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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 985
JUVENILE JUSTICE; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES
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985.534 Appeal.
(1) An appeal from an order of the court affecting a party to a case involving a child under this chapter may be taken to the appropriate district court of appeal within the time and in the manner prescribed by s. 924.051 and the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure by:
(a) Any child, and any parent or legal guardian or custodian of any child.
(b) The state, which may appeal from:
1. An order dismissing a petition or any section thereof;
2. An order granting a new adjudicatory hearing;
3. An order arresting judgment;
4. A ruling on a question of law when the child is adjudicated delinquent and appeals from the judgment;
5. The disposition, on the ground that it is illegal;
6. A judgment discharging a child on habeas corpus;
7. An order adjudicating a child insane under the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure; and
8. All other preadjudicatory hearings, except that the state may not take more than one appeal under this subsection in any case.

In the case of an appeal by the state, the notice of appeal shall be filed by the appropriate state attorney or his or her authorized assistant under s. 27.18. Such an appeal shall embody all assignments of error in each preadjudicatory hearing order that the state seeks to have reviewed. The state shall pay all costs of the appeal except for the child’s attorney’s fee.

(2) The Department of Legal Affairs shall represent the state upon appeal and shall be notified of the appeal by the clerk when the notice of appeal is filed in the circuit court.
(3) The taking of an appeal shall not operate as a supersedeas in any case unless pursuant to an order of the court.
(4) The case on appeal shall be docketed, and any papers filed in the appellate court shall be entitled, with the initials but not the name of the child and the court case number, and the papers shall remain sealed in the office of the clerk of the appellate court when not in use by the appellate court and shall not be open to public inspection. The decision of the appellate court shall be likewise entitled and shall refer to the child only by initials and court case number.
(5) The original order of the appellate court, with all papers filed in the case on appeal, shall remain in the office of the clerk of the court, sealed and not open to inspection except by order of the appellate court. The clerk of the appellate court shall return to the circuit court all papers transmitted to the appellate court from the circuit court, together with a certified copy of the order of the appellate court.
History.s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 225, ch. 95-147; s. 42, ch. 97-238; s. 31, ch. 99-284; s. 67, ch. 2006-120.
Note.Former s. 39.069; s. 985.234.

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State v. A.C., 44 So. 3d 1240 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 14541

...We agree that the State’s right to appeal in juvenile delinquency cases is “conferred and strictly governed by statute,” E.N. v. State, 484 So.2d 1210 , 1211 (Fla.1986); State v. S.S., 40 So.3d 6 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010), and find that we have jurisdiction under two separate statutes: section 985.433(7)(b) and section 985.534(b)5., Florida Statutes (2009)....
...Second, A.C.’s narrow construction of the statute would lead to the absurd result of the State being able to appeal modifications from one restrictiveness level to another, but not from one restrictiveness level to probation. In addition, jurisdiction is established under section 985.534(l)(b)5., which gives the State authority to appeal “[t]he disposition, on the ground that it is illegal.” A.C....
...disposition order suspending or mitigating the disposition; and (2) the order is not an illegal disposition without stated reasons for departure, but a legal order suspending or mitigating disposition, for which no reasons are necessary. Admittedly, section 985.534(l)(b)5....
...The appellate court disagreed, finding that the order under review was appealable under section 924.07(l)(e), Florida Statutes (1987), which authorizes the state to appeal “[t]he sentence, on the ground that it is *1244 illegal”. That section is analogous to section 985.534(l)(b)5....
...State, 592 So.2d 676 (Fla.1992). We agree with the reasoning in Allen , which this court previously adopted in Buchanan, and conclude that the simultaneous disposition and modification orders are in effect a single disposition order. As such, they are appealable under section 985.534(1)(b)5....
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State v. AC, 44 So. 3d 1240 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).

Cited 2 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2010 WL 3808975

...We agree that the State's right to appeal in juvenile delinquency cases is "conferred and strictly governed by statute," E.N. v. State, 484 So.2d 1210, 1211 (Fla.1986); State v. S.S., 40 So.3d 6 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010), and find that we have jurisdiction under two separate statutes: section 985.433(7)(b) and section 985.534(b)5., Florida Statutes (2009)....
...Second, A.C.'s narrow construction of the statute would lead to the absurd result of the State being able to appeal modifications from one restrictiveness level to another, but not from one restrictiveness level to probation. In addition, jurisdiction is established under section 985.534(1)(b)5., which gives the State authority to appeal "[t]he disposition, on the ground that it is illegal." A.C....
...disposition order suspending or mitigating the disposition; and (2) the order is not an illegal disposition without stated reasons for departure, but a legal order suspending or mitigating disposition, for which no reasons are necessary. Admittedly, section 985.534(1)(b)5....
...The appellate court disagreed, finding that the order under review was appealable under section 924.07(1)(e), Florida Statutes (1987), which authorizes the state to appeal "[t]he sentence, on the ground that it is *1244 illegal". That section is analogous to section 985.534(1)(b)5....
...State, 592 So.2d 676 (Fla.1992). We agree with the reasoning in Allen, which this court previously adopted in Buchanan, and conclude that the simultaneous disposition and modification orders are in effect a single disposition order. As such, they are appealable under section 985.534(1)(b)5....
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State v. SS, 40 So. 3d 6 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2010 WL 2382598

...Before we address the issue raised on appeal, we must address the jurisdiction of this court to review the trial court order. The State's right to appeal a final order in a juvenile delinquency proceeding is purely statutory. State v. M.K., 786 So.2d 24, 25 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). Section 985.534(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2009), provides a list of orders from which the State may appeal....
...A judgment discharging a child on habeas corpus; 7. An order adjudicating a child insane under the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure; and 8. All other preadjudicatory hearings, except that the state may not take more than one appeal under this subsection in any case. § 985.534(1)(b), Fla....
...TAYLOR, J., concurring in part and dissenting in part. I disagree with the majority's position that the state does not have the right to appeal the trial court's order vacating the plea and judgment in this case. The state should be able to appeal the order pursuant to section 985.534(1)(b)(2), Florida Statutes (2009) and Rule 9.145(c)(1)(C), Fla....
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State of Florida v. K. S. (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...appeals from orders finding a juvenile defendant incompetent to proceed, do not allow the State to challenge the trial court’s ruling on secure placement. The order at issue here qualifies as one from a “preadjudicatory hearing[ ],” section 985.534(1)(b)8., Florida Statutes (2007), but it is nonfinal....
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State v. K.S., 177 So. 3d 294 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 14703, 2015 WL 5752615

...ting state appeals from orders finding a juvenile defendant incompetent to proceed, do not allow the State to challenge the trial court’s ruling on secure placement. The order at issue here qualifies as one from a “preadjudicatory hearing! ],” section 985.534(l)(b)8., Florida Statutes (2007), but it is nonfinal....
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I. R. v. State of Florida (Fla. 6th DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 6th District Court of Appeal

...alleges here is not preserved for our review. As his sole basis for reversal, I.R. argues: “The trial court erred in denying Appellant’s motion for 2 Section 924.051, Florida Statutes, applies to cases involving juveniles. See § 985.534(1), Fla....
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State of Florida v. A. M. C. (Fla. 2d DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...We affirm the order without comment but write to address our jurisdiction, which we must assess in every case. See Polk County v. Sofka, 702 So. 2d 1243, 1245 (Fla. 1997); Philip J. Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice, § 1.5 (2018 ed.). This appeal is before us pursuant to section 985.534(1)(b)1, Florida Statutes (2023), and Florida Rule of Appellate Procedure 9.145(c)(1)(A). Both permit the State to appeal an order dismissing a petition for delinquency. See § 985.534(1)(b)1; Fla....
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State v. S.S., 40 So. 3d 6 (Fla. 4th DCA 2010).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 8654

...Before we address the issue raised on appeal, we must address the jurisdiction of this court to review the trial court order. The State’s right to appeal a final order in a juvenile delinquency proceeding is purely statutory. State v. M.K., 786 So.2d 24, 25 (Fla. 1st DCA 2001). Section 985.534(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2009), provides a list of orders from which the State may appeal....
...A judgment discharging a child on habeas corpus; 7. An order adjudicating a child insane under the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure; and 8. All other preadjudicatory hearings, except that the state may not take more than one appeal under this subsection in any case. § 985.534(l)(b), Fla....

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