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Florida Statute 394.4655 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 394.4655 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 394.4655 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
394.4655 Orders to involuntary outpatient placement.—
(1) As used in this section, the term “involuntary outpatient placement” means involuntary outpatient services as defined in s. 394.467.
(2) A court or a county court may order an individual to involuntary outpatient placement in accordance with the criteria for ordering a person to involuntary outpatient placement, and the requirements and processes for placement, including, but not limited to, recommendations for involuntary outpatient placement, petitions, appointment of counsel, and hearings on involuntary outpatient placement as provided under s. 394.467.
(3) When recommending an order to involuntary outpatient placement, the petitioner, as described in s. 394.467(4), shall prepare a services plan for the patient in accordance with s. 394.467.
History.—s. 8, ch. 2004-385; s. 3, ch. 2006-171; s. 4, ch. 2009-38; s. 4, ch. 2016-127; s. 85, ch. 2016-241; s. 20, ch. 2024-15; s. 10, ch. 2024-245; s. 5, ch. 2025-143.

Cases Citing F.S. 394.4655

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·J.R. v. Michael Hansen, 736 F.3d 959 (11th Cir. 2013).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2013 WL 6223684, 2013 U.S. App. LEXIS 17380

...Florida’s mental illness statute contains similar provisions, by which people involuntarily committed to either inpatient or outpatient services receive periodic review from either the committing court or a hearing officer with the authority to afford release. See id. § 394.467(7); id. § 394.4655(7)....
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Cited as authorityDaniel Jon Peterka v. Secretary, Florida Department of Corrections (2025)
Cited as authorityMichael D. LoCascio v. the State of Florida (2024)
Cited as authorityEcheverri v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (2023)
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·In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure-2018 Regular-cycle Report., 265 So. 3d 494 (Fla. 2018).

Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...If the defendant meets the criteria for commitment under section 394.467, Florida Statutes, the court shall commit the defendant to the Department of Children and Families for involuntary hospitalization solely under the provisions of law. If the defendant meets the criteria of section 394.4655, Florida Statutes, the court may order that the defendant receive outpatient treatment at any other facility or service on an outpatient basis subject to the provisions of those statutes....
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Cited as authorityCatherine Capozzi v. the State of Florida (2025)
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·D.M.H. v. Pietilla, 33 So. 3d 800 (Fla. 5th DCA 2010).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5342, 2010 WL 1626417

...hich sought involuntary inpatient placement, was not held within five calendar days. We affirm. When a petition for involuntary placement is filed under the Baker Act, either involuntary outpatient or involuntary inpatient placement may be sought. §§ 394.4655(6)(a)1., 394.467(6)(a)1., Fla. Stat. (2008). If involuntary outpatient placement is sought, the trial court must hold a hearing "within 5 working days." § 394.4655(6)(a)1. If involuntary inpatient placement is sought, the trial court must hold a hearing "within 5 days." § 394.467(6)(a)1. D.M.H. seizes on the difference in language to argue that because section 394.4655(6)(a)1....
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Cited as authorityKELLY PETERSON MILLIEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA (2022)
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T.M. v. the State of Florida (Fla. 3d DCA 2024).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

involuntary outpatient treatment pursuant to section 394.4655, Florida Statutes (2022).1 Upon review of
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In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Crim. Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report (Fla. 2018).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

...If the defendant meets the criteria for commitment under section 394.467, Florida Statutes, the court shall commit the defendant to the Department of Children and Families for involuntary hospitalization solely under the provisions of law. If the defendant meets the criteria of section 394.4655, Florida Statutes, the court may order that the defendant receive outpatient treatment at any other facility or service on an outpatient basis subject to the provisions of those statutes....

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