Florida Statute 383.51 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 383
MATERNAL AND INFANT HEALTH CARE

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F.S. 383.51

383.51 Confidentiality; identification of parent leaving infant at hospital, emergency medical services station, or fire station.—The identity of a parent who leaves an infant at a hospital, an emergency medical services station, or a fire station in accordance with s. 383.50 is confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution. The identity of a parent leaving a child shall be disclosed to a person claiming to be a parent of the infant.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-213; s. 1, ch. 2002-30; s. 1, ch. 2007-104; s. 6, ch. 2024-213.

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Amendments to 383.51

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 383.51

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 383.51.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 383.51

Total Results: 2

Bivins v. Guardianship of Bivins

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-05-10

Citation: 223 So. 3d 1006, 2017 WL 1908386, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 6559

Snippet: guardian held $155,383.51 of the ward’s assets in a Wells Fargo checking account. The $155,383.51 was not comprised

Pearson v. Grice

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1858-07-01

Citation: 8 Fla. 214

Snippet: error to his own prejudice for double eredit of $383. 51, and a like error, to injury of defendant, for