Florida Statute 394.469 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 394
MENTAL HEALTH

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F.S. 394.469

394.469 Discharge of involuntary patients.—

(1) POWER TO DISCHARGE.—At any time a patient is found to no longer meet the criteria for involuntary placement, the administrator shall:

(a) Discharge the patient, unless the patient is under a criminal charge, in which case the patient shall be transferred to the custody of the appropriate law enforcement officer;

(b) Transfer the patient to voluntary status on his or her own authority or at the patient’s request, unless the patient is under criminal charge or adjudicated incapacitated; or

(c) Place an improved patient, except a patient under a criminal charge, on convalescent status in the care of a community facility.

(2) NOTICE.—Notice of discharge or transfer of a patient shall be given as provided in s. 394.4599.

History.—s. 10, ch. 71-131; s. 9, ch. 73-133; s. 10, ch. 79-298; s. 13, ch. 82-212; s. 712, ch. 95-148; s. 23, ch. 96-169.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 394.469

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 394.469.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 394.469

Total Results: 10

Tuten v. Fariborzian

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-01-13

Citation: 84 So. 3d 1063, 2012 WL 104465, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 355

Snippet: for involuntary placement, we note that section 394.469, Florida Statutes (2008), provides that “[a]t any

Sanchez v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-01-03

Citation: 949 So. 2d 1059, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 51, 2007 WL 5784

Snippet: committed while criminal charges are pending. See § 394.469(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002)("At any time a patient

Mosher v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2004-06-10

Citation: 876 So. 2d 1230, 2004 WL 1263716

Snippet: placement while criminal charges are pending. See § 394.469(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2002)("At any time a patient

State v. Heidrick

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1998-03-04

Citation: 707 So. 2d 1165, 1998 WL 88372

Snippet: contained in Chapter 394. Specifically, section 394.469(1), Florida Statutes (Supp.1996),[2] provides that

Ozbourn v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-03-09

Citation: 651 So. 2d 795, 1995 WL 93822

Snippet: discharged or released from active treatment. See § 394.469(4), Fla. Stat. (1989). Godwin, 593 So.2d at 214

Godwin v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-01-02

Citation: 593 So. 2d 211, 1992 WL 4452

Snippet: discharged or released from active treatment. See § 394.469(4), Fla. Stat. (1989). Thus, we answer the rephrased

Jaggers v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-06-23

Citation: 509 So. 2d 1165, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1528

Snippet: appropriate law enforcement authorities, see section 394.469 Florida Statutes, unlike the provisions of the

Bellavance v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1980-11-13

Citation: 390 So. 2d 422

Snippet: Florida Statutes. It is equally clear that Section 394.469(1) and (2), Florida Statutes, provides, within

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1975-08-25

Snippet: the validity of s. 917.01, supra. See also s. 394.469, F.S., providing for the discharge of a patient

Powell v. Genung

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1974-12-04

Citation: 306 So. 2d 113

Snippet: Act, and more particularly Sections 394.467 and 394.469 thereof. Respondents urge essentially that the