Florida Statute 415.106 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE

Chapter 415
ADULT PROTECTIVE SERVICES

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F.S. 415.106

415.106 Cooperation by the department and criminal justice and other agencies.—

(1) All criminal justice agencies have a duty and responsibility to cooperate fully with the department so as to enable the department to fulfill its responsibilities under ss. 415.101-415.113. Such duties include, but are not limited to, forced entry, emergency removal, emergency transportation, and the enforcement of court orders obtained under ss. 415.101-415.113.

(2) To ensure coordination, communication, and cooperation with the investigation of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults, the department shall develop and maintain interprogram agreements or operational procedures among appropriate departmental programs and the State Long-Term Care Ombudsman Program, the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council, and other agencies that provide services to vulnerable adults. These agreements or procedures must cover such subjects as the appropriate roles and responsibilities of the department in identifying and responding to reports of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults; the provision of services; and related coordinated activities.

(3) To the fullest extent possible, the department shall cooperate with and seek cooperation from all appropriate public and private agencies, including health agencies, educational agencies, social service agencies, courts, organizations, or programs providing or concerned with human services related to the prevention, identification, or treatment of abuse, neglect, or exploitation of vulnerable adults.

History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, ch. 73-176; s. 1, ch. 77-174; ss. 3, 5, ch. 79-287; s. 15, ch. 79-298; s. 1, ch. 80-293; s. 1, ch. 83-82; s. 32, ch. 86-220; s. 27, ch. 93-177; s. 104, ch. 95-418; s. 24, ch. 2000-263; s. 37, ch. 2000-349; s. 32, ch. 2015-31.

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Amendments to 415.106

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 415.106

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 415.106.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 415.106

Total Results: 6

Havoco of America, Ltd. v. Hill

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2001-06-21

Citation: 790 So. 2d 1018, 26 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 416, 2001 Fla. LEXIS 1237, 2001 WL 690070

Snippet: homestead. See, e.g., Jones v. Carpenter, 90 Fla. 407, 415, 106 So. 127, 130 (1925); La Mar, 135 Fla. 703, 711

Provenzano v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-09-23

Citation: 750 So. 2d 597, 1999 WL 742293

Snippet: defeats both interests. See Ford, 477 U.S. at 415, 106 S.Ct. 2595 (plurality opinion) (reasoning "[w]ithout

Provenzano v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1999-08-26

Citation: 751 So. 2d 37, 1999 WL 649157

Snippet: Court's opinion in Ford v. Wainwright, 477 U.S. 399, 415, 106 S.Ct. 2595, 91 L.Ed.2d 335 (1986), wherein Justice

Tramel v. Stewart

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1997-06-19

Citation: 697 So. 2d 821, 1997 WL 430004

Snippet: homestead. See, e.g., Jones v. Carpenter, 90 Fla. 407, 415, 106 So. 127, 130 (1925); La Mar [v. Lechlider], 135

Palm Beach Sav. & Loan Ass'n v. Fishbein

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1993-04-01

Citation: 619 So. 2d 267, 18 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 197, 1993 Fla. LEXIS 585, 1993 WL 92768

Snippet: of fraud or imposition upon creditors. Id. at 415, 106 So. at 130. Clearly, it could not be said that

Butterworth v. Caggiano

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1992-07-09

Citation: 605 So. 2d 56, 1992 WL 158189

Snippet: homestead. See, e.g., Jones v. Carpenter, 90 Fla. 407, 415, 106 So. 127, 130 (1925); La Mar, 135 Fla. 703, 711