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The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 985
JUVENILE JUSTICE; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES
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F.S. 985.455
985.455 Other dispositional issues.
(1) The court that has jurisdiction over an adjudicated delinquent child may, by an order stating the facts upon which a determination of a sanction and rehabilitative program was made at the disposition hearing:
(a) Require the child and, if the court finds it appropriate, the child’s parent or guardian, together with the child, to render community service in a public service program.
(b) Order the child and, if the court finds it appropriate, the child’s parent or guardian, together with the child, to participate in a community work project, either as an alternative to monetary restitution or as part of the rehabilitative or probation program.
(c) Revoke or suspend the driver license of the child.
(d) Order the child, upon a determination of the child’s inability to pay, to perform community service in lieu of all court costs assessed against the delinquent child, including costs of prosecution, public defender application fees, and costs of representation.
(2) If the child is attending or is eligible to attend public school and the court finds that the victim or a sibling of the victim in the case is attending or may attend the same school as the child, the court shall, on its own motion or upon the request of any party or any parent or legal guardian of the victim, determine whether it is appropriate to enter a no contact order in favor of the victim or a sibling of the victim. If appropriate and acceptable to the victim and the victim’s parent or parents or legal guardian, the court may reflect in the written disposition order that the victim or the victim’s parent or parents or legal guardian stated in writing or in open court that he or she did not object to the offender being permitted to attend the same school or ride on the same school bus as the victim or a sibling of the victim. If applicable, the court placement or commitment order shall include a finding under this subsection.
(3) Any commitment of a delinquent child to the department must be for an indeterminate period of time, which may include periods of temporary release; however, the period of time may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that an adult may serve for the same offense. The duration of the child’s placement in a commitment program of any restrictiveness level shall be based on objective performance-based treatment planning. The child’s treatment plan progress and adjustment-related issues shall be reported to the court quarterly, unless the court requests monthly reports. If the child is under the jurisdiction of a dependency court, the court may receive and consider any information provided by the Statewide Guardian ad Litem Office or the child’s attorney ad litem, if one is appointed. The child’s length of stay in a commitment program may be extended if the child fails to comply with or participate in treatment activities. The child’s length of stay in the program shall not be extended for purposes of sanction or punishment. Any temporary release from such program must be approved by the court. Any child so committed may be discharged from institutional confinement or a program upon the direction of the department with the concurrence of the court. The child’s treatment plan progress and adjustment-related issues must be communicated to the court at the time the department requests the court to consider releasing the child from the commitment program. The department shall give the court that committed the child to the department reasonable notice, in writing, of its desire to discharge the child from a commitment facility. The court that committed the child may thereafter accept or reject the request. If the court does not respond within 10 days after receipt of the notice, the request of the department shall be deemed granted. This section does not limit the department’s authority to revoke a child’s temporary release status and return the child to a commitment facility for any violation of the terms and conditions of the temporary release.
(4) The court may, upon motion of the child or upon its own motion, within 60 days after imposition of a disposition of commitment, suspend the further execution of the disposition and place the child in a probation program upon such terms and conditions as the court may require. The department shall forward to the court all relevant material on the child’s progress while in custody not later than 3 working days prior to the hearing on the motion to suspend the disposition.
(5) If the court orders revocation or suspension of a child’s driver license as part of a disposition, the court may, upon finding a compelling circumstance to warrant an exception, direct the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles to issue a license for driving privileges restricted to business or employment purposes only, as defined in s. 322.271.
History.s. 39, ch. 97-238; s. 12, ch. 2000-134; s. 31, ch. 2000-135; s. 6, ch. 2005-263; s. 53, ch. 2006-120; s. 4, ch. 2013-112; s. 4, ch. 2019-10; s. 47, ch. 2024-70; s. 17, ch. 2024-130; s. 17, ch. 2024-133.
Note.Subsections (3), (4) former s. 985.231(1)(d), (h).

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 985.455

Total Results: 12

LDK v. State

32 So. 3d 64, 2009 WL 331662

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 10, 2009 | Docket: 1198498

Cited 2 times | Published

that an adult may serve for the same offense." § 985.455(3). Resisting an officer without violence is a

AM v. State

958 So. 2d 461, 2007 WL 1342497

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 2007 | Docket: 1734837

Cited 2 times | Published

Section 985.231(d) has since been renumbered as section 985.455(3). See ch. 06-120, § 53, at 1493-95, Laws

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Probate Rules - 2019 Fast-Track Report

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 16, 2020 | Docket: 16761640

Published

§ 985.441, Fla. Stat. Commitment. § 985.455, Fla. Stat. Other dispositional issues.

U.T. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 2018 | Docket: 7975830

Published

and conditions of commitment are outlined in section 985.455(3) of the Florida Statutes (2016).

U.T. v. State

255 So. 3d 510

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 2018 | Docket: 64689255

Published

and conditions of commitment are outlined in section 985.455(3) of the Florida Statutes (2016). If commitment

J.D.M. v. State

82 So. 3d 1134, 2012 WL 716047, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 3678

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 2012 | Docket: 60306057

Published

sentenced for the same crime. He is correct. See § 985.455(3), Fla. Stat. (2009). In L.D.K. v. State, 32

JDM v. State

82 So. 3d 1134, 2012 WL 716047

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 2012 | Docket: 2415930

Published

sentenced for the same crime. He is correct. See § 985.455(3), Fla. Stat. (2009). In L.D.K. v. State, 32

C.J.T. v. State

76 So. 3d 1139, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 182, 2012 WL 75252

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 11, 2012 | Docket: 60304197

Published

denied. See Fla. R. Juv. P. 8.135(b)(1)(B). Section 985.455(3), Florida Statutes (2010), provides, “Any

A.S.B. v. State

59 So. 3d 234, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 3995, 2011 WL 1086761

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 25, 2011 | Docket: 60299640

Published

ruled on this motion. . We recognize that section 985.455(3),' Florida Statutes’(2009), requires that

C.A.D. v. State

18 So. 3d 672, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 13764, 2009 WL 2959667

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 17, 2009 | Docket: 60252155

Published

objective performance-based treatment planning.” § 985.455(3), Fla. Stat. (2008). Once a trial court has

L.D.K. v. State

32 So. 3d 64, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1059

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 10, 2009 | Docket: 60289875

Published

that an adult may serve for the same offense.” § 985.455(3). Resisting an officer without violence is a

A.M. v. State

958 So. 2d 461, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 7122

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 9, 2007 | Docket: 64851013

Published

Section 985.231(d) has since been renumbered as section 985.455(3). See ch. 06-120, § 53, at 1493-95, Laws