Florida Statute 958.13 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 958
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS

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958.13 Sealing, expunction, and dissemination of records.—

(1) The records relating to the arrest, indictment, information, trial, or disposition of alleged offenses of a person adjudicated a youthful offender under this act shall be subject to such sealing, expunction, and control of dissemination as are the criminal justice records of other adult offenders under applicable provisions of law.

(2) Nothing in this section shall be construed as prohibiting a youthful offender or his or her attorney from discovery of records or information as otherwise authorized by law or required by the state or the federal constitution.

History.—s. 13, ch. 78-84; s. 1, ch. 94-71; s. 1707, ch. 97-102.

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State v. Jogan, 388 So. 2d 322 (Fla. 3d DCA 1980).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...Under Chapter 958, the trial court has special authority to deal with the rehabilitation of youthful offenders including suspension of execution of sentence and placement of the youthful offender on probation. § 958.06, Fla. Stat. (1979). Additionally, under certain circumstances, pursuant to Section 958.13(1), Florida Statutes (1979), the court may expunge "[t]he records relating to the arrest, indictment, information, trial, or disposition of the alleged offenses of a person adjudicated a youthful offender...." In the post-trial posture...

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State v. Lezcano, 586 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 9740, 1991 WL 193117

...d less harsh than the adult system.” Allen v. State, 526 So.2d 69, 70 (Fla.1988). The Act states that the courts have the power to “adjudicate” and “sentence” individuals as youthful offenders, §§ 958.03(5), 958.04(1), 958.07, 958.11(2), 958.13, Fla.Stat....

...This affects not only how an individual is treated by the Department of Corrections, see 958.04(4) et seq., but also the length of custody. Adjudicated youthful offenders also receive certain peripheral benefits, such as the sealing of their criminal records. § 958.13, Fla.Stat....

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Walker v. State, 493 So. 2d 488 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1986).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 11 Fla. L. Weekly 1627, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 8991

PER CURIAM. We affirm the order appealed from on the ground that section 958.13(1), Florida Statutes (1985) requires that the records relating to the arrest, etc....

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