The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 397
SUBSTANCE ABUSE SERVICES

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F.S. 397.693

397.693 Involuntary treatment.—A person may be the subject of a petition for court-ordered involuntary treatment pursuant to this part, if that person meets the criteria for involuntary admission provided in s. 397.675 and:

(1) Has been placed under protective custody pursuant to s. 397.677 within the previous 10 days;

(2) Has been subject to an emergency admission pursuant to s. 397.679 within the previous 10 days;

(3) Has been assessed by a qualified professional within 5 days;

(4) Has been subject to involuntary assessment and stabilization pursuant to s. 397.6818 within the previous 12 days; or

(5) Has been subject to alternative involuntary admission pursuant to s. 397.6822 within the previous 12 days.

History.—s. 6, ch. 93-39.

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Amendments to 397.693

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 397.693

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 397.693.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

In K. T., 200 So. 3d 240 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . following a hearing on a petition for court-ordered involuntary treatment filed pursuant to section 397.693 . . .

LUND, v. PROJECT WARM,, 177 So. 3d 283 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2015)

. . . release from involuntary treatment continues to meet the criteria for involuntary treatment in section 397.693 . . . TORPY and WALLIS, JJ., concur. . §§ 397.693-.697, Fla. Stat. (2013). . . .

COLE, v. STATE, 714 So. 2d 479 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1998)

. . . . § 397.693, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . The reason is that under section 397.693, a person may be the subject of a petition for court ordered . . .