Florida Statute 394.925 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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F.S. 394.925

394.925 Applicability of act.—This part applies to all persons currently in custody who have been convicted of a sexually violent offense, as that term is defined in s. 394.912(9), as well as to all persons convicted of a sexually violent offense and sentenced to total confinement in the future.

History.—s. 17, ch. 98-64; s. 20, ch. 99-222.

Note.—Former s. 916.45.

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State v. Atkinson

831 So. 2d 172, 2002 WL 31386737

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 24, 2002 | Docket: 1387836

Cited 47 times | Published

ordered the trial court to discharge him. Section 394.925, Florida Statutes (2001),[3] provides in pertinent

Hale v. State

891 So. 2d 517, 2004 WL 2973859

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

Cited 20 times | Published

Purposes of the Ryce Act Hale next argues, citing section 394.925, Florida Statutes (1999), that the Ryce Act

Roberti v. State

782 So. 2d 919, 2001 WL 280483

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 23, 2001 | Docket: 1512139

Cited 16 times | Published

offenses who are sentenced to total confinement. See § 394.925, Fla. Stat. (2000). That the trial court provided

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

offense prior to the effective date of the Act. Section 394.925 is entitled "Applicability of act" and states:

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

hold that the act does apply to appellant. Section 394.925, Florida Statutes (2000) provides: Applicability

FIRZPATRICK v. State

868 So. 2d 615

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 12, 2004 | Docket: 1510570

Cited 8 times | Published

sexually violent offense.' "Id. at 173 (quoting § 394.925, Fla. Stat. (2001)). It is the defendant's status

Ward v. State

986 So. 2d 479, 2008 WL 150527

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

Cited 7 times | Published

99-222, § 20, at 1385, Laws of Fla. (codified at § 394.925, Fla. Stat. (1999)). As defined in the Act, "total

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

about crucial aspects of the Jimmy Ryce Act. Section 394.925, Florida Statutes, provides: "[Involuntary

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

sentenced to total confinement in the future. § 394.925, Fla. Stat. (1999).[3] Grammatically speaking

Tanguay v. State

880 So. 2d 533, 2004 WL 1403176

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 24, 2004 | Docket: 1294864

Cited 6 times | Published

In that case, the district court construed section 394.925, Florida Statutes (1999),[2] which was formerly

Larimore v. State

917 So. 2d 354, 2005 WL 3543920

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 29, 2005 | Docket: 448342

Cited 4 times | Published

2d DCA 2003). The Second District held that section 394.925, which states that the Act applies to all persons

Morel v. State

138 So. 3d 1122, 2014 WL 1908830, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 7108

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 14, 2014 | Docket: 60240489

Cited 2 times | Published

convicted of a sexually violent offense ....”§ 394.925, Fla. Stat. (2012) (emphasis added). The immediate

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

the Jimmy Ryce Act. Majority op. at 1237. See § 394.925, Fla. Stat. (2005) (“This part applies to all

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

the effective date of the Act, January 1, 1999. § 394.925. Thus, based on the applicable law, Mr. Luedtke's

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

all times relevant to the instant appeal, section 394.925, the so-called "jurisdictional" section of

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

crime. He argued that a strict construction of section 394.925, Florida Statutes, allowed commitment of only

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

sentenced to total confinement in the future.” § 394.925. As to “convicted of a violent offense,” JRA provides

Washington v. State

988 So. 2d 724, 2008 WL 3850827

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

Published

sentenced to total confinement in the future." § 394.925. As to "convicted of a violent offense," JRA provides

Greene v. State

970 So. 2d 900, 2007 WL 4458171

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 21, 2007 | Docket: 1694686

Published

this appeal ensued. Mr. Greene asserts that section 394.925, Florida Statutes (1999), does not apply to

Fitzpatrick v. State

868 So. 2d 615, 2004 Fla. App. LEXIS 3078, 2004 WL 503776

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 12, 2004 | Docket: 64828980

Published

sexually violent offense.’ ” Id. at 173 (quoting § 394.925, Fla. Stat. (2001)). It is the defendant’s status