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F.S. 394.912

394.912 Definitions.—As used in this part, the term:

(1) “Agency with jurisdiction” means the entity that releases, upon lawful order or authority, a person who is serving a sentence in the custody of the Department of Corrections, a person who was adjudicated delinquent and is committed to the custody of the Department of Juvenile Justice, a person who was involuntarily committed to the custody of the Department of Children and Families upon an adjudication of not guilty by reason of insanity, or a person who is serving a sentence in a county or municipal jail for a sexually violent offense as defined in paragraph (9)(i).

(2) “Convicted of a sexually violent offense” means a person who has been:

(a) Adjudicated guilty of a sexually violent offense after a trial, guilty plea, or plea of nolo contendere;

(b) Adjudicated not guilty by reason of insanity of a sexually violent offense; or

(3) “Department” means the Department of Children and Families.

(4) “Likely to engage in acts of sexual violence” means the person’s propensity to commit acts of sexual violence is of such a degree as to pose a menace to the health and safety of others.

(5) “Mental abnormality” means a mental condition affecting a person’s emotional or volitional capacity which predisposes the person to commit sexually violent offenses.

(6) “Person” means an individual 18 years of age or older who is a potential or actual subject of proceedings under this part.

(7) “Secretary” means the secretary of the Department of Children and Families.

(8) “Sexually motivated” means that one of the purposes for which the defendant committed the crime was for sexual gratification.

(9) “Sexually violent offense” means:

(a) Murder of a human being while engaged in sexual battery in violation of s. 782.04(1)(a)2.;

(b) Kidnapping of a child under the age of 13 and, in the course of that offense, committing:

1. Sexual battery; or

2. A lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in the presence of the child;

(c) Committing the offense of false imprisonment upon a child under the age of 13 and, in the course of that offense, committing:

1. Sexual battery; or

2. A lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in the presence of the child;

(d) Sexual battery in violation of s. 794.011;

(e) Lewd, lascivious, or indecent assault or act upon or in presence of the child in violation of s. 800.04 or s. 847.0135(5);

(f) An attempt, criminal solicitation, or conspiracy, in violation of s. 777.04, of a sexually violent offense;

(g) Any conviction for a felony offense in effect at any time before October 1, 1998, which is comparable to a sexually violent offense under paragraphs (a)-(f) or any federal conviction or conviction in another state for a felony offense that in this state would be a sexually violent offense;

(h) Any criminal act that, either at the time of sentencing for the offense or subsequently during civil commitment proceedings under this part, has been determined beyond a reasonable doubt to have been sexually motivated; or

(i) A criminal offense in which the state attorney refers a person to the department for civil commitment proceedings pursuant to s. 394.9125.

(10) “Sexually violent predator” means any person who:

(a) Has been convicted of a sexually violent offense; and

(b) Suffers from a mental abnormality or personality disorder that makes the person likely to engage in acts of sexual violence if not confined in a secure facility for long-term control, care, and treatment.

(11) “Total confinement” means that the person is currently being held in any physically secure facility being operated or contractually operated for the Department of Corrections, the Department of Juvenile Justice, or the Department of Children and Families. A person shall also be deemed to be in total confinement for applicability of provisions under this part if:

(a) The person is serving an incarcerative sentence under the custody of the Department of Corrections or the Department of Juvenile Justice and is being held in any other secure facility for any reason;

(b) The person is serving a sentence in a county or municipal jail for a sexually violent offense as defined in paragraph (9)(i); or

(c) A court or the agency with jurisdiction determines that the person who is being held should have been lawfully released at an earlier date and that the provisions of this part would have been applicable to the person on the date that he or she should have been lawfully released.

History.—s. 4, ch. 98-64; s. 5, ch. 99-222; s. 3, ch. 2000-246; s. 11, ch. 2008-172; s. 1, ch. 2014-2; s. 101, ch. 2014-19; s. 29, ch. 2016-24.

Note.—Former s. 916.32.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 394.912

Total Results: 78

Westerheide v. State

831 So. 2d 93, 2002 WL 31319386

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 2002 | Docket: 1722942

Cited 151 times | Published

statutory definition of a sexually violent predator. § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2001). This belies Westerheide's

State v. Goode

830 So. 2d 817, 2002 WL 31317996

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 17, 2002 | Docket: 942297

Cited 77 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment." § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (1999). Section 394.913 requires

Westerheide v. State

767 So. 2d 637, 2000 WL 1434081

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 29, 2000 | Docket: 1661448

Cited 54 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment." § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (1999). A "mental abnormality"

Adaway v. State

902 So. 2d 746, 2005 WL 609677

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 17, 2005 | Docket: 1257079

Cited 39 times | Published

violence if not confined in a secure facility." § 394.912(10)(b), 394.917(1), Fla. Stat. (2004). Thereafter

State v. Harris

881 So. 2d 1079, 2004 WL 1064790

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 13, 2004 | Docket: 402788

Cited 25 times | Published

in acts of sexual violence if not confined." § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2003). A "sexually violent offense"

Hale v. State

891 So. 2d 517, 2004 WL 2973859

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2004 | Docket: 1704349

Cited 20 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment. See § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (1999). Hale was civilly committed

Watrous v. State

793 So. 2d 6, 2001 WL 219982

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 2001 | Docket: 2031700

Cited 20 times | Published

of the necessary elements for commitment. See § 394.912. In order to determine whether a person meets

Larimore v. State

2 So. 3d 101, 2008 WL 5170550

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 29, 2009 | Docket: 1643833

Cited 19 times | Published

"Agency with jurisdiction" is defined in section 394.912(1), Florida Statutes (2004), as follows: [T]he

Lee v. State

854 So. 2d 709, 2003 WL 21946444

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 15, 2003 | Docket: 1747436

Cited 19 times | Published

likely to commit future acts of sexual violence. § 394.912(10)(b), Fla. Stat. (2001). This determination

Murray v. Regier

872 So. 2d 217, 2002 WL 31728885

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 2002 | Docket: 1706644

Cited 19 times | Published

constitutional claim under this authority. [6] Section 394.912(10), Florida Statutes (2000), defines a sexually

Hudson v. State

825 So. 2d 460, 2002 WL 1770486

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 2, 2002 | Docket: 1398951

Cited 16 times | Published

violent predator" as that term is defined in section 394.912(10), Florida Statutes (2000), and committing

James R. Pesci v. Tim Budz

730 F.3d 1291, 2013 WL 5302622

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 23, 2013 | Docket: 328481

Cited 13 times | Published

control, care, and treatment.” Id. § 394.912(10). As the Florida Supreme Court has observed

State v. White

891 So. 2d 502, 2004 WL 2973858

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 23, 2004 | Docket: 1704419

Cited 13 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment. See § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (1999). The respondent in this

In Re Commitment of Branch

890 So. 2d 322, 2004 WL 3024205

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 2004 | Docket: 1290731

Cited 13 times | Published

care, and treatment." § 394.912(10)(b) (emphasis added); see also § 394.912(5) ("`Mental abnormality'

Valdez v. Moore

745 So. 2d 1009, 1999 WL 817181

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 1999 | Docket: 2489474

Cited 13 times | Published

engage in acts of sexual violence if not confined. § 394.912(10). The petitioners raise three challenges to

Gordon v. Regier

839 So. 2d 715, 2003 WL 118228

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 15, 2003 | Docket: 1296265

Cited 12 times | Published

in any other secure facility for any reason. § 394.912(11). I In reviewing the statutory construction

Standard Jury Inst.-Criminal Cases (99-2)

777 So. 2d 366, 25 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 476, 2000 Fla. LEXIS 1231, 2000 WL 766602

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 15, 2000 | Docket: 462276

Cited 12 times | Published

felony conviction which the state has proved. See § 394.912(9)(g) Fla. Stat. *374 7. An attempt, conspiracy

Roeling v. State

880 So. 2d 1234, 2004 WL 1919571

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 30, 2004 | Docket: 217743

Cited 11 times | Published

"sexually violent predator" within the meaning of section 394.912(10), Florida Statutes (2002) (a part of what

Tabor v. State

864 So. 2d 1171, 2004 WL 32657

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 7, 2004 | Docket: 1426159

Cited 9 times | Published

violent offense, as that term is defined in section 394.912(9), as well as to all persons convicted of

Melvin v. State

804 So. 2d 460, 2001 WL 1448749

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 16, 2001 | Docket: 1334474

Cited 8 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment." § 394.912(10). Under the Act, each person scheduled for

Ward v. State

986 So. 2d 479, 2008 WL 150527

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 3, 2008 | Docket: 1429177

Cited 7 times | Published

and is being held in any other secure facility. § 394.912(11), Fla. Stat. (1999). Thus, total confinement

Johnson v. State

971 So. 2d 212, 2008 WL 34806

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 2, 2008 | Docket: 1446548

Cited 7 times | Published

outstanding warrants in Monroe County. [2] Section 394.912(9)(e) defines "sexually violent offense" as

State v. Shaw

929 So. 2d 1145, 2006 WL 1501088

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 2, 2006 | Docket: 1727009

Cited 7 times | Published

violation of section 794.011, Florida Statutes. See § 394.912(9)(d), Fla. Stat. (2001). Further, both sides

State v. Osborne

781 So. 2d 1137, 2001 WL 201527

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 2001 | Docket: 1292590

Cited 7 times | Published

long-term control, *1139 care, and treatment." § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (1999). We next considered Osborne's

State v. Kobel

757 So. 2d 556, 2000 WL 485131

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 2000 | Docket: 1331651

Cited 7 times | Published

Department of Juvenile Justice, or [DCFS]...." § 394.912(11), Fla. Stat. (1999).

In Re Florida Rules of Civil Procedure for Involuntary Commitment of Sexually Violent Predators

13 So. 3d 1025, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 405, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 1020, 2009 WL 1956384

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 9, 2009 | Docket: 1188234

Cited 6 times | Published

of a sexually violent offense as defined by section 394.912(9), Florida Statutes (2008), and who is likely

Ward v. State

936 So. 2d 1143, 2006 WL 2356073

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 16, 2006 | Docket: 1651032

Cited 6 times | Published

that term is defined under the Ryce Act, see § 394.912(9), Fla. Stat. (2004), at the time the State filed

Commitment of Smith v. State

827 So. 2d 1026, 2002 WL 31016508

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 11, 2002 | Docket: 1726435

Cited 6 times | Published

STRINGER and DAVIS, JJ., Concur. NOTES [1] Section 394.912(10), Florida Statutes (2001), defines a sexually

Murray v. Kearney

770 So. 2d 273, 2000 WL 1630147

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 1, 2000 | Docket: 1778761

Cited 6 times | Published

asserting a lack of jurisdiction. [3] Renumbered to § 394.912, Fla. Stat. (1999), effective May 26, 1999. [4]

Sloss v. State

925 So. 2d 419, 2006 WL 846741

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 2006 | Docket: 471694

Cited 5 times | Published

State v. White, 891 So.2d 502, 502-03 (Fla.2004); § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2003). The trial court may grant

State v. Bryant

901 So. 2d 381, 2005 WL 1109443

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 11, 2005 | Docket: 1216749

Cited 5 times | Published

defines the term "sexually violent predator." See § 394.912(10)(b), Fla. Stat. (2003). Bryant asked the court

In Re Commitment of Burton

884 So. 2d 1112, 2004 WL 2363861

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 2004 | Docket: 1281995

Cited 5 times | Published

long-term control, care, and treatment." See § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (1999). Pursuant to the United

Barker v. State

877 So. 2d 59, 2004 WL 1254336

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 9, 2004 | Docket: 1285192

Cited 5 times | Published

required to establish at trial. Pursuant to section 394.912(1), Florida Statutes (2002), in order to establish

Pedroza v. State

773 So. 2d 639, 2000 WL 1836770

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 2000 | Docket: 1291722

Cited 5 times | Published

facility for long-term control, care, and treatment. § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. The definition of "sexually violent

State v. Brewer

767 So. 2d 1249, 2000 WL 1298772

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 15, 2000 | Docket: 1661506

Cited 5 times | Published

for long-term control, care and treatment" [section 394.912(10)(b)], why not? If the State Attorney is

Williams v. State

889 So. 2d 804, 2004 WL 2815919

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 9, 2004 | Docket: 1742659

Cited 4 times | Published

facility for long-term control, care, and treatment. § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2002). [2] We decline to address

Kephart v. Kearney

826 So. 2d 517, 2002 WL 31115267

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 25, 2002 | Docket: 1198220

Cited 4 times | Published

likely to engage in acts of sexual violence." § 394.912(10)(b). After receiving the team's written assessment

Morel v. Wilkins

84 So. 3d 226, 37 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 161, 2012 WL 739209, 2012 Fla. LEXIS 490

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 8, 2012 | Docket: 60306685

Cited 3 times | Published

“sexually violent predator” as defined in section 394.912, Florida Statutes (2002), and thus “eligible

Troville v. State

953 So. 2d 637, 2007 WL 911879

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 28, 2007 | Docket: 1317367

Cited 3 times | Published

(1998). The definitions in the Ryce Act, section 394.912(4) and (5) provide: (4) "Likely to engage in

In Re Amend. to Rule of Crim. Proc. 3.172

911 So. 2d 763, 2005 WL 2095666

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 1, 2005 | Docket: 1501198

Cited 3 times | Published

additions. First, we add language addressing section 394.912(9)(h), Florida Statutes (2004), which states

Ortega-Mantilla v. State

898 So. 2d 1164, 2005 WL 765523

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 6, 2005 | Docket: 1448282

Cited 3 times | Published

a sexually violent predator, as defined in section 394.912(10), Florida Statutes,[1] and eligible for

Hartzog v. State

133 So. 3d 570, 2014 WL 594354, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 2094

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 17, 2014 | Docket: 60238816

Cited 2 times | Published

violence if not confined in a secure facility. See § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2012). Appellant’s conviction

State v. Phillips

119 So. 3d 1233, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 211, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 567, 2013 WL 1338042

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 4, 2013 | Docket: 60233565

Cited 2 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment.” § 394.912(10)(a), (b), Fla. Stat. (2005). The authority

Larimore v. State

76 So. 3d 1121, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 51, 2012 WL 28794

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 6, 2012 | Docket: 60304178

Cited 2 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment.” § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2010). While the qualifying offenses

Shaw v. State

29 So. 3d 1161, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 1646, 2010 WL 547158

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 18, 2010 | Docket: 2577910

Cited 2 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment." § 394.912(10)(B), Fla. Stat. (2008). We affirm. After an

Luedtke v. State

6 So. 3d 653, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 1806, 2009 WL 530392

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 2009 | Docket: 1671972

Cited 2 times | Published

defendant to withdraw the plea. Id. at 11. Section 394.912(9)(d), Florida Statutes (2004), of the Jimmy

Barber v. State

988 So. 2d 1170, 2008 WL 2986483

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 6, 2008 | Docket: 1384995

Cited 2 times | Published

sexually violent offense, as that term is defined in § 394.912(9), as well as to all persons convicted of a sexually

Harris v. State

879 So. 2d 1223, 2002 WL 731699

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 2002 | Docket: 463814

Cited 2 times | Published

changed that it is safe for him to be at large. Section 394.912(10) defines "sexually violent predator" as

Gering v. State

252 So. 3d 334

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 2018 | Docket: 7511606

Cited 1 times | Published

treatment.” Phillips, 119 So. 3d at 1237 (quoting § 394.912(10)(a), (b), Fla. Stat. (2005)). Gering’s

Ward v. State

111 So. 3d 225, 2013 WL 1442160, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 5696

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 10, 2013 | Docket: 60230778

Cited 1 times | Published

issue during the earlier proceedings” (quoting § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2010))); cf. Mass v. State, 927

Spivey v. State

12 So. 3d 880, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 9362, 2009 WL 1703271

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 19, 2009 | Docket: 2545081

Cited 1 times | Published

in violation of s. 800.04 or s. 847.0135(5)." § 394.912(9)(e), Fla. Stat. (2008). And, section 800.04(7)

Hoo v. State

969 So. 2d 411, 2007 WL 3085366

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 2007 | Docket: 1404037

Cited 1 times | Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment." § 394.912(10)(b), Fla. Stat. (2004). The State offered the

Williams v. State

882 So. 2d 1082, 29 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2011

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 1, 2004 | Docket: 1289595

Cited 1 times | Published

(rejecting same argument; certifying question). [2] § 394.912(10(b), Fla. Stat. (2003)) ("`Sexually violent

State v. Mitchell

866 So. 2d 776, 2004 WL 367704

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 1, 2004 | Docket: 2576520

Cited 1 times | Published

a sexually violent offense, as defined in section 394.912(9), Florida Statutes, and completed his sentence

State v. Mitchell

866 So. 2d 776, 2004 WL 367704

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 1, 2004 | Docket: 2576520

Cited 1 times | Published

a sexually violent offense, as defined in section 394.912(9), Florida Statutes, and completed his sentence

State v. Robbins

785 So. 2d 620, 2001 WL 427394

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 27, 2001 | Docket: 1510165

Cited 1 times | Published

a sexually violent predator as defined by section 394.912(10).[1] We remand the matter to the trial court

Jamaal Ali Bilal v. Geo Care, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 23, 2020 | Docket: 18681073

Published

long-term control, care, and treatment.” Fla. Stat. § 394.912(10). Under Florida law, anyone determined to

Jamal Ali Bilal v. GEO Care, LLC

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 9, 2020 | Docket: 18617326

Published

long-term control, care, and treatment.” Fla. Stat. § 394.912(10). Under Florida law, anyone determined to

JAMES T. STENGEL v. STATE OF FLORIDA

248 So. 3d 127

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 2, 2018 | Docket: 6383135

Published

White, 891 So. 2d 502, 506 (Fla. 2004); see also § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2015). Thus, when “determining

William Junior Barber v. State of Florida

207 So. 3d 910, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 10126

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 30, 2016 | Docket: 3090191

Published

doubt to have been sexually motivated.” § 394.912(9)(h), Fla. Stat. (2014) (emphasis added). The

Abaunza v. State

180 So. 3d 1201, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 18554, 2015 WL 8519504

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 2015 | Docket: 60252297

Published

a history of sexually motivated offenses. See § 394.912(8) and (9), Fla. Stat.' (2014). After a finding

Charles Michael Phillips v. State of Florida

178 So. 3d 468, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 15634, 2015 WL 6160697

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 21, 2015 | Docket: 2991043

Published

Department of Children and Family Services —” § 394.912(11), Fla. Stat. (2004). However, such confinement

Jamaal Ali Bilal v. State

157 So. 3d 1093, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2845, 2015 WL 848069

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 27, 2015 | Docket: 60245901

Published

violent predator under the Jimmy Ryce Act. See § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. Mr. Bilal had been diagnosed with

Victor Reed v. State of Florida

159 So. 3d 845, 2014 WL 3865842, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12138

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 7, 2014 | Docket: 836148

Published

other secure facility for any reason. § 394.912(1 l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2012). 5

Boatman v. State

77 So. 3d 1242, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 728, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 2877, 2011 WL 6220660

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 2011 | Docket: 60304656

Published

Department of Children and Family Services.” § 394.912(11), Fla. Stat. (2008). Commitment proceedings

In Re Commitment of Jackson

77 So. 3d 651, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 1854

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 19, 2011 | Docket: 2360097

Published

"sexually violent predator," as defined by section 394.912 because he did not require secure confinement

Milner v. State

50 So. 3d 711, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19087, 2010 WL 5093166

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 2010 | Docket: 1928325

Published

State v. White, 891 So.2d 502, 502-03 (Fla.2004); § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. The first element was not disputed

Stephens v. State

43 So. 3d 709, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 1419, 2010 WL 480991

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 12, 2010 | Docket: 2400718

Published

sexually violent predator under the Jimmy Ryce Act. § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2009). On March 31, 2006, the

Cotton v. State

22 So. 3d 638, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 15570, 2009 WL 3277801

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 14, 2009 | Docket: 60267086

Published

in acts of sexual violence in the future.” See § 394.912(10)(b), Fla. Stat. (2008) (defining a sexually

Marsh v. State

14 So. 3d 1214, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 8511, 2009 WL 1766642

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 2009 | Docket: 1650877

Published

the "agency with jurisdiction" pursuant to section 394.912(1), Florida Statutes (2008).

Washington v. State

988 So. 2d 724, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 12350

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 20, 2008 | Docket: 64855501

Published

sexually violent offense” within the meaning of section 394.912(2), Florida Statutes (2007), under the Jimmy

Washington v. State

988 So. 2d 724, 2008 WL 3850827

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 20, 2008 | Docket: 1385180

Published

sexually violent offense" within the meaning of section 394.912(2), Florida Statutes (2007), under the Jimmy

Department of Children & Families v. Blackburne

961 So. 2d 1028, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 10975, 2007 WL 2043467

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 18, 2007 | Docket: 64851611

Published

“sexually violent predator” as defined by section 394.912, of the Florida Statutes (2007). The trial

Steen v. State

954 So. 2d 110, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 6244, 2007 WL 1201707

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 25, 2007 | Docket: 64850172

Published

of the definition of the term “likely” in section 394.912(10), Florida Statutes (2004), appears to comply

Hadi v. Liberty Behavioral Health Corp.

927 So. 2d 34, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 4385, 2006 WL 782448

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 2006 | Docket: 64844191

Published

treatment.” Id. (emphasis in original) (citing § 394.912(10), Fla. Stat. (2001)). “The statute defines

State v. Heath

895 So. 2d 1258, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 3045, 2005 WL 544223

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 2005 | Docket: 64836571

Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment. See § 394.912(10). The circuit court issued an ex parte order

Elman v. State

877 So. 2d 782, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 8885, 2004 WL 1401246

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 2004 | Docket: 64831835

Published

for long-term control, care, and treatment.” § 394.912(10)(b), Fla. Stat. (2001) (emphasis added). Thus;

Sjuts v. State

774 So. 2d 783, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 16326, 2000 WL 1838323

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 2000 | Docket: 64802751

Published

qualify him as a sexually violent predator under section 394.912(10) of the Act. See Fla. R. Civ. P. 1.180;