the child's personal

 7  representative or by the person who stands next in line of

 8  intestate succession, the privileged and confidential status

 9  of the clinical assessment and treatment record shall not be

10  lost by either authorized or unauthorized disclosure to any

11  person, organization, or agency.

12         (g)  The assessment and treatment record shall not be a

13  public record, and no part of it shall be released, except

14  that:

15         1.  The record shall be released to such persons and

16  agencies as are designated by the child or the guardian.

17         2.  The record shall be released to persons authorized

18  by order of court, excluding matters privileged by other

19  provisions of law.

20         3.  The record or any part thereof shall be disclosed

21  to a qualified researcher, as defined by rule; a staff member

22  of the designated treatment facility; or an employee of the

23  department when the administrator of the facility or the

24  Secretary of Juvenile Justice deems it necessary for treatment

25  of the child, maintenance of adequate records, compilation of

26  treatment data, or evaluation of programs.

27         4.  Information from the assessment and treatment

28  record may be used for statistical and research purposes if

29  the information is abstracted in such a way as to protect the

30  identity of individuals.

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 1         (h)  Notwithstanding other provisions of this section,

 2  the department may request, receive, and provide assessment

 3  and treatment information to facilitate treatment,

 4  rehabilitation, and continuity of care of any child who is

 5  eligible for an intensive residential treatment program for

 6  offenders less than 13 years of age from any of the following:

 7         1.  The Social Security Administration and the United

 8  States Department of Veterans Affairs.

 9         2.  Law enforcement agencies, state attorneys, defense

10  attorneys, and judges in regard to the child's status.

11         3.  Personnel in any facility in which the child may be

12  placed.

13         4.  Community agencies and others expected to provide

14  services to the child upon his or her return to the community.

15         (i)  Any law enforcement agency, designated treatment

16  facility, governmental or community agency, or other entity

17  that receives information under pursuant to this section shall

18  maintain such information as a nonpublic record as otherwise

19  provided herein.

20         (j)  Any agency, not-for-profit organization, or

21  treatment professional who acts in good faith in releasing

22  information under pursuant to this subsection shall not be

23  subject to civil or criminal liability for such release.

24         (k)  Assessment and treatment records are confidential

25  as described in this paragraph and exempt from the provisions

26  of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State

27  Constitution.

28         1.  The department shall have full access to the

29  assessment and treatment records to ensure coordination of

30  services to the child.

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 1         2.  The principles of confidentiality of records as

 2  provided in s. 985.045 985.05 shall apply to the assessment

 3  and treatment records of children who are eligible for an

 4  intensive residential treatment program for offenders less

 5  than 13 years of age.

 6         (l)  For purposes of effective administration, accurate

 7  tracking and recordkeeping, and optimal treatment decisions,

 8  each assessment and treatment provider shall maintain a

 9  central identification file on each child it treats in the

10  intensive residential treatment program for offenders less

11  than 13 years of age.

12         (m)  The file of each child treated in the intensive

13  residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 years

14  of age shall contain, but is not limited to, pertinent

15  children-in-need-of-services and delinquency record

16  information maintained by the department; pertinent school

17  records information on behavior, attendance, and achievement;

18  and pertinent information on delinquency or children in need

19  of services maintained by law enforcement agencies and the

20  state attorney.

21         (n)  All providers under this section shall, as part of

22  their contractual duties, collect, maintain, and report to the

23  department all information necessary to comply with mandatory

24  reporting pursuant to the promulgation of rules by the

25  department for the implementation of intensive residential

26  treatment programs for offenders less than 13 years of age and

27  the monitoring and evaluation thereof.

28         (o)  The department is responsible for the development

29  and maintenance of a statewide automated tracking system for

30  children who are treated in an intensive residential treatment

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 1         (12)(5)  DESIGNATED TREATMENT FACILITIES.--

 2         (a)  Designated facilities shall be sited and

 3  constructed by the department, directly or by contract,

 4  pursuant to departmental rules, to ensure that facility design

 5  is compatible with treatment. The department is authorized to

 6  contract for the construction of the facilities and may also

 7  lease facilities. The number of beds per facility shall not

 8  exceed 25. An assessment of need for additional facilities

 9  shall be conducted prior to the siting or construction of more

10  than one facility in any judicial circuit.

11         (b)  Designated facilities for an intensive residential

12  treatment program for offenders less than 13 years of age

13  shall be separate and secure facilities established under the

14  authority of the department for the treatment of such

15  children.

16         (c)  Security for designated facilities for children

17  who are eligible for an intensive residential treatment

18  program for offenders less than 13 years of age shall be

19  determined by the department. The department is authorized to

20  contract for the provision of security.

21         (d)  With respect to the treatment of children who are

22  eligible for an intensive residential treatment program for

23  offenders less than 13 years of age under this section,

24  designated facilities shall be immune from liability for civil

25  damages except in instances when the failure to act in good

26  faith results in serious injury or death, in which case

27  liability shall be governed by s. 768.28.

28         (e)  Minimum standards and requirements for designated

29  treatment facilities shall be contractually prescribed under

30  pursuant to subsection (8)(1).

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 1         Section 60.  Section 985.312, Florida Statutes, is

 2  renumbered as section 985.486, Florida Statutes, and amended

 3  to read:

 4         985.486 985.312  Intensive residential treatment

 5  programs for offenders less than 13 years of age; prerequisite

 6  for commitment.--No child who is eligible for commitment to an

 7  intensive residential treatment program for offenders less

 8  than 13 years of age as established in s. 985.483(1)

 9  985.03(7), may be committed to any intensive residential

10  treatment program for offenders less than 13 years of age as

11  established in s. 985.483 985.311, unless such program has

12  been established by the department through existing resources

13  or specific appropriation, for such program.

14         Section 61.  Section 985.309, Florida Statutes, is

15  renumbered as section 985.489, Florida Statutes, and

16  subsection (6) of that section is amended to read:

17         985.489 985.309  Boot camp for children.--

18         (6)  A boot camp operated by the department, a county,

19  or a municipality must provide for the following minimum

20  periods of participation:

21         (a)  A participant in a low-risk residential program

22  must spend at least 2 months in the boot camp component of the

23  program. Conditional release assessment and services shall be

24  provided in accordance with s. 985.46 985.316.

25         (b)  A participant in a moderate-risk residential

26  program must spend at least 4 months in the boot camp

27  component of the program. Conditional release assessment and

28  services shall be provided in accordance with s. 985.46

29  985.316.

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 1  This subsection does not preclude the operation of a program

 2  that requires the participants to spend more than 4 months in

 3  the boot camp component of the program or that requires the

 4  participants to complete two sequential programs of 4 months

 5  each in the boot camp component of the program.

 6         Section 62.  Section 985.314, Florida Statutes, is

 7  renumbered as section 985.494, Florida Statutes, and amended

 8  to read:

 9         985.494 985.314  Commitment programs for juvenile

10  felony offenders.--

11         (1)  Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of

12  the child's age, a child who is adjudicated delinquent, or for

13  whom adjudication is withheld, for an act that would be a

14  felony if committed by an adult, shall be committed to:

15         (a)  A boot camp program under s. 985.489 985.309 if

16  the child has participated in an early delinquency

17  intervention program as provided in s. 985.61 985.305.

18         (b)  A program for serious or habitual juvenile

19  offenders under s. 985.47 985.31 or an intensive residential

20  treatment program for offenders less than 13 years of age

21  under s. 985.483 985.311, if the child has participated in an

22  early delinquency intervention program and has completed a

23  boot camp program.

24         (c)  A maximum-risk residential program, if the child

25  has participated in an early delinquency intervention program,

26  has completed a boot camp program, and has completed a program

27  for serious or habitual juvenile offenders or an intensive

28  residential treatment program for offenders less than 13 years

29  of age. The commitment of a child to a maximum-risk

30  residential program must be for an indeterminate period, but

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 1  may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that an adult

 2  may serve for the same offense.

 3         (2)  In committing a child to the appropriate program,

 4  the court may consider an equivalent program of similar

 5  intensity as being comparable to a program required under

 6  subsection (1).

 7         Section 63.  Section 985.511, Florida Statutes, is

 8  created to read:

 9         985.511  Costs of representation.--The responsibilities

10  of the parents or legal guardian of the child to pay costs

11  associated with the representation of the child are prescribed

12  under s. 985.033.

13         Section 64.  Section 985.204, Florida Statutes, is

14  renumbered as section 985.512, Florida Statutes.

15         Section 65.  Paragraph (e) of subsection (1) of section

16  985.231, Florida Statutes, is amended and renumbered as

17  subsection (2) of section 985.513, Florida Statutes, which is

18  created to read:

19         985.513  Powers of the court over parent or guardian at

20  disposition.--

21         (1)  The court that has jurisdiction over an

22  adjudicated delinquent child may, by an order stating the

23  facts upon which a determination of a sanction and

24  rehabilitative program was made at the disposition hearing:

25         (a)  Order the child's parent or guardian together with

26  the child to render community service in a public service

27  program or to participate in a community work project. In

28  addition to the sanctions imposed on the child, the court may

29  order the child's parent or guardian to perform community

30  service if the court finds that the parent or guardian did not

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 1  make a diligent and good faith effort to prevent the child

 2  from engaging in delinquent acts.

 3         (b)  Order the parent or guardian to make restitution

 4  in money or in kind for any damage or loss caused by the

 5  child's offense. The court may also require the child's parent

 6  or legal guardian to be responsible for any restitution

 7  ordered against the child, as provided under s. 985.437. The

 8  court shall determine a reasonable amount or manner of

 9  restitution, and payment shall be made to the clerk of the

10  circuit court as provided in s. 985.437. The court may retain

11  jurisdiction, as provided under s. 985.0301, over the child

12  and the child's parent or legal guardian whom the court has

13  ordered to pay restitution until the restitution order is

14  satisfied or the court orders otherwise.

15         (1)

16         (2)(e)  Notwithstanding whether adjudication is imposed

17  or withheld In carrying out the provisions of this part, the

18  court may order the natural parents or legal custodian or

19  guardian of a child who is found to have committed a

20  delinquent act to participate in family counseling and other

21  professional counseling activities deemed necessary for the

22  rehabilitation of the child or to enhance their ability to

23  provide the child with adequate support, guidance, and

24  supervision. The court may also order that the parent,

25  custodian, or guardian support the child and participate with

26  the child in fulfilling a court-imposed sanction. In addition,

27  the court may use its contempt powers to enforce a

28  court-imposed sanction.

29         Section 66.  Section 985.514, Florida Statutes, is

30  created to read:

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 1         (1)  When any child is placed into secure or home

 2  detention care or into other placement for the purpose of

 3  being supervised by the department pursuant to a court order

 4  following a detention hearing, the court shall order the

 5  child's parents to pay fees to the department as provided in

 6  s. 985.039.

 7         (2)  When any child is found by the court to have

 8  committed a delinquent act and is placed on probation,

 9  regardless of adjudication, under the supervision of or in the

10  temporary legal custody of the department, the court shall

11  order the child's parents to pay fees to the department as

12  provided in s. 985.039.

13         (3)  When the court under s. 985.565 orders any child

14  prosecuted as an adult to be supervised by or committed to the

15  department for treatment in any of the department's programs

16  for children, the court shall order the child's parents to pay

17  fees as provided in s. 985.039.

18         Section 67.  Section 985.234, Florida Statutes, is

19  renumbered as section 985.534, Florida Statutes, and

20  subsection (1) of that section is amended to read:

21         985.534 985.234  Appeal.--

22         (1)  An appeal from an order of the court affecting a

23  party to a case involving a child under pursuant to this

24  chapter part may be taken to the appropriate district court of

25  appeal within the time and in the manner prescribed by s.

26  924.051 and the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure by:

27         (a)  Any child, and any parent or legal guardian or

28  custodian of any child.

29         (b)  The state, which may appeal from:

30         1.  An order dismissing a petition or any section

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 1         2.  An order granting a new adjudicatory hearing;

 2         3.  An order arresting judgment;

 3         4.  A ruling on a question of law when the child is

 4  adjudicated delinquent and appeals from the judgment;

 5         5.  The disposition, on the ground that it is illegal;

 6         6.  A judgment discharging a child on habeas corpus;

 7         7.  An order adjudicating a child insane under the

 8  Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure; and

 9         8.  All other preadjudicatory hearings, except that the

10  state may not take more than one appeal under this subsection

11  in any case.

12  

13  In the case of an appeal by the state, the notice of appeal

14  shall be filed by the appropriate state attorney or his or her

15  authorized assistant under pursuant to the provisions of s.

16  27.18. Such an appeal shall embody all assignments of error in

17  each preadjudicatory hearing order that the state seeks to

18  have reviewed. The state shall pay all costs of the appeal

19  except for the child's attorney's fee.

20         Section 68.  Sections 985.235 and 985.236, Florida

21  Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as sections 985.535

22  and 985.536, Florida Statutes.

23         Section 69.  Section 985.226, Florida Statutes, is

24  renumbered as section 985.556, Florida Statutes, and amended

25  to read:

26         985.556 985.226  Waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction;

27  hearing Criteria for waiver of juvenile court jurisdiction;

28  hearing on motion to transfer for prosecution as an adult.--

29         (1)  VOLUNTARY WAIVER.--The court shall transfer and

30  certify a child's criminal case for trial as an adult if the

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 1  prior to the commencement of an adjudicatory hearing, the

 2  child, joined by a parent or, in the absence of a parent, by

 3  the guardian or guardian ad litem, demands in writing to be

 4  tried as an adult. Once a child has been transferred for

 5  criminal prosecution pursuant to a voluntary waiver hearing

 6  and has been found to have committed the presenting offense or

 7  a lesser included offense, the child shall be handled

 8  thereafter in every respect as an adult for any subsequent

 9  violation of state law, unless the court imposes juvenile

10  sanctions under s. 985.565 985.233(4)(b).

11         (2)  INVOLUNTARY DISCRETIONARY WAIVER.--

12         (a)  Discretionary waiver.--Except as provided in

13  subsection (3) paragraph (b), the state attorney may file a

14  motion requesting the court to transfer the child for criminal

15  prosecution if the child was 14 years of age or older at the

16  time the alleged delinquent act or violation of law was

17  committed.

18         (3)  INVOLUNTARY MANDATORY WAIVER.--

19         (b)  Mandatory waiver.--

20         (a)1.  If the child was 14 years of age or older, and

21  if the child has been previously adjudicated delinquent for an

22  act classified as a felony, which adjudication was for the

23  commission of, attempt to commit, or conspiracy to commit

24  murder, sexual battery, armed or strong-armed robbery,

25  carjacking, home-invasion robbery, aggravated battery,

26  aggravated assault, or burglary with an assault or battery,

27  and the child is currently charged with a second or subsequent

28  violent crime against a person; or

29         (b)2.  If the child was 14 years of age or older at the

30  time of commission of a fourth or subsequent alleged felony

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 1  had adjudication withheld for or was found to have committed,

 2  or to have attempted or conspired to commit, three offenses

 3  that are felony offenses if committed by an adult, and one or

 4  more of such felony offenses involved the use or possession of

 5  a firearm or violence against a person;

 6  

 7  the state attorney shall request the court to transfer and

 8  certify the child for prosecution as an adult or shall provide

 9  written reasons to the court for not making such request, or

10  proceed under pursuant to s. 985.557 985.227(1). Upon the

11  state attorney's request, the court shall either enter an

12  order transferring the case and certifying the case for trial

13  as if the child were an adult or provide written reasons for

14  not issuing such an order.

15         (4)(3)  WAIVER HEARING.--

16         (a)  Within 7 days, excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and

17  legal holidays, after the date a petition alleging that a

18  child has committed a delinquent act or violation of law has

19  been filed, or later with the approval of the court, but

20  before an adjudicatory hearing and after considering the

21  recommendation of the juvenile probation officer, the state

22  attorney may file a motion requesting the court to transfer

23  the child for criminal prosecution.

24         (b)  After the filing of the motion of the state

25  attorney, summonses must be issued and served in conformity

26  with s. 985.319 985.219. A copy of the motion and a copy of

27  the delinquency petition, if not already served, must be

28  attached to each summons.

29         (c)  The court shall conduct a hearing on all transfer

30  request motions for the purpose of determining whether a child

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 1  should be transferred. In making its determination, the court

 2  shall consider:

 3         1.  The seriousness of the alleged offense to the

 4  community and whether the protection of the community is best

 5  served by transferring the child for adult sanctions.

 6         2.  Whether the alleged offense was committed in an

 7  aggressive, violent, premeditated, or willful manner.

 8         3.  Whether the alleged offense was against persons or

 9  against property, greater weight being given to offenses

10  against persons, especially if personal injury resulted.

11         4.  The probable cause as found in the report,

12  affidavit, or complaint.

13         5.  The desirability of trial and disposition of the

14  entire offense in one court when the child's associates in the

15  alleged crime are adults or children who are to be tried as

16  adults.

17         6.  The sophistication and maturity of the child.

18         7.  The record and previous history of the child,

19  including:

20         a.  Previous contacts with the department, the

21  Department of Corrections, the former Department of Health and

22  Rehabilitative Services, the Department of Children and Family

23  Services, other law enforcement agencies, and courts;

24         b.  Prior periods of probation;

25         c.  Prior adjudications that the child committed a

26  delinquent act or violation of law, greater weight being given

27  if the child has previously been found by a court to have

28  committed a delinquent act or violation of law involving an

29  offense classified as a felony or has twice previously been

30  found to have committed a delinquent act or violation of law

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 1         d.  Prior commitments to institutions.

 2         8.  The prospects for adequate protection of the public

 3  and the likelihood of reasonable rehabilitation of the child,

 4  if the child is found to have committed the alleged offense,

 5  by the use of procedures, services, and facilities currently

 6  available to the court.

 7         (d)  Prior to a hearing on the transfer request motion

 8  by the state attorney, a study and report to the court

 9  relevant to the factors in paragraph (c) must be made in

10  writing by an authorized agent of the department. The child

11  and the child's parents or legal guardians and counsel and the

12  state attorney shall have the right to examine these reports

13  and to question the parties responsible for them at the

14  hearing.

15         (e)  Any decision to transfer a child for criminal

16  prosecution must be in writing and include consideration of,

17  and findings of fact with respect to, all criteria in

18  paragraph (c). The court shall render an order including a

19  specific finding of fact and the reasons for a decision to

20  impose adult sanctions. The order shall be reviewable on

21  appeal under s. 985.534 985.234 and the Florida Rules of

22  Appellate Procedure.

23         (5)(4)  EFFECT OF ORDER WAIVING JURISDICTION.--

24         (a)  Once a child has been transferred for criminal

25  prosecution pursuant to an involuntary waiver hearing and has

26  been found to have committed the presenting offense or a

27  lesser included offense, the child shall thereafter be handled

28  in every respect as an adult for any subsequent violation of

29  state law, unless the court imposes juvenile sanctions under

30  s. 985.565 985.233.

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 1         (b)  When a child is transferred for criminal

 2  prosecution as an adult, the court shall immediately transfer

 3  and certify to the adult circuit court all felony cases

 4  pertaining to the child, for prosecution of the child as an

 5  adult, which have not yet resulted in a plea of guilty or nolo

 6  contendere or in which a finding of guilt has not been made.

 7  If the child is acquitted of all charged offenses or lesser

 8  included offenses contained in the original case transferred

 9  to adult court, all felony cases that were transferred to

10  adult court under pursuant to this paragraph shall be subject

11  to the same penalties such cases were subject to before being

12  transferred to adult court.

13         Section 70.  Section 985.227, Florida Statutes, is

14  renumbered as section 985.557, Florida Statutes, and amended

15  to read:

16         985.557 985.227  Prosecution of juveniles as adults by

17  the Direct filing of an information in the criminal division

18  of the circuit court; discretionary and criteria; mandatory

19  criteria.--

20         (1)  DISCRETIONARY DIRECT FILE; CRITERIA.--

21         (a)  With respect to any child who was 14 or 15 years

22  of age at the time the alleged offense was committed, the

23  state attorney may file an information when in the state

24  attorney's judgment and discretion the public interest

25  requires that adult sanctions be considered or imposed and

26  when the offense charged is for the commission of, attempt to

27  commit, or conspiracy to commit:

28         1.  Arson;

29         2.  Sexual battery;

30         3.  Robbery;

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 1         5.  Aggravated child abuse;

 2         6.  Aggravated assault;

 3         7.  Aggravated stalking;

 4         8.  Murder;

 5         9.  Manslaughter;

 6         10.  Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a

 7  destructive device or bomb;

 8         11.  Armed burglary in violation of s. 810.02(2)(b) or

 9  specified burglary of a dwelling or structure in violation of

10  s. 810.02(2)(c), or burglary with an assault or battery in

11  violation of s. 810.02(2)(a);

12         12.  Aggravated battery;

13         13.  Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or

14  in the presence of a person less than 16 years of age;

15         14.  Carrying, displaying, using, threatening, or

16  attempting to use a weapon or firearm during the commission of

17  a felony;

18         15.  Grand theft in violation of s. 812.014(2)(a);

19         16.  Possessing or discharging any weapon or firearm on

20  school property in violation of s. 790.115;

21         17.  Home invasion robbery;

22         18.  Carjacking; or

23         19.  Grand theft of a motor vehicle in violation of s.

24  812.014(2)(c)6. or grand theft of a motor vehicle valued at

25  $20,000 or more in violation of s. 812.014(2)(b) if the child

26  has a previous adjudication for grand theft of a motor vehicle

27  in violation of s. 812.014(2)(c)6. or s. 812.014(2)(b).

28         (b)  With respect to any child who was 16 or 17 years

29  of age at the time the alleged offense was committed, the

30  state attorney may file an information when in the state

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 1  requires that adult sanctions be considered or imposed.

 2  However, the state attorney may not file an information on a

 3  child charged with a misdemeanor, unless the child has had at

 4  least two previous adjudications or adjudications withheld for

 5  delinquent acts, one of which involved an offense classified

 6  as a felony under state law.

 7         (2)  MANDATORY DIRECT FILE.--

 8         (a)  With respect to any child who was 16 or 17 years

 9  of age at the time the alleged offense was committed, the

10  state attorney shall file an information if the child has been

11  previously adjudicated delinquent for an act classified as a

12  felony, which adjudication was for the commission of, attempt

13  to commit, or conspiracy to commit murder, sexual battery,

14  armed or strong-armed robbery, carjacking, home-invasion

15  robbery, aggravated battery, or aggravated assault, and the

16  child is currently charged with a second or subsequent violent

17  crime against a person.

18         (b)  With respect to any child 16 or 17 years of age at

19  the time an offense classified as a forcible felony, as

20  defined in s. 776.08, was committed, the state attorney shall

21  file an information if the child has previously been

22  adjudicated delinquent or had adjudication withheld for three

23  acts classified as felonies each of which occurred at least 45

24  days apart from each other. This paragraph does not apply when

25  the state attorney has good cause to believe that exceptional

26  circumstances exist which preclude the just prosecution of the

27  juvenile in adult court.

28         (c)  The state attorney must file an information if a

29  child, regardless of the child's age at the time the alleged

30  offense was committed, is alleged to have committed an act

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 1  that involves stealing a motor vehicle, including, but not

 2  limited to, a violation of s. 812.133, relating to carjacking,

 3  or s. 812.014(2)(c)6., relating to grand theft of a motor

 4  vehicle, and while the child was in possession of the stolen

 5  motor vehicle the child caused serious bodily injury to or the

 6  death of a person who was not involved in the underlying

 7  offense. For purposes of this section, the driver and all

 8  willing passengers in the stolen motor vehicle at the time

 9  such serious bodily injury or death is inflicted shall also be

10  subject to mandatory transfer to adult court. "Stolen motor

11  vehicle," for the purposes of this section, means a motor

12  vehicle that has been the subject of any criminal wrongful

13  taking. For purposes of this section, "willing passengers"

14  means all willing passengers who have participated in the

15  underlying offense.

16         (d)1.  With respect to any child who was 16 or 17 years

17  of age at the time the alleged offense was committed, the

18  state attorney shall file an information if the child has been

19  charged with committing or attempting to commit an offense

20  listed in s. 775.087(2)(a)1.a.-q., and, during the commission

21  of or attempt to commit the offense, the child:

22         a.  Actually possessed a firearm or destructive device,

23  as those terms are defined in s. 790.001.

24         b.  Discharged a firearm or destructive device, as

25  described in s. 775.087(2)(a)2.

26         c.  Discharged a firearm or destructive device, as

27  described in s. 775.087(2)(a)3., and, as a result of the

28  discharge, death or great bodily harm was inflicted upon any

29  person.

30         2.  Upon transfer, any child who is:

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 1         a.  Charged under pursuant to sub-subparagraph 1.a. and

 2  who has been previously adjudicated or had adjudication

 3  withheld for a forcible felony offense or any offense

 4  involving a firearm, or who has been previously placed in a

 5  residential commitment program, shall be subject to sentencing

 6  under s. 775.087(2)(a), notwithstanding s. 985.565 985.233.

 7         b.  Charged under pursuant to sub-subparagraph 1.b. or

 8  sub-subparagraph 1.c., shall be subject to sentencing under s.

 9  775.087(2)(a), notwithstanding s. 985.565 985.233.

10         3.  Upon transfer, any child who is charged under

11  pursuant to this paragraph, but who does not meet the

12  requirements specified in subparagraph 2., shall be sentenced

13  under pursuant to s. 985.565 985.233; however, if the court

14  imposes a juvenile sanction, the court must commit the child

15  to a high-risk or maximum-risk juvenile facility.

16         4.  This paragraph shall not apply if the state

17  attorney has good cause to believe that exceptional

18  circumstances exist that which preclude the just prosecution

19  of the child in adult court.

20         5.  The Department of Corrections shall make every

21  reasonable effort to ensure that any child 16 or 17 years of

22  age who is convicted and sentenced under this paragraph be

23  completely separated such that there is no physical contact

24  with adult offenders in the facility, to the extent that it is

25  consistent with chapter 958.

26         (3)  EFFECT OF DIRECT FILE.--

27         (a)  Once a child has been transferred for criminal

28  prosecution pursuant to an information and has been found to

29  have committed the presenting offense or a lesser included

30  offense, the child shall be handled thereafter in every

31  respect as if an adult for any subsequent violation of state


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 1  law, unless the court imposes juvenile sanctions under s.

 2  985.565 985.233.

 3         (b)  When a child is transferred for criminal

 4  prosecution as an adult, the court shall immediately transfer

 5  and certify to the adult circuit court all felony cases

 6  pertaining to the child, for prosecution of the child as an

 7  adult, which have not yet resulted in a plea of guilty or nolo

 8  contendere or in which a finding of guilt has not been made.

 9  If a child is acquitted of all charged offenses or lesser

10  included offenses contained in the original case transferred

11  to adult court, all felony cases that were transferred to

12  adult court as a result of this paragraph shall be subject to

13  the same penalties to which such cases would have been subject

14  before being transferred to adult court.

15         (c)  When a child has been transferred for criminal

16  prosecution as an adult and has been found to have committed a

17  violation of state law, the disposition of the case may be

18  made under s. 985.565 985.233 and may include the enforcement

19  of any restitution ordered in any juvenile proceeding.

20         (4)  DIRECT-FILE POLICIES AND GUIDELINES.--Each state

21  attorney shall develop written policies and guidelines to

22  govern determinations for filing an information on a juvenile,

23  to be submitted to the Executive Office of the Governor, the

24  President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of

25  Representatives not later than January 1 of each year.

26         (5)  An information filed pursuant to this section may

27  include all charges that are based on the same act, criminal

28  episode, or transaction as the primary offenses.

29         Section 71.  Section 985.225, Florida Statutes, is

30  renumbered as section 985.56, Florida Statutes, and amended to

31  read:


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 1         985.56 985.225  Indictment of a juvenile.--

 2         (1)  A child of any age who is charged with a violation

 3  of state law punishable by death or by life imprisonment is

 4  subject to the jurisdiction of the court as set forth in s.

 5  985.0301(2) 985.219(8) unless and until an indictment on the

 6  charge is returned by the grand jury. When such indictment is

 7  returned, the petition for delinquency, if any, must be

 8  dismissed and the child must be tried and handled in every

 9  respect as an adult:

10         (a)  On the offense punishable by death or by life

11  imprisonment; and

12         (b)  On all other felonies or misdemeanors charged in

13  the indictment which are based on the same act or transaction

14  as the offense punishable by death or by life imprisonment or

15  on one or more acts or transactions connected with the offense

16  punishable by death or by life imprisonment.

17         (2)  An adjudicatory hearing may not be held until 21

18  days after the child is taken into custody and charged with

19  having committed an offense punishable by death or by life

20  imprisonment, unless the state attorney advises the court in

21  writing that he or she does not intend to present the case to

22  the grand jury, or has presented the case to the grand jury

23  and the grand jury has not returned an indictment. If the

24  court receives such a notice from the state attorney, or if

25  the grand jury fails to act within the 21-day period, the

26  court may proceed as otherwise authorized under this part.

27         (3)  If the child is found to have committed the

28  offense punishable by death or by life imprisonment, the child

29  shall be sentenced as an adult. If the juvenile is not found

30  to have committed the indictable offense but is found to have

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 1  which he or she was indicted as a part of the criminal

 2  episode, the court may sentence under pursuant to s. 985.565

 3  985.233.

 4         (4)(a)  Once a child has been indicted pursuant to this

 5  section subsection and has been found to have committed any

 6  offense for which he or she was indicted as a part of the

 7  criminal episode, the child shall be handled thereafter in

 8  every respect as if an adult for any subsequent violation of

 9  state law, unless the court imposes juvenile sanctions under

10  s. 985.565 985.233.

11         (b)  When a child has been indicted pursuant to this

12  section, subsection the court shall immediately transfer and

13  certify to the adult circuit court all felony cases pertaining

14  to the child, for prosecution of the child as an adult, which

15  have not yet resulted in a plea of guilty or nolo contendere

16  or in which a finding of guilt has not been made. If the child

17  is acquitted of all charged offenses or lesser included

18  offenses contained in the indictment case, all felony cases

19  that were transferred to adult court pursuant to this

20  paragraph shall be subject to the same penalties such cases

21  were subject to before being transferred to adult court.

22         Section 72.  Subsections (1) through (4) of section

23  985.233, Florida Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as

24  subsections (1) through (3) and paragraphs (c) and (d) of

25  subsection (4) of section 985.565, Florida Statutes, and

26  paragraphs (a), (b), (c), (e), and (f) of subsection (4) of

27  section 985.233, Florida Statutes, are amended and renumbered,

28  respectively, as paragraphs (a), (b), and (e) of subsection

29  (4) of section 985.565, Florida Statutes, to read:

30         985.565 985.233  Sentencing powers; procedures;

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 1         (4)  SENTENCING ALTERNATIVES.--

 2         (a)  Sentencing to Adult sanctions.--

 3         1.  Cases prosecuted on indictment.--If the child is

 4  found to have committed the offense punishable by death or

 5  life imprisonment, the child shall be sentenced as an adult.

 6  If the juvenile is not found to have committed the indictable

 7  offense but is found to have committed a lesser included

 8  offense or any other offense for which he or she was indicted

 9  as a part of the criminal episode, the court may sentence as

10  follows:

11         a.  As an adult;

12         b.  Under Pursuant to chapter 958; or

13         c.  As a juvenile under pursuant to this section.

14         2.  Other cases.--If a child who has been transferred

15  for criminal prosecution pursuant to information or waiver of

16  juvenile court jurisdiction is found to have committed a

17  violation of state law or a lesser included offense for which

18  he or she was charged as a part of the criminal episode, the

19  court may sentence as follows:

20         a.  As an adult;

21         b.  Under Pursuant to chapter 958; or

22         c.  As a juvenile under pursuant to this section.

23         3.  Notwithstanding any other provision to the

24  contrary, if the state attorney is required to file a motion

25  to transfer and certify the juvenile for prosecution as an

26  adult under pursuant to s. 985.556(3) 985.226(2)(b) and that

27  motion is granted, or if the state attorney is required to

28  file an information under pursuant to s. 985.557 985.227(2)(a)

29  or (b), the court must impose adult sanctions.

30         4.  Any sentence imposing adult sanctions is presumed

31  appropriate, and the court is not required to set forth


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 1  specific findings or enumerate the criteria in this subsection

 2  as any basis for its decision to impose adult sanctions.

 3         5.  When a child has been transferred for criminal

 4  prosecution as an adult and has been found to have committed a

 5  violation of state law, the disposition of the case may

 6  include the enforcement of any restitution ordered in any

 7  juvenile proceeding.

 8         (b)  Sentencing to Juvenile sanctions.--For juveniles

 9  transferred to adult court but who do not qualify for such

10  transfer under pursuant to s. 985.556(3) 985.226(2)(b) or s.

11  985.557 985.227(2)(a) or (b), the court may impose juvenile

12  sanctions under this paragraph. If juvenile sentences are

13  imposed, the court shall, under pursuant to this paragraph,

14  adjudge the child to have committed a delinquent act.

15  Adjudication of delinquency shall not be deemed a conviction,

16  nor shall it operate to impose any of the civil disabilities

17  ordinarily resulting from a conviction. The court shall impose

18  an adult sanction or a juvenile sanction and may not sentence

19  the child to a combination of adult and juvenile punishments.

20  An adult sanction or a juvenile sanction may include

21  enforcement of an order of restitution or probation previously

22  ordered in any juvenile proceeding. However, if the court

23  imposes a juvenile sanction and the department determines that

24  the sanction is unsuitable for the child, the department shall

25  return custody of the child to the sentencing court for

26  further proceedings, including the imposition of adult

27  sanctions. Upon adjudicating a child delinquent under

28  subsection (1), the court may:

29         1.  Place the child in a probation program under the

30  supervision of the department for an indeterminate period of

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 1  time until the child reaches the age of 19 years or sooner if

 2  discharged by order of the court.

 3         2.  Commit the child to the department for treatment in

 4  an appropriate program for children for an indeterminate

 5  period of time until the child is 21 or sooner if discharged

 6  by the department. The department shall notify the court of

 7  its intent to discharge no later than 14 days prior to

 8  discharge. Failure of the court to timely respond to the

 9  department's notice shall be considered approval for

10  discharge.

11         3.  Order disposition under ss. 985.435, 985.437,

12  985.439, 985.441, 985.445, 985.45, and 985.455 pursuant to s.

13  985.231 as an alternative to youthful offender or adult

14  sentencing if the court determines not to impose youthful

15  offender or adult sanctions.

16         (c)  Imposition of Adult sanctions upon failure of

17  juvenile sanctions.--If a child proves not to be suitable to a

18  commitment program, in a juvenile probation program, or

19  treatment program under the provisions of paragraph (b), the

20  department shall provide the sentencing court with a written

21  report outlining the basis for its objections to the juvenile

22  sanction and shall simultaneously provide a copy of the report

23  to the state attorney and the defense counsel. The department

24  shall schedule a hearing within 30 days. Upon hearing, the

25  court may revoke the previous adjudication, impose an

26  adjudication of guilt, and impose any sentence which it may

27  lawfully impose, giving credit for all time spent by the child

28  in the department. The court may also classify the child as a

29  youthful offender under pursuant to s. 958.04, if appropriate.

30  For purposes of this paragraph, a child may be found not

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 1  or treatment program under the provisions of paragraph (b) if

 2  the child commits a new violation of law while under juvenile

 3  sanctions, if the child commits any other violation of the

 4  conditions of juvenile sanctions, or if the child's actions

 5  are otherwise determined by the court to demonstrate a failure

 6  of juvenile sanctions.

 7         (d)(e)  Further proceedings heard in adult court.--When

 8  a child is sentenced to juvenile sanctions, further

 9  proceedings involving those sanctions shall continue to be

10  heard in the adult court.

11         (e)(f)  School attendance.--If the child is attending

12  or is eligible to attend public school and the court finds

13  that the victim or a sibling of the victim in the case is

14  attending or may attend the same school as the child, the

15  court placement order shall include a finding pursuant to the

16  proceeding described in s. 985.455(2), regardless of whether

17  adjudication is withheld 985.23(1)(d).

18  

19  It is the intent of the Legislature that the criteria and

20  guidelines in this subsection are mandatory and that a

21  determination of disposition under this subsection is subject

22  to the right of the child to appellate review under s. 985.534

23  985.234.

24         Section 73.  Section 985.417, Florida Statutes, is

25  renumbered as section 985.57, Florida Statutes.

26         Section 74.  Subsections (1) through (3) and (6)

27  through (11) of section 985.404, Florida Statutes, are

28  renumbered as subsections (1) through (3) and (5) through (10)

29  of section 985.601, Florida Statutes, and subsections (4),

30  (5), and (9) of that section are amended to read:

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 1         985.601 985.404  Administering the juvenile justice

 2  continuum.--

 3         (4)  The department may transfer a child, when

 4  necessary to appropriately administer the child's commitment,

 5  from one facility or program to another facility or program

 6  operated, contracted, subcontracted, or designated by the

 7  department, including a postcommitment nonresidential

 8  conditional release program. The department shall notify the

 9  court that committed the child to the department and any

10  attorney of record, in writing, of its intent to transfer the

11  child from a commitment facility or program to another

12  facility or program of a higher or lower restrictiveness

13  level. The court that committed the child may agree to the

14  transfer or may set a hearing to review the transfer. If the

15  court does not respond within 10 days after receipt of the

16  notice, the transfer of the child shall be deemed granted.

17         (4)(5)  The department shall maintain continuing

18  cooperation with the Department of Education, the Department

19  of Children and Family Services, the Agency for Workforce

20  Innovation Department of Labor and Employment Security, and

21  the Department of Corrections for the purpose of participating

22  in agreements with respect to dropout prevention and the

23  reduction of suspensions, expulsions, and truancy; increased

24  access to and participation in GED, vocational, and

25  alternative education programs; and employment training and

26  placement assistance. The cooperative agreements between the

27  departments shall include an interdepartmental plan to

28  cooperate in accomplishing the reduction of inappropriate

29  transfers of children into the adult criminal justice and

30  correctional systems.

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 1         (8)(9)  The department shall ensure that personnel

 2  responsible for the care, supervision, and individualized

 3  treatment of children are appropriately apprised of the

 4  requirements of this chapter part and trained in the

 5  specialized areas required to comply with standards

 6  established by rule.

 7         Section 75.  Section 985.4043, Florida Statutes, is

 8  renumbered as section 985.6015, Florida Statutes, and

 9  subsection (1) of that section is amended to read:

10         985.6015 985.4043  Shared County/State Juvenile

11  Detention Trust Fund.--

12         (1)  The Shared County/State Juvenile Detention Trust

13  Fund is created within the department of Juvenile Justice.

14         Section 76.  Section 985.3045, Florida Statutes, is

15  renumbered as section 985.605, Florida Statutes, and

16  subsections (2) and (3) of that section are amended to read:

17         985.605 985.3045  Prevention service program;

18  monitoring; report; uniform performance measures.--

19         (2)  No later than January 31, 2001, the prevention

20  service program shall submit a report to the Governor, the

21  Speaker of the House, and the President of the Senate

22  concerning the implementation of a statewide multiagency plan

23  to coordinate the efforts of all state-funded programs,

24  grants, appropriations, or activities that are designed to

25  prevent juvenile crime, delinquency, gang membership, or

26  status offense behaviors and all state-funded programs,

27  grants, appropriations, or activities that are designed to

28  prevent a child from becoming a "child in need of services,"

29  as defined in chapter 984. The report shall include a proposal

30  for a statewide coordinated multiagency juvenile delinquency

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 1  shall coordinate with and receive input from each state agency

 2  or entity that receives or uses state appropriations to fund

 3  programs, grants, appropriations, or activities that are

 4  designed to prevent juvenile crime, delinquency, gang

 5  membership, status offense, or that are designed to prevent a

 6  child from becoming a "child in need of services," as defined

 7  in chapter 984. The report shall identify whether legislation

 8  will be needed to effect a statewide plan to coordinate the

 9  efforts of all state-funded programs, grants, appropriations,

10  or activities that are designed to prevent juvenile crime,

11  delinquency, gang membership, or status offense behaviors and

12  all state-funded programs, grants, appropriations, or

13  activities that are designed to prevent a child from becoming

14  a "child in need of services," as defined in chapter 984. The

15  report shall consider the potential impact of requiring such

16  state-funded efforts to target at least one of the following

17  strategies designed to prevent youth from entering or

18  reentering the juvenile justice system and track the

19  associated outcome data:

20         (a)  Encouraging youth to attend school, which may

21  include special assistance and tutoring to address

22  deficiencies in academic performance; outcome data to reveal

23  the number of days youth attended school while participating

24  in the program.

25         (b)  Engaging youth in productive and wholesome

26  activities during nonschool hours that build positive

27  character or instill positive values, or that enhance

28  educational experiences; outcome data to reveal the number of

29  youth who are arrested during nonschool hours while

30  participating in the program.

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 1         (c)  Encouraging youth to avoid the use of violence;

 2  outcome data to reveal the number of youth who are arrested

 3  for crimes involving violence while participating in the

 4  program.

 5         (d)  Assisting youth to acquire skills needed to find

 6  meaningful employment, which may include assistance in finding

 7  a suitable employer for the youth; outcome data to reveal the

 8  number of youth who obtain and maintain employment for at

 9  least 180 days.

10  

11  The department is encouraged to identify additional strategies

12  which may be relevant to preventing youth from becoming

13  children in need of services and to preventing juvenile crime,

14  delinquency, gang membership and status offense behaviors. The

15  report shall consider the feasibility of developing uniform

16  performance measures and methodology for collecting such

17  outcome data to be utilized by all state-funded programs,

18  grants, appropriations, or activities that are designed to

19  prevent juvenile crime, delinquency, gang membership, or

20  status offense behaviors and all state-funded programs,

21  grants, appropriations, or activities that are designed to

22  prevent a child from becoming a "child in need of services,"

23  as defined in chapter 984. The prevention service program is

24  encouraged to identify other issues that may be of critical

25  importance to preventing a child from becoming a child in need

26  of services, as defined in chapter 984, or to preventing

27  juvenile crime, delinquency, gang membership, or status

28  offense behaviors.

29         (2)(3)  The department shall expend funds related to

30  the prevention of juvenile delinquency in a manner consistent

31  with the policies expressed in ss. 984.02 and 985.02. The


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 1  department shall expend said funds in a manner that maximizes

 2  public accountability and ensures the documentation of

 3  outcomes.

 4         (a)  All entities that receive or use state moneys to

 5  fund juvenile delinquency prevention services through

 6  contracts or grants with the department shall design the

 7  programs providing such services to further one or more of the

 8  following strategies: specified in paragraphs (2)(a)-(d).

 9         1.  Encouraging youth to attend school, which may

10  include special assistance and tutoring to address

11  deficiencies in academic performance and collecting outcome

12  data to reveal the number of days youth attended school while

13  participating in the program.

14         2.  Engaging youth in productive and wholesome

15  activities during nonschool hours that build positive

16  character, instill positive values, or enhance educational

17  experiences and collecting outcome data to reveal the number

18  of youths who are arrested during nonschool hours while

19  participating in the program.

20         3.  Encouraging youth to avoid the use of violence and

21  collecting outcome data to reveal the number of youths who are

22  arrested for crimes involving violence while participating in

23  the program.

24         4.  Assisting youth to acquire skills needed to find

25  meaningful employment, which may include assistance in finding

26  a suitable employer for the youth and collecting outcome data

27  to reveal the number of youths who obtain and maintain

28  employment for at least 180 days.

29         (b)  The department shall develop an outcome measure

30  for each program strategy specified in paragraph (a)

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 1  paragraphs (2)(a)-(d) that logically relates to the risk

 2  factor addressed by the strategy.

 3         (c)  All entities that receive or use state moneys to

 4  fund the juvenile delinquency prevention services through

 5  contracts or grants with the department shall, as a condition

 6  of receipt of state funds, provide the department with

 7  personal demographic information concerning all participants

 8  in the service sufficient to allow the department to verify

 9  criminal or delinquent history information, school attendance

10  or academic information, employment information, or other

11  requested performance information.

12         Section 77.  Section 985.3046, Florida Statutes, is

13  renumbered as section 985.606, Florida Statutes, and amended

14  to read:

15         985.606 985.3046  Agencies and entities providing

16  Prevention services providers; collection of performance data

17  collection; reporting requirements.--Each state agency or

18  entity that receives or uses state appropriations to fund

19  programs, grants, appropriations, or activities that are

20  designed to prevent juvenile crime, delinquency, gang

21  membership, status offense, or that are designed to prevent a

22  child from becoming a "child in need of services," as defined

23  in chapter 984, shall collect data relative to the performance

24  of such activities and shall provide said data to the

25  Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the

26  House no later than January 31st of each year for the

27  preceding fiscal year, beginning in 2002. Further, each state

28  agency or entity that receives or uses state appropriations to

29  fund programs, grants, appropriations, or activities that are

30  designed to prevent juvenile crime, delinquency, gang

31  membership, status offense, or that are designed to prevent a


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 1  child from becoming a "child in need of services," as defined

 2  in chapter 984, shall cooperate with the Department of

 3  Juvenile Justice with regard to the report described in s.

 4  985.3045(2).

 5         Section 78.  Section 985.305, Florida Statutes, is

 6  renumbered as section 985.61, Florida Statutes.

 7         Section 79.  Section 985.2066, Florida Statutes, is

 8  renumbered as section 985.614, Florida Statutes, and amended

 9  to read:

10         985.614 985.2066  Children locked out of the home;

11  interagency cooperation.--The department of Juvenile Justice

12  and the Department of Children and Family Services shall

13  encourage interagency cooperation within each circuit and

14  shall develop comprehensive agreements between the staff and

15  providers for each department in order to coordinate the

16  services provided to children who are locked out of the home

17  and the families of those children.

18         Section 80.  Section 985.315, Florida Statutes, is

19  renumbered as section 985.618, Florida Statutes, and paragraph

20  (b) of subsection (4) of that section is amended to read:

21         985.618 985.315  Educational and career-related

22  programs.--

23         (4)

24         (b)  Evaluations of juvenile educational and

25  career-related programs shall be conducted according to the

26  following guidelines:

27         1.  Systematic evaluations and quality assurance

28  monitoring shall be implemented, in accordance with s. 985.632

29  985.412(1), (2), and (5), to determine whether the programs

30  are related to successful postrelease adjustments.

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 1         2.  Operations and policies of the programs shall be

 2  reevaluated to determine if they are consistent with their

 3  primary objectives.

 4         Section 81.  Section 985.3155, Florida Statutes, is

 5  renumbered as section 985.622, Florida Statutes.

 6         Section 82.  Section 985.317, Florida Statutes, is

 7  renumbered as section 985.625, Florida Statutes, and

 8  subsection (3) of that section is amended to read:

 9         985.625 985.317  Literacy programs for juvenile

10  offenders.--

11         (3)  INITIAL ASSESSMENT.--When an offender is admitted

12  to a residential commitment facility, the department or a

13  provider under contract with the department shall immediately

14  assess whether the offender has achieved a sixth-grade or

15  higher reading and writing level. An assessment may be

16  conducted at a juvenile assessment center as provided in s.

17  985.135 985.209 as a part of the intake process. If the

18  department or a provider determines that an offender has not

19  achieved a sixth-grade or higher reading and writing level,

20  the offender shall participate in a program if the offender

21  meets the criteria for participation.

22         Section 83.  Section 985.419, Florida Statutes, is

23  renumbered as section 985.629, Florida Statutes.

24         Section 84.  Section 985.412, Florida Statutes, is

25  renumbered as section 985.632, Florida Statutes.

26         Section 85.  Section 985.42, Florida Statutes, is

27  renumbered as section 985.636, Florida Statutes.

28         Section 86.  Section 985.405, Florida Statutes, is

29  renumbered as section 985.64, Florida Statutes, and that

30  section is amended to read:

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 1         985.64 985.405  Rulemaking Rules for

 2  implementation.--The department of Juvenile Justice shall

 3  adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement

 4  the provisions of this chapter. Such rules may not conflict

 5  with the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure. All rules and

 6  policies must conform to accepted standards of care and

 7  treatment.

 8         Section 87.  Subsection (2) of section 985.01, Florida

 9  Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (1) of section 985.644,

10  Florida Statutes, and subsections (1) through (5) of section

11  985.407, Florida Statutes, are renumbered as subsections (2)

12  through (6) of section 985.644, Florida Statutes.

13         Section 88.  Section 985.408, Florida Statutes, is

14  renumbered as section 985.648, Florida Statutes, and amended

15  to read:

16         985.648 985.408  Consultants.--The department may hire

17  consultants to advise and confer with the judges of the

18  circuit courts upon request of any such court and for the

19  purpose of advising the department on programs, facilities,

20  institutions, care, supervision, and all other services and

21  treatment for children committed to the department's care

22  under pursuant to this chapter part.

23         Section 89.  Section 985.409, Florida Statutes, is

24  renumbered as section 985.652, Florida Statutes.

25         Section 90.  Section 985.406, Florida Statutes, is

26  renumbered as section 985.66, Florida Statutes, and paragraph

27  (a) of subsection (3) of that section is amended to read:

28         985.66 985.406  Juvenile justice training academies

29  established; Juvenile Justice Standards and Training

30  Commission created; Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund

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 1         (3)  JUVENILE JUSTICE TRAINING PROGRAM.--The commission

 2  shall establish a certifiable program for juvenile justice

 3  training pursuant to this section, and all department of

 4  Juvenile Justice program staff and providers who deliver

 5  direct care services pursuant to contract with the department

 6  shall be required to participate in and successfully complete

 7  the commission-approved program of training pertinent to their

 8  areas of responsibility. Judges, state attorneys, and public

 9  defenders, law enforcement officers, and school district

10  personnel may participate in such training program. For the

11  juvenile justice program staff, the commission shall, based on

12  a job-task analysis:

13         (a)  Design, implement, maintain, evaluate, and revise

14  a basic training program, including a competency-based

15  examination, for the purpose of providing minimum employment

16  training qualifications for all juvenile justice personnel.

17  All program staff of the department of Juvenile Justice and

18  providers who deliver direct-care services who are hired after

19  October 1, 1999, must meet the following minimum requirements:

20         1.  Be at least 19 years of age.

21         2.  Be a high school graduate or its equivalent as

22  determined by the commission.

23         3.  Not have been convicted of any felony or a

24  misdemeanor involving perjury or a false statement, or have

25  received a dishonorable discharge from any of the Armed Forces

26  of the United States. Any person who, after September 30,

27  1999, pleads guilty or nolo contendere to or is found guilty

28  of any felony or a misdemeanor involving perjury or false

29  statement is not eligible for employment, notwithstanding

30  suspension of sentence or withholding of adjudication.

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 1  nolo contendere to a misdemeanor involving a false statement

 2  before October 1, 1999, and who has had such record of that

 3  plea sealed or expunged is not ineligible for employment for

 4  that reason.

 5         4.  Abide by all the provisions of s. 985.644(1)

 6  985.01(2) regarding fingerprinting and background

 7  investigations and other screening requirements for personnel.

 8         5.  Execute and submit to the department an

 9  affidavit-of-application form, adopted by the department,

10  attesting to his or her compliance with subparagraphs 1.-4.

11  The affidavit must be executed under oath and constitutes an

12  official statement under s. 837.06. The affidavit must include

13  conspicuous language that the intentional false execution of

14  the affidavit constitutes a misdemeanor of the second degree.

15  The employing agency shall retain the affidavit.

16         Section 91.  Section 985.4135, Florida Statutes, is

17  renumbered as section 985.664, Florida Statutes, and

18  subsection (5) of that section is amended to read:

19         985.664 985.4135  Juvenile justice circuit boards and

20  juvenile justice county councils.--

21         (5)  Juvenile justice circuit boards and county

22  councils shall advise and assist the department in the

23  evaluation and award of prevention and early intervention

24  grant programs, including the Community Juvenile Justice

25  Partnership Grant program established in s. 985.676 985.415

26  and proceeds from the Invest in Children license plate annual

27  use fees.

28         Section 92.  Sections 985.416 and 985.4145, Florida

29  Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as sections 985.668

30  and 985.672, Florida Statutes.

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 1         Section 93.  Section 985.415, Florida Statutes, is

 2  renumbered as section 985.676, Florida Statutes, and paragraph

 3  (a) of subsection (1) and paragraphs (a) and (e) of subsection

 4  (2) of that section are amended to read:

 5         985.676 985.415  Community juvenile justice partnership

 6  grants.--

 7         (1)  GRANTS; CRITERIA.--

 8         (a)  In order to encourage the development of county

 9  and circuit juvenile justice plans and the development and

10  implementation of county and circuit interagency agreements

11  under pursuant to s. 985.664 985.4135, the community juvenile

12  justice partnership grant program is established, and shall be

13  administered by the department of Juvenile Justice.

14         (2)  GRANT APPLICATION PROCEDURES.--

15         (a)  Each entity wishing to apply for an annual

16  community juvenile justice partnership grant, which may be

17  renewed for a maximum of 2 additional years for the same

18  provision of services, shall submit a grant proposal for

19  funding or continued funding to the department. The department

20  shall establish the grant application procedures. In order to

21  be considered for funding, the grant proposal shall include

22  the following assurances and information:

23         1.  A letter from the chair of the juvenile justice

24  circuit board confirming that the grant application has been

25  reviewed and found to support one or more purposes or goals of

26  the juvenile justice plan as developed by the board.

27         2.  A rationale and description of the program and the

28  services to be provided, including goals and objectives.

29         3.  A method for identification of the juveniles most

30  likely to be involved in the juvenile justice system who will

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 1         4.  Provisions for the participation of parents and

 2  guardians in the program.

 3         5.  Coordination with other community-based and social

 4  service prevention efforts, including, but not limited to,

 5  drug and alcohol abuse prevention and dropout prevention

 6  programs, that serve the target population or neighborhood.

 7         6.  An evaluation component to measure the

 8  effectiveness of the program in accordance with the provisions

 9  of s. 985.632 985.412.

10         7.  A program budget, including the amount and sources

11  of local cash and in-kind resources committed to the budget.

12  The proposal must establish to the satisfaction of the

13  department that the entity will make a cash or in-kind

14  contribution to the program of a value that is at least equal

15  to 20 percent of the amount of the grant.

16         8.  The necessary program staff.

17         (e)  Each entity that is awarded a grant as provided

18  for in this section shall submit an annual evaluation report

19  to the department, the circuit juvenile justice manager, the

20  juvenile justice circuit board, and the juvenile justice

21  county council, by a date subsequent to the end of the

22  contract period established by the department, documenting the

23  extent to which the program objectives have been met, the

24  effect of the program on the juvenile arrest rate, and any

25  other information required by the department. The department

26  shall coordinate and incorporate all such annual evaluation

27  reports with the provisions of s. 985.632 985.412. Each entity

28  is also subject to a financial audit and a performance audit.

29         Section 94.  Section 985.41, Florida Statutes, is

30  renumbered as section 985.682, Florida Statutes, and

31  subsection (1) of that section is amended to read:


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 1         985.682 985.41  Siting of facilities; study;

 2  criteria.--

 3         (1)  The department is directed to conduct or contract

 4  for a statewide comprehensive study to determine current and

 5  future needs for all types of facilities for children

 6  committed to the custody, care, or supervision of the

 7  department under pursuant to this chapter part.

 8         Section 95.  Section 985.2155, Florida Statutes, is

 9  renumbered as section 985.686, Florida Statutes.

10         Section 96.  Section 985.411, Florida Statutes, is

11  renumbered as section 985.688, Florida Statutes, and paragraph

12  (b) of subsection (10) of that section is amended to read:

13         985.688 985.411  Administering county and municipal

14  delinquency programs and facilities.--

15         (10)

16         (b)  The department may institute proceedings against a

17  county or municipality to terminate the operation of a

18  facility when any of the following conditions exist:

19         1.  The facility fails to take preventive or corrective

20  measures in accordance with any order of the department.

21         2.  The facility fails to abide by any final order of

22  the department once it has become effective and binding.

23         3.  The facility commits any violation of this section

24  constituting an emergency requiring immediate action as

25  provided in this chapter.

26         4.  The facility has willfully and knowingly refused to

27  comply with the screening requirement for personnel under

28  pursuant to s. 985.644(1) 985.01 or has refused to dismiss

29  personnel found to be in noncompliance with the requirements

30  for good moral character.

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 1         Section 97.  Sections 985.4075, 985.4041, and 985.4042,

 2  Florida Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as sections

 3  985.69, 985.692, and 985.694, Florida Statutes.

 4         Section 98.  Sections 985.4045 and 985.4046, Florida

 5  Statutes, are renumbered, respectively, as sections 985.701

 6  and 985.711, Florida Statutes.

 7         Section 99.  Section 985.3141, Florida Statutes, is

 8  renumbered as section 985.721, Florida Statutes, and

 9  subsection (2) of that section is amended to read:

10         985.721 985.3141  Escapes from secure detention or

11  residential commitment facility.--An escape from:

12         (2)  Any residential commitment facility described in

13  s. 985.03(44)(46), maintained for the custody, treatment,

14  punishment, or rehabilitation of children found to have

15  committed delinquent acts or violations of law; or

16  

17  constitutes escape within the intent and meaning of s. 944.40

18  and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in

19  s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.

20         Section 100.  Section 985.2065, Florida Statutes, is

21  renumbered as section 985.731, Florida Statutes, and paragraph

22  (a) of subsection (1) of that section is amended to read:

23         985.731 985.2065  Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding

24  unmarried minor runaways; violations.--

25         (1)(a)  A person who is not an authorized agent of the

26  department of Juvenile Justice or the Department of Children

27  and Family Services may not knowingly shelter an unmarried

28  minor for more than 24 hours without the consent of the

29  minor's parent or guardian or without notifying a law

30  enforcement officer of the minor's name and the fact that the

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 1         Section 101.  Sections 985.501, 985.502, 985.503,

 2  985.504, 985.505, 985.506, and 985.507, Florida Statutes, are

 3  renumbered, respectively, as sections 985.801, 985.802,

 4  985.803, 985.804, 985.805, 985.806, and 985.807, Florida

 5  Statutes.

 6         Section 102.  Section 985.5025, Florida Statutes, is

 7  renumbered as section 985.8025, Florida Statutes, and

 8  subsection (1) of that section is amended to read:

 9         985.8025 985.5025  State Council for Interstate

10  Juvenile Offender Supervision.--

11         (1)  Pursuant to Article IX of the Interstate Compact

12  for Juveniles in s. 985.802 985.502, the State Council for

13  Interstate Juvenile Offender Supervision is created. The

14  purpose of the council is to oversee state participation in

15  the activities of the Interstate Commission for Juveniles.

16         Section 103.  Subsection (6) of section 985.215,

17  Florida Statutes, paragraphs (b), (c), (f), and (i) of

18  subsection (1) and subsection (2) of section 985.231, Florida

19  Statutes, and paragraph (d) of subsection (4) of section

20  985.233, Florida Statutes, are repealed.

21         Section 104.  Subsection (11) of section 29.004,

22  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

23         29.004  State courts system.--For purposes of

24  implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the

25  elements of the state courts system to be provided from state

26  revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:

27         (11)  Mediation and arbitration, limited to trial court

28  referral of a pending judicial case to a mediator or a

29  court-related mediation program, or to an arbitrator or a

30  court-related arbitration program, for the limited purpose of

31  encouraging and assisting the litigants in partially or


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 1  completely settling the case prior to adjudication on the

 2  merits by the court. This does not include citizen dispute

 3  settlement centers under s. 44.201 and community arbitration

 4  programs under s. 985.16 985.304.

 5         Section 105.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of

 6  section 29.008, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 7         29.008  County funding of court-related functions.--

 8         (3)  The following shall be considered a local

 9  requirement pursuant to subparagraph (2)(a)1.:

10         (b)  Alternative sanctions coordinators pursuant to ss.

11  984.09 and 985.037 985.216.

12         Section 106.  Subsection (17) of section 253.025,

13  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

14         253.025  Acquisition of state lands for purposes other

15  than preservation, conservation, and recreation.--

16         (17)  Pursuant to s. 985.682 985.41, the Department of

17  Juvenile Justice is responsible for obtaining appraisals and

18  entering into option agreements and agreements for the

19  purchase of state juvenile justice facility sites. An option

20  agreement or agreement for purchase is not binding upon the

21  state until it is approved by the Board of Trustees of the

22  Internal Improvement Trust Fund. The provisions of paragraphs

23  (6)(b), (c), and (d) and (7)(b), (c), and (d) apply to all

24  appraisals, offers, and counteroffers of the Department of

25  Juvenile Justice for state juvenile justice facility sites.

26         Section 107.  Subsection (1) of section 318.21, Florida

27  Statutes, is amended to read:

28         318.21  Disposition of civil penalties by county

29  courts.--All civil penalties received by a county court

30  pursuant to the provisions of this chapter shall be

31  distributed and paid monthly as follows:


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 1         (1)  One dollar from every civil penalty shall be

 2  remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the

 3  Child Welfare Training Trust Fund for child welfare training

 4  purposes pursuant to s. 402.40. One dollar from every civil

 5  penalty shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for

 6  deposit into the Juvenile Justice Training Trust Fund for

 7  juvenile justice purposes pursuant to s. 985.66 985.406.

 8         Section 108.  Subsection (3) of section 397.334,

 9  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

10         397.334  Treatment-based drug court programs.--

11         (3)  Treatment-based drug court programs may include

12  pretrial intervention programs as provided in ss. 948.08,

13  948.16, and 985.345 985.306.

14         Section 109.  Subsection (3) of section 400.953,

15  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

16         400.953  Background screening of home medical equipment

17  provider personnel.--The agency shall require employment

18  screening as provided in chapter 435, using the level 1

19  standards for screening set forth in that chapter, for home

20  medical equipment provider personnel.

21         (3)  Proof of compliance with the screening

22  requirements of s. 110.1127, s. 393.0655, s. 394.4572, s.

23  397.451, s. 402.305, s. 402.313, s. 409.175, s. 464.008, or s.

24  985.644 985.407 or this part must be accepted in lieu of the

25  requirements of this section if the person has been

26  continuously employed in the same type of occupation for which

27  he or she is seeking employment without a breach in service

28  that exceeds 180 days, the proof of compliance is not more

29  than 2 years old, and the person has been screened by the

30  Department of Law Enforcement. An employer or contractor shall

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 1  contractor, and a potential employer or contractor may not

 2  accept any proof of compliance directly from the person

 3  requiring screening. Proof of compliance with the screening

 4  requirements of this section shall be provided, upon request,

 5  to the person screened by the home medical equipment provider.

 6         Section 110.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (1) of

 7  section 419.001, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 8         419.001  Site selection of community residential

 9  homes.--

10         (1)  For the purposes of this section, the following

11  definitions shall apply:

12         (d)  "Resident" means any of the following: a frail

13  elder as defined in s. 400.618; a physically disabled or

14  handicapped person as defined in s. 760.22(7)(a); a

15  developmentally disabled person as defined in s. 393.063; a

16  nondangerous mentally ill person as defined in s. 394.455(18);

17  or a child as defined in s. 39.01(14), s. 984.03(9) or (12),

18  or s. 985.03(8).

19         Section 111.  Paragraphs (tt) and (uu) of subsection

20  (2) of section 435.04, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

21         435.04  Level 2 screening standards.--

22         (2)  The security background investigations under this

23  section must ensure that no persons subject to the provisions

24  of this section have been found guilty of, regardless of

25  adjudication, or entered a plea of nolo contendere or guilty

26  to, any offense prohibited under any of the following

27  provisions of the Florida Statutes or under any similar

28  statute of another jurisdiction:

29         (tt)  Section 985.701 985.4045, relating to sexual

30  misconduct in juvenile justice programs.

31  


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 1         (uu)  Section 985.711 985.4046, relating to contraband

 2  introduced into detention facilities.

 3         Section 112.  Subsection (4) of section 790.115,

 4  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 5         790.115  Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms

 6  at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited;

 7  penalties; exceptions.--

 8         (4)  Notwithstanding s. 985.24 985.213, s. 985.245

 9  985.214, or s. 985.25(1) 985.215(1), any minor under 18 years

10  of age who is charged under this section with possessing or

11  discharging a firearm on school property shall be detained in

12  secure detention, unless the state attorney authorizes the

13  release of the minor, and shall be given a probable cause

14  hearing within 24 hours after being taken into custody. At the

15  hearing, the court may order that the minor continue to be

16  held in secure detention for a period of 21 days, during which

17  time the minor shall receive medical, psychiatric,

18  psychological, or substance abuse examinations pursuant to s.

19  985.18 985.224, and a written report shall be completed.

20         Section 113.  Subsections (8) and (9) of section

21  790.22, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

22         790.22  Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or

23  electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation;

24  possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited;

25  penalties.--

26         (8)  Notwithstanding s. 985.24 985.213 or s. 985.25(1)

27  985.215(1), if a minor under 18 years of age is charged with

28  an offense that involves the use or possession of a firearm,

29  as defined in s. 790.001, including a violation of subsection

30  (3), or is charged for any offense during the commission of

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 1  detained in secure detention, unless the state attorney

 2  authorizes the release of the minor, and shall be given a

 3  hearing within 24 hours after being taken into custody. At the

 4  hearing, the court may order that the minor continue to be

 5  held in secure detention in accordance with the applicable

 6  time periods specified in s. 985.26(1)-(5) 985.215(5), if the

 7  court finds that the minor meets the criteria specified in s.

 8  985.255 985.215(2), or if the court finds by clear and

 9  convincing evidence that the minor is a clear and present

10  danger to himself or herself or the community. The Department

11  of Juvenile Justice shall prepare a form for all minors

12  charged under this subsection that states the period of

13  detention and the relevant demographic information, including,

14  but not limited to, the sex, age, and race of the minor;

15  whether or not the minor was represented by private counsel or

16  a public defender; the current offense; and the minor's

17  complete prior record, including any pending cases. The form

18  shall be provided to the judge to be considered when

19  determining whether the minor should be continued in secure

20  detention under this subsection. An order placing a minor in

21  secure detention because the minor is a clear and present

22  danger to himself or herself or the community must be in

23  writing, must specify the need for detention and the benefits

24  derived by the minor or the community by placing the minor in

25  secure detention, and must include a copy of the form provided

26  by the department. The Department of Juvenile Justice must

27  send the form, including a copy of any order, without

28  client-identifying information, to the Office of Economic and

29  Demographic Research.

30         (9)  Notwithstanding s. 985.245 985.214, if the minor

31  is found to have committed an offense that involves the use or


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 1  possession of a firearm, as defined in s. 790.001, other than

 2  a violation of subsection (3), or an offense during the

 3  commission of which the minor possessed a firearm, and the

 4  minor is not committed to a residential commitment program of

 5  the Department of Juvenile Justice, in addition to any other

 6  punishment provided by law, the court shall order:

 7         (a)  For a first offense, that the minor shall serve a

 8  minimum period of detention of 15 days in a secure detention

 9  facility; and

10         1.  Perform 100 hours of community service; and may

11         2.  Be placed on community control or in a

12  nonresidential commitment program.

13         (b)  For a second or subsequent offense, that the minor

14  shall serve a mandatory period of detention of at least 21

15  days in a secure detention facility; and

16         1.  Perform not less than 100 nor more than 250 hours

17  of community service; and may

18         2.  Be placed on community control or in a

19  nonresidential commitment program.

20  

21  The minor shall not receive credit for time served before

22  adjudication. For the purposes of this subsection, community

23  service shall be performed, if possible, in a manner involving

24  a hospital emergency room or other medical environment that

25  deals on a regular basis with trauma patients and gunshot

26  wounds.

27         Section 114.  Paragraph (c) of subsection (3) of

28  section 921.0022, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

29         921.0022  Criminal Punishment Code; offense severity

30  ranking chart.--

31         (3)  OFFENSE SEVERITY RANKING CHART


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 2  Florida           Felony

 3  Statute           Degree             Description

 4  

 5                     

 6                              (c)  LEVEL 3

 7  119.10(2)(b)       3rd      Unlawful use of confidential

 8                              information from police reports.

 9  316.066(3)

10   (d)-(f)           3rd      Unlawfully obtaining or using

11                              confidential crash reports.

12  316.193(2)(b)      3rd      Felony DUI, 3rd conviction.

13  316.1935(2)        3rd      Fleeing or attempting to elude

14                              law enforcement officer in patrol

15                              vehicle with siren and lights

16                              activated.

17  319.30(4)          3rd      Possession by junkyard of motor

18                              vehicle with identification

19                              number plate removed.

20  319.33(1)(a)       3rd      Alter or forge any certificate of

21                              title to a motor vehicle or

22                              mobile home.

23  319.33(1)(c)       3rd      Procure or pass title on stolen

24                              vehicle.

25  319.33(4)          3rd      With intent to defraud, possess,

26                              sell, etc., a blank, forged, or

27                              unlawfully obtained title or

28                              registration.

29  327.35(2)(b)       3rd      Felony BUI.

30  

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 1  328.05(2)          3rd      Possess, sell, or counterfeit

 2                              fictitious, stolen, or fraudulent

 3                              titles or bills of sale of

 4                              vessels.

 5  328.07(4)          3rd      Manufacture, exchange, or possess

 6                              vessel with counterfeit or wrong

 7                              ID number.

 8  370.12(1)(e)5.     3rd      Taking, disturbing, mutilating,

 9                              destroying, causing to be

10                              destroyed, transferring, selling,

11                              offering to sell, molesting, or

12                              harassing marine turtles, marine

13                              turtle eggs, or marine turtle

14                              nests in violation of the Marine

15                              Turtle Protection Act.

16  370.12(1)(e)6.     3rd      Soliciting to commit or

17                              conspiring to commit a violation

18                              of the Marine Turtle Protection

19                              Act.

20  376.302(5)         3rd      Fraud related to reimbursement

21                              for cleanup expenses under the

22                              Inland Protection Trust Fund.

23  400.903(3)         3rd      Operating a clinic without a

24                              license or filing false license

25                              application or other required

26                              information.

27  440.105(3)(b)      3rd      Receipt of fee or consideration

28                              without approval by judge of

29                              compensation claims.

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 1  440.1051(3)        3rd      False report of workers'

 2                              compensation fraud or retaliation

 3                              for making such a report.

 4  501.001(2)(b)      2nd      Tampers with a consumer product

 5                              or the container using materially

 6                              false/misleading information.

 7  624.401(4)(a)      3rd      Transacting insurance without a

 8                              certificate of authority.

 9  624.401(4)(b)1.    3rd      Transacting insurance without a

10                              certificate of authority; premium

11                              collected less than $20,000.

12  626.902(1)

13   (a) & (b)         3rd      Representing an unauthorized

14                              insurer.

15  697.08             3rd      Equity skimming.

16  790.15(3)          3rd      Person directs another to

17                              discharge firearm from a vehicle.

18  796.05(1)          3rd      Live on earnings of a prostitute.

19  806.10(1)          3rd      Maliciously injure, destroy, or

20                              interfere with vehicles or

21                              equipment used in firefighting.

22  806.10(2)          3rd      Interferes with or assaults

23                              firefighter in performance of

24                              duty.

25  810.09(2)(c)       3rd      Trespass on property other than

26                              structure or conveyance armed

27                              with firearm or dangerous weapon.

28  812.014(2)(c)2.    3rd      Grand theft; $5,000 or more but

29                              less than $10,000.

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 1  812.0145(2)(c)     3rd      Theft from person 65 years of age

 2                              or older; $300 or more but less

 3                              than $10,000.

 4  815.04(4)(b)       2nd      Computer offense devised to

 5                              defraud or obtain property.

 6  817.034(4)(a)3.    3rd      Engages in scheme to defraud

 7                              (Florida Communications Fraud

 8                              Act), property valued at less

 9                              than $20,000.

10  817.233            3rd      Burning to defraud insurer.

11  817.234(8)

12   (b)-(c)           3rd      Unlawful solicitation of persons

13                              involved in motor vehicle

14                              accidents.

15  817.234(11)(a)     3rd      Insurance fraud; property value

16                              less than $20,000.

17  817.236            3rd      Filing a false motor vehicle

18                              insurance application.

19  817.2361           3rd      Creating, marketing, or

20                              presenting a false or fraudulent

21                              motor vehicle insurance card.

22  817.413(2)         3rd      Sale of used goods as new.

23  817.505(4)         3rd      Patient brokering.

24  828.12(2)          3rd      Tortures any animal with intent

25                              to inflict intense pain, serious

26                              physical injury, or death.

27  831.28(2)(a)       3rd      Counterfeiting a payment

28                              instrument with intent to defraud

29                              or possessing a counterfeit

30                              payment instrument.

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 1  831.29             2nd      Possession of instruments for

 2                              counterfeiting drivers' licenses

 3                              or identification cards.

 4  838.021(3)(b)      3rd      Threatens unlawful harm to public

 5                              servant.

 6  843.19             3rd      Injure, disable, or kill police

 7                              dog or horse.

 8  860.15(3)          3rd      Overcharging for repairs and

 9                              parts.

10  870.01(2)          3rd      Riot; inciting or encouraging.

11  893.13(1)(a)2.     3rd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver

12                              cannabis (or other s.

13                              893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2.,

14                              (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6.,

15                              (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,

16                              (3), or (4) drugs).

17  893.13(1)(d)2.     2nd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver s.

18                              893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2.,

19                              (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6.,

20                              (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,

21                              (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000

22                              feet of university.

23  893.13(1)(f)2.     2nd      Sell, manufacture, or deliver s.

24                              893.03(1)(c), (2)(c)1., (2)(c)2.,

25                              (2)(c)3., (2)(c)5., (2)(c)6.,

26                              (2)(c)7., (2)(c)8., (2)(c)9.,

27                              (3), or (4) drugs within 1,000

28                              feet of public housing facility.

29  893.13(6)(a)       3rd      Possession of any controlled

30                              substance other than felony

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 1  893.13(7)(a)8.     3rd      Withhold information from

 2                              practitioner regarding previous

 3                              receipt of or prescription for a

 4                              controlled substance.

 5  893.13(7)(a)9.     3rd      Obtain or attempt to obtain

 6                              controlled substance by fraud,

 7                              forgery, misrepresentation, etc.

 8  893.13(7)(a)10.    3rd      Affix false or forged label to

 9                              package of controlled substance.

10  893.13(7)(a)11.    3rd      Furnish false or fraudulent

11                              material information on any

12                              document or record required by

13                              chapter 893.

14  893.13(8)(a)1.     3rd      Knowingly assist a patient, other

15                              person, or owner of an animal in

16                              obtaining a controlled substance

17                              through deceptive, untrue, or

18                              fraudulent representations in or

19                              related to the practitioner's

20                              practice.

21  893.13(8)(a)2.     3rd      Employ a trick or scheme in the

22                              practitioner's practice to assist

23                              a patient, other person, or owner

24                              of an animal in obtaining a

25                              controlled substance.

26  893.13(8)(a)3.     3rd      Knowingly write a prescription

27                              for a controlled substance for a

28                              fictitious person.

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 1  893.13(8)(a)4.     3rd      Write a prescription for a

 2                              controlled substance for a

 3                              patient, other person, or an

 4                              animal if the sole purpose of

 5                              writing the prescription is a

 6                              monetary benefit for the

 7                              practitioner.

 8  918.13(1)(a)       3rd      Alter, destroy, or conceal

 9                              investigation evidence.

10  944.47

11   (1)(a)1.-2.       3rd      Introduce contraband to

12                              correctional facility.

13  944.47(1)(c)       2nd      Possess contraband while upon the

14                              grounds of a correctional

15                              institution.

16  985.721 985.3141   3rd      Escapes from a juvenile facility

17                              (secure detention or residential

18                              commitment facility).

19         Section 115.  Subsection (1) of section 938.10, Florida

20  Statutes, is amended to read:

21         938.10  Additional court cost imposed in cases of

22  certain crimes against minors.--

23         (1)  If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to,

24  or is found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense

25  against a minor in violation of s. 784.085, chapter 787,

26  chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, chapter 827, s. 847.0145,

27  or s. 985.701 985.4045, the court shall impose a court cost of

28  $101 against the offender in addition to any other cost or

29  penalty required by law.

30         Section 116.  Subsection (9) of section 943.053,

31  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:


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 1         943.053  Dissemination of criminal justice information;

 2  fees.--

 3         (9)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 943.0525 and

 4  any user agreements adopted pursuant thereto, and

 5  notwithstanding the confidentiality of sealed records as

 6  provided for in s. 943.059, the Department of Juvenile Justice

 7  or any other state or local criminal justice agency may

 8  provide copies of the Florida criminal history records for

 9  juvenile offenders currently or formerly detained or housed in

10  a contracted juvenile assessment center or detention facility

11  or serviced in a contracted treatment program and for

12  employees or other individuals who will have access to these

13  facilities, only to the entity under direct contract with the

14  Department of Juvenile Justice to operate these facilities or

15  programs pursuant to the provisions of s. 985.688 985.411. The

16  criminal justice agency providing such data may assess a

17  charge for the Florida criminal history records pursuant to

18  the provisions of chapter 119. Sealed records received by the

19  private entity under this section remain confidential and

20  exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1). Information

21  provided under this section shall be used only for the

22  criminal justice purpose for which it was requested and may

23  not be further disseminated.

24         Section 117.  Subsection (1) of section 943.0582,

25  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

26         943.0582  Prearrest, postarrest, or teen court

27  diversion program expunction.--

28         (1)  Notwithstanding any law dealing generally with the

29  preservation and destruction of public records, the department

30  may provide, by rule adopted pursuant to chapter 120, for the

31  expunction of any nonjudicial record of the arrest of a minor


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 1  who has successfully completed a prearrest or postarrest

 2  diversion program for minors as authorized by s. 985.125

 3  985.3065.

 4         Section 118.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of

 5  section 943.0585, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 6         943.0585  Court-ordered expunction of criminal history

 7  records.--The courts of this state have jurisdiction over

 8  their own procedures, including the maintenance, expunction,

 9  and correction of judicial records containing criminal history

10  information to the extent such procedures are not inconsistent

11  with the conditions, responsibilities, and duties established

12  by this section. Any court of competent jurisdiction may order

13  a criminal justice agency to expunge the criminal history

14  record of a minor or an adult who complies with the

15  requirements of this section. The court shall not order a

16  criminal justice agency to expunge a criminal history record

17  until the person seeking to expunge a criminal history record

18  has applied for and received a certificate of eligibility for

19  expunction pursuant to subsection (2). A criminal history

20  record that relates to a violation of s. 393.135, s. 394.4593,

21  s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, s. 817.034, s.

22  825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter 839, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135,

23  s. 847.0145, s. 893.135, s. 916.1075, or a violation

24  enumerated in s. 907.041 may not be expunged, without regard

25  to whether adjudication was withheld, if the defendant was

26  found guilty of or pled guilty or nolo contendere to the

27  offense, or if the defendant, as a minor, was found to have

28  committed, or pled guilty or nolo contendere to committing,

29  the offense as a delinquent act. The court may only order

30  expunction of a criminal history record pertaining to one

31  arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity, except as


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 1  provided in this section. The court may, at its sole

 2  discretion, order the expunction of a criminal history record

 3  pertaining to more than one arrest if the additional arrests

 4  directly relate to the original arrest. If the court intends

 5  to order the expunction of records pertaining to such

 6  additional arrests, such intent must be specified in the

 7  order. A criminal justice agency may not expunge any record

 8  pertaining to such additional arrests if the order to expunge

 9  does not articulate the intention of the court to expunge a

10  record pertaining to more than one arrest. This section does

11  not prevent the court from ordering the expunction of only a

12  portion of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest

13  or one incident of alleged criminal activity. Notwithstanding

14  any law to the contrary, a criminal justice agency may comply

15  with laws, court orders, and official requests of other

16  jurisdictions relating to expunction, correction, or

17  confidential handling of criminal history records or

18  information derived therefrom. This section does not confer

19  any right to the expunction of any criminal history record,

20  and any request for expunction of a criminal history record

21  may be denied at the sole discretion of the court.

22         (4)  EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD EXPUNCTION.--Any

23  criminal history record of a minor or an adult which is

24  ordered expunged by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant

25  to this section must be physically destroyed or obliterated by

26  any criminal justice agency having custody of such record;

27  except that any criminal history record in the custody of the

28  department must be retained in all cases. A criminal history

29  record ordered expunged that is retained by the department is

30  confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1)

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 1  available to any person or entity except upon order of a court

 2  of competent jurisdiction. A criminal justice agency may

 3  retain a notation indicating compliance with an order to

 4  expunge.

 5         (a)  The person who is the subject of a criminal

 6  history record that is expunged under this section or under

 7  other provisions of law, including former s. 893.14, former s.

 8  901.33, and former s. 943.058, may lawfully deny or fail to

 9  acknowledge the arrests covered by the expunged record, except

10  when the subject of the record:

11         1.  Is a candidate for employment with a criminal

12  justice agency;

13         2.  Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution;

14         3.  Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief

15  under this section or s. 943.059;

16         4.  Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar;

17         5.  Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to

18  contract with the Department of Children and Family Services

19  or the Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or

20  used by such contractor or licensee in a sensitive position

21  having direct contact with children, the developmentally

22  disabled, the aged, or the elderly as provided in s.

23  110.1127(3), s. 393.063, s. 394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s.

24  402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. 409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), s.

25  916.106(10) and (13), s. 985.644 985.407, or chapter 400; or

26         6.  Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the

27  Department of Education, any district school board, any

28  university laboratory school, any charter school, any private

29  or parochial school, or any local governmental entity that

30  licenses child care facilities.

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 1         Section 119.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (4) of

 2  section 943.059, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 3         943.059  Court-ordered sealing of criminal history

 4  records.--The courts of this state shall continue to have

 5  jurisdiction over their own procedures, including the

 6  maintenance, sealing, and correction of judicial records

 7  containing criminal history information to the extent such

 8  procedures are not inconsistent with the conditions,

 9  responsibilities, and duties established by this section. Any

10  court of competent jurisdiction may order a criminal justice

11  agency to seal the criminal history record of a minor or an

12  adult who complies with the requirements of this section. The

13  court shall not order a criminal justice agency to seal a

14  criminal history record until the person seeking to seal a

15  criminal history record has applied for and received a

16  certificate of eligibility for sealing pursuant to subsection

17  (2). A criminal history record that relates to a violation of

18  s. 393.135, s. 394.4593, s. 787.025, chapter 794, s. 796.03,

19  s. 800.04, s. 817.034, s. 825.1025, s. 827.071, chapter 839,

20  s. 847.0133, s. 847.0135, s. 847.0145, s. 893.135, s.

21  916.1075, or a violation enumerated in s. 907.041 may not be

22  sealed, without regard to whether adjudication was withheld,

23  if the defendant was found guilty of or pled guilty or nolo

24  contendere to the offense, or if the defendant, as a minor,

25  was found to have committed or pled guilty or nolo contendere

26  to committing the offense as a delinquent act. The court may

27  only order sealing of a criminal history record pertaining to

28  one arrest or one incident of alleged criminal activity,

29  except as provided in this section. The court may, at its sole

30  discretion, order the sealing of a criminal history record

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 1  directly relate to the original arrest. If the court intends

 2  to order the sealing of records pertaining to such additional

 3  arrests, such intent must be specified in the order. A

 4  criminal justice agency may not seal any record pertaining to

 5  such additional arrests if the order to seal does not

 6  articulate the intention of the court to seal records

 7  pertaining to more than one arrest. This section does not

 8  prevent the court from ordering the sealing of only a portion

 9  of a criminal history record pertaining to one arrest or one

10  incident of alleged criminal activity. Notwithstanding any law

11  to the contrary, a criminal justice agency may comply with

12  laws, court orders, and official requests of other

13  jurisdictions relating to sealing, correction, or confidential

14  handling of criminal history records or information derived

15  therefrom. This section does not confer any right to the

16  sealing of any criminal history record, and any request for

17  sealing a criminal history record may be denied at the sole

18  discretion of the court.

19         (4)  EFFECT OF CRIMINAL HISTORY RECORD SEALING.--A

20  criminal history record of a minor or an adult which is

21  ordered sealed by a court of competent jurisdiction pursuant

22  to this section is confidential and exempt from the provisions

23  of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution

24  and is available only to the person who is the subject of the

25  record, to the subject's attorney, to criminal justice

26  agencies for their respective criminal justice purposes, or to

27  those entities set forth in subparagraphs (a)1., 4., 5., and

28  6. for their respective licensing and employment purposes.

29         (a)  The subject of a criminal history record sealed

30  under this section or under other provisions of law, including

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 1  lawfully deny or fail to acknowledge the arrests covered by

 2  the sealed record, except when the subject of the record:

 3         1.  Is a candidate for employment with a criminal

 4  justice agency;

 5         2.  Is a defendant in a criminal prosecution;

 6         3.  Concurrently or subsequently petitions for relief

 7  under this section or s. 943.0585;

 8         4.  Is a candidate for admission to The Florida Bar;

 9         5.  Is seeking to be employed or licensed by or to

10  contract with the Department of Children and Family Services

11  or the Department of Juvenile Justice or to be employed or

12  used by such contractor or licensee in a sensitive position

13  having direct contact with children, the developmentally

14  disabled, the aged, or the elderly as provided in s.

15  110.1127(3), s. 393.063, s. 394.4572(1), s. 397.451, s.

16  402.302(3), s. 402.313(3), s. 409.175(2)(i), s. 415.102(4), s.

17  415.103, s. 916.106(10) and (13), s. 985.644 985.407, or

18  chapter 400; or

19         6.  Is seeking to be employed or licensed by the

20  Department of Education, any district school board, any

21  university laboratory school, any charter school, any private

22  or parochial school, or any local governmental entity that

23  licenses child care facilities.

24         Section 120.  Subsection (2) of section 948.51, Florida

25  Statutes, is amended to read:

26         948.51  Community corrections assistance to counties or

27  county consortiums.--

28         (2)  ELIGIBILITY OF COUNTIES AND COUNTY CONSORTIUMS.--A

29  county, or a consortium of two or more counties, may contract

30  with the Department of Corrections for community corrections

31  funds as provided in this section. In order to enter into a


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 1  community corrections partnership contract, a county or county

 2  consortium must have a public safety coordinating council

 3  established under s. 951.26 and must designate a county

 4  officer or agency to be responsible for administering

 5  community corrections funds received from the state. The

 6  public safety coordinating council shall prepare, develop, and

 7  implement a comprehensive public safety plan for the county,

 8  or the geographic area represented by the county consortium,

 9  and shall submit an annual report to the Department of

10  Corrections concerning the status of the program. In preparing

11  the comprehensive public safety plan, the public safety

12  coordinating council shall cooperate with the juvenile justice

13  circuit board and the juvenile justice county council,

14  established under s. 985.664 985.4135, in order to include

15  programs and services for juveniles in the plan. To be

16  eligible for community corrections funds under the contract,

17  the initial public safety plan must be approved by the

18  governing board of the county, or the governing board of each

19  county within the consortium, and the Secretary of Corrections

20  based on the requirements of this section. If one or more

21  other counties develop a unified public safety plan, the

22  public safety coordinating council shall submit a single

23  application to the department for funding. Continued contract

24  funding shall be pursuant to subsection (5). The plan for a

25  county or county consortium must cover at least a 5-year

26  period and must include:

27         (a)  A description of programs offered for the job

28  placement and treatment of offenders in the community.

29         (b)  A specification of community-based intermediate

30  sentencing options to be offered and the types and number of

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 1         (c)  Specific goals and objectives for reducing the

 2  projected percentage of commitments to the state prison system

 3  of persons with low total sentencing scores pursuant to the

 4  Criminal Punishment Code.

 5         (d)  Specific evidence of the population status of all

 6  programs which are part of the plan, which evidence

 7  establishes that such programs do not include offenders who

 8  otherwise would have been on a less intensive form of

 9  community supervision.

10         (e)  The assessment of population status by the public

11  safety coordinating council of all correctional facilities

12  owned or contracted for by the county or by each county within

13  the consortium.

14         (f)  The assessment of bed space that is available for

15  substance abuse intervention and treatment programs and the

16  assessment of offenders in need of treatment who are committed

17  to each correctional facility owned or contracted for by the

18  county or by each county within the consortium.

19         (g)  A description of program costs and sources of

20  funds for each community corrections program, including

21  community corrections funds, loans, state assistance, and

22  other financial assistance.

23         Section 121.  Section 958.046, Florida Statutes, is

24  amended to read:

25         958.046  Placement in county-operated boot camp

26  programs for youthful offenders.--In counties where there are

27  county-operated youthful offender boot camp programs, other

28  than boot camps described in s. 958.04 or s. 985.489 985.309,

29  the court may sentence a youthful offender to such a boot

30  camp. In county-operated youthful offender boot camp programs,

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 1  juvenile offenders shall not be commingled with youthful

 2  offenders.

 3         Section 122.  Paragraphs (b) and (j) of subsection (1)

 4  of section 960.001, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

 5         960.001  Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and

 6  witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice

 7  systems.--

 8         (1)  The Department of Legal Affairs, the state

 9  attorneys, the Department of Corrections, the Department of

10  Juvenile Justice, the Parole Commission, the State Courts

11  Administrator and circuit court administrators, the Department

12  of Law Enforcement, and every sheriff's department, police

13  department, or other law enforcement agency as defined in s.

14  943.10(4) shall develop and implement guidelines for the use

15  of their respective agencies, which guidelines are consistent

16  with the purposes of this act and s. 16(b), Art. I of the

17  State Constitution and are designed to implement the

18  provisions of s. 16(b), Art. I of the State Constitution and

19  to achieve the following objectives:

20         (b)  Information for purposes of notifying victim or

21  appropriate next of kin of victim or other designated contact

22  of victim.--In the case of a homicide, pursuant to chapter

23  782; or a sexual offense, pursuant to chapter 794; or an

24  attempted murder or sexual offense, pursuant to chapter 777;

25  or stalking, pursuant to s. 784.048; or domestic violence,

26  pursuant to s. 25.385:

27         1.  The arresting law enforcement officer or personnel

28  of an organization that provides assistance to a victim or to

29  the appropriate next of kin of the victim or other designated

30  contact must request that the victim or appropriate next of

31  kin of the victim or other designated contact complete a


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 1  victim notification card. However, the victim or appropriate

 2  next of kin of the victim or other designated contact may

 3  choose not to complete the victim notification card.

 4         2.  Unless the victim or the appropriate next of kin of

 5  the victim or other designated contact waives the option to

 6  complete the victim notification card, a copy of the victim

 7  notification card must be filed with the incident report or

 8  warrant in the sheriff's office of the jurisdiction in which

 9  the incident report or warrant originated. The notification

10  card shall, at a minimum, consist of:

11         a.  The name, address, and phone number of the victim;

12  or

13         b.  The name, address, and phone number of the

14  appropriate next of kin of the victim; or

15         c.  The name, address, and phone number of a designated

16  contact other than the victim or appropriate next of kin of

17  the victim; and

18         d.  Any relevant identification or case numbers

19  assigned to the case.

20         3.  The chief administrator, or a person designated by

21  the chief administrator, of a county jail, municipal jail,

22  juvenile detention facility, or residential commitment

23  facility shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the alleged

24  victim or appropriate next of kin of the alleged victim or

25  other designated contact within 4 hours following the release

26  of the defendant on bail or, in the case of a juvenile

27  offender, upon the release from residential detention or

28  commitment. If the chief administrator, or designee, is unable

29  to contact the alleged victim or appropriate next of kin of

30  the alleged victim or other designated contact by telephone,

31  the chief administrator, or designee, must send to the alleged


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 1  victim or appropriate next of kin of the alleged victim or

 2  other designated contact a written notification of the

 3  defendant's release.

 4         4.  Unless otherwise requested by the victim or the

 5  appropriate next of kin of the victim or other designated

 6  contact, the information contained on the victim notification

 7  card must be sent by the chief administrator, or designee, of

 8  the appropriate facility to the subsequent correctional or

 9  residential commitment facility following the sentencing and

10  incarceration of the defendant, and unless otherwise requested

11  by the victim or the appropriate next of kin of the victim or

12  other designated contact, he or she must be notified of the

13  release of the defendant from incarceration as provided by

14  law.

15         5.  If the defendant was arrested pursuant to a warrant

16  issued or taken into custody pursuant to s. 985.101 985.207 in

17  a jurisdiction other than the jurisdiction in which the

18  defendant is being released, and the alleged victim or

19  appropriate next of kin of the alleged victim or other

20  designated contact does not waive the option for notification

21  of release, the chief correctional officer or chief

22  administrator of the facility releasing the defendant shall

23  make a reasonable attempt to immediately notify the chief

24  correctional officer of the jurisdiction in which the warrant

25  was issued or the juvenile was taken into custody pursuant to

26  s. 985.101 985.207, and the chief correctional officer of that

27  jurisdiction shall make a reasonable attempt to notify the

28  alleged victim or appropriate next of kin of the alleged

29  victim or other designated contact, as provided in this

30  paragraph, that the defendant has been or will be released.

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 1         (j)  Notification of right to request restitution.--Law

 2  enforcement agencies and the state attorney shall inform the

 3  victim of the victim's right to request and receive

 4  restitution pursuant to s. 775.089 or s. 985.437

 5  985.231(1)(a)1., and of the victim's rights of enforcement

 6  under ss. 775.089(6) and 985.0301 985.201 in the event an

 7  offender does not comply with a restitution order. The state

 8  attorney shall seek the assistance of the victim in the

 9  documentation of the victim's losses for the purpose of

10  requesting and receiving restitution. In addition, the state

11  attorney shall inform the victim if and when restitution is

12  ordered. If an order of restitution is converted to a civil

13  lien or civil judgment against the defendant, the clerks shall

14  make available at their office, as well as on their website,

15  information provided by the Secretary of State, the court, or

16  The Florida Bar on enforcing the civil lien or judgment.

17         Section 123.  Subsection (48) of section 984.03,

18  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

19         984.03  Definitions.--When used in this chapter, the

20  term:

21         (48)  "Serious or habitual juvenile offender program"

22  means the program established in s. 985.47 985.31.

23         Section 124.  Section 984.05, Florida Statutes, is

24  amended to read:

25         984.05  Rules relating to habitual truants; adoption by

26  State Board of Education and Department of Juvenile

27  Justice.--The Department of Juvenile Justice and the State

28  Board of Education shall work together on the development of,

29  and shall adopt, rules as necessary for the implementation of

30  ss. 984.03(27), 985.03(25)(26), and 1003.27.

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 1         Section 125.  Paragraph (b) of subsection (4) of

 2  section 984.09, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 3         984.09  Punishment for contempt of court; alternative

 4  sanctions.--

 5         (4)  CONTEMPT OF COURT SANCTIONS; PROCEDURE AND DUE

 6  PROCESS.--

 7         (b)  If a child is charged with indirect contempt of

 8  court, the court must hold a hearing within 24 hours to

 9  determine whether the child committed indirect contempt of a

10  valid court order. At the hearing, the following due process

11  rights must be provided to the child:

12         1.  Right to a copy of the order to show cause alleging

13  facts supporting the contempt charge.

14         2.  Right to an explanation of the nature and the

15  consequences of the proceedings.

16         3.  Right to legal counsel and the right to have legal

17  counsel appointed by the court if the juvenile is indigent,

18  pursuant to s. 985.033 985.203.

19         4.  Right to confront witnesses.

20         5.  Right to present witnesses.

21         6.  Right to have a transcript or record of the

22  proceeding.

23         7.  Right to appeal to an appropriate court.

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25  The child's parent or guardian may address the court regarding

26  the due process rights of the child. The court shall review

27  the placement of the child every 72 hours to determine whether

28  it is appropriate for the child to remain in the facility.

29         Section 126.  Subsections (2) and (6) of section

30  984.226, Florida Statutes, are amended to read:

31         984.226  Physically secure setting.--


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 1         (2)  When a petition is filed alleging that a child is

 2  a child in need of services, the child must be represented by

 3  counsel at each court appearance unless the record in that

 4  proceeding affirmatively demonstrates by clear and convincing

 5  evidence that the child knowingly and intelligently waived the

 6  right to counsel after being fully advised by the court of the

 7  nature of the proceedings and the dispositional alternatives

 8  available to the court under this section. If the court

 9  decides to appoint counsel for the child and if the child is

10  indigent, the court shall appoint an attorney to represent the

11  child as provided under s. 985.033 985.203. Nothing precludes

12  the court from requesting reimbursement of attorney's fees and

13  costs from the nonindigent parent or legal guardian.

14         (6)  Prior to being ordered to a physically secure

15  setting, the child must be afforded all rights of due process

16  required under s. 985.037 985.216. While in the physically

17  secure setting, the child shall receive appropriate

18  assessment, treatment, and educational services that are

19  designed to eliminate or reduce the child's truant,

20  ungovernable, or runaway behavior. The child and family shall

21  be provided with family counseling and other support services

22  necessary for reunification.

23         Section 127.  Subsection (22) of section 1003.52,

24  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

25         1003.52  Educational services in Department of Juvenile

26  Justice programs.--

27         (22)  The Department of Juvenile Justice and the

28  Department of Education, in consultation with Workforce

29  Florida, Inc., the statewide Workforce Development Youth

30  Council, district school boards, community colleges,

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 1  plan for career education which describes the funding,

 2  curriculum, transfer of credits, goals, and outcome measures

 3  for career education programming in juvenile commitment

 4  facilities, pursuant to s. 985.622 985.3155. The plan must be

 5  reviewed annually.

 6         Section 128.  Subsection (2) of section 1006.08,

 7  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

 8         1006.08  District school superintendent duties relating

 9  to student discipline and school safety.--

10         (2)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 985.04(7)(4)

11  or any other provision of law to the contrary, the court

12  shall, within 48 hours of the finding, notify the appropriate

13  district school superintendent of the name and address of any

14  student found to have committed a delinquent act, or who has

15  had adjudication of a delinquent act withheld which, if

16  committed by an adult, would be a felony, or the name and

17  address of any student found guilty of a felony. Notification

18  shall include the specific delinquent act found to have been

19  committed or for which adjudication was withheld, or the

20  specific felony for which the student was found guilty.

21         Section 129.  Paragraph (a) of subsection (5) of

22  section 1006.13, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

23         1006.13  Policy of zero tolerance for crime and

24  victimization.--

25         (5)(a)  Notwithstanding any provision of law

26  prohibiting the disclosure of the identity of a minor,

27  whenever any student who is attending public school is

28  adjudicated guilty of or delinquent for, or is found to have

29  committed, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld, or

30  pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, a felony violation of:

31         1.  Chapter 782, relating to homicide;


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 1         2.  Chapter 784, relating to assault, battery, and

 2  culpable negligence;

 3         3.  Chapter 787, relating to kidnapping, false

 4  imprisonment, luring or enticing a child, and custody

 5  offenses;

 6         4.  Chapter 794, relating to sexual battery;

 7         5.  Chapter 800, relating to lewdness and indecent

 8  exposure;

 9         6.  Chapter 827, relating to abuse of children;

10         7.  Section 812.13, relating to robbery;

11         8.  Section 812.131, relating to robbery by sudden

12  snatching;

13         9.  Section 812.133, relating to carjacking; or

14         10.  Section 812.135, relating to home-invasion

15  robbery,

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17  and, before or at the time of such adjudication, withholding

18  of adjudication, or plea, the offender was attending a school

19  attended by the victim or a sibling of the victim of the

20  offense, the Department of Juvenile Justice shall notify the

21  appropriate district school board of the adjudication or plea,

22  the requirements of this paragraph, and whether the offender

23  is prohibited from attending that school or riding on a school

24  bus whenever the victim or a sibling of the victim is

25  attending the same school or riding on the same school bus,

26  except as provided pursuant to a written disposition order

27  under s. 985.455(2) 985.23(1)(d). Upon receipt of such notice,

28  the district school board shall take appropriate action to

29  effectuate the provisions of paragraph (b).

30         Section 130.  Subsection (1) of section 1012.797,

31  Florida Statutes, is amended to read:


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 1         1012.797  Notification of district school

 2  superintendent of certain charges against or convictions of

 3  employees.--

 4         (1)  Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 985.04(7)(4)

 5  or any other provision of law to the contrary, a law

 6  enforcement agency shall, within 48 hours, notify the

 7  appropriate district school superintendent of the name and

 8  address of any employee of the school district who is charged

 9  with a felony or with a misdemeanor involving the abuse of a

10  minor child or the sale or possession of a controlled

11  substance. The notification shall include the specific charge

12  for which the employee of the school district was arrested.

13  Such notification shall include other education providers such

14  as the Florida School for the Deaf and the Blind, university

15  lab schools, and private elementary and secondary schools.

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17  2007.

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