Florida Statute 394.930 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 394
MENTAL HEALTH

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F.S. 394.930

394.930 Authority to adopt rules.—The Department of Children and Families shall adopt rules for:

(1) Procedures that must be followed by members of the multidisciplinary teams when assessing and evaluating persons subject to this part;

(2) Education and training requirements for members of the multidisciplinary teams and professionals who assess and evaluate persons under this part;

(3) The criteria that must exist in order for a multidisciplinary team to recommend to a state attorney that a petition should be filed to involuntarily commit a person under this part. The criteria shall include, but are not limited to, whether:

(a) The person has a propensity to engage in future acts of sexual violence;

(b) The person should be placed in a secure, residential facility; and

(4) The designation of secure facilities for sexually violent predators who are subject to involuntary commitment under this part;

(5) The components of the basic treatment plan for all committed persons under this part;

(6) The protocol to inform a person that he or she is being examined to determine whether he or she is a sexually violent predator under this part.

History.—s. 25, ch. 99-222; s. 82, ch. 2000-139; s. 108, ch. 2014-19.

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Cases Citing Statute 394.930

Total Results: 7

In Re Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

13 So. 3d 1025, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 405, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 1020, 2009 WL 1956384

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 2009 | Docket: 1188234

Cited 6 times | Published

of Children and Family Services pursuant to section 394.930, Florida Statutes, as amended, shall constitute

In Re Commitment of Rodgers

875 So. 2d 737, 2004 WL 1284155

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 2004 | Docket: 1283913

Cited 6 times | Published

rules to implement the Act as required by section 394.930, Florida Statutes (2000), before Rodgers' trial

STATE, DEPARTMENT OF CHILDREN AND FAMILIES v. Jackson

790 So. 2d 535, 2001 WL 788351

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 2001 | Docket: 1142252

Cited 1 times | Published

to adequately address this issue. Although section 394.930(4) authorizes DCF to adopt rules for the designation

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 14, 2023 | Docket: 67748975

Published

of Children and Family Services pursuant to section 394.930, Florida Statutes, as amended, shall constitutes

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 31, 2023 | Docket: 67748975

Published

of Children and Family Services pursuant to section 394.930, Florida Statutes, as amended, shall constitutes

Milner v. State

50 So. 3d 711, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19087, 2010 WL 5093166

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 2010 | Docket: 1928325

Published

specific authority for the code provision is section 394.930, Florida Statutes. Section 394.9155 states

Myers v. Florida Civil Commitment Center

953 So. 2d 726, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 5185, 2007 WL 1037582

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 9, 2007 | Docket: 64850093

Published

of the Administrative Procedure Act); see also § 394.930, Fla. Stat. (2005) (granting the Department of