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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES
Chapter 827
ABUSE OF CHILDREN
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F.S. 827.10
827.10 Unlawful desertion of a child.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Care” means support and services necessary to maintain the child’s physical and mental health, including, but not limited to, food, nutrition, clothing, shelter, supervision, medicine, and medical services that a prudent person would consider essential for the well-being of the child.
(b) “Caregiver” has the same meaning as provided in s. 39.01.
(c) “Child” means a child for whose care the caregiver is legally responsible.
(d) “Desertion” or “deserts” means to leave a child in a place or with a person other than a relative with the intent not to return to the child and with the intent not to provide for the care of the child.
(e) “Relative” has the same meaning as provided in s. 39.01.
(2) A caregiver who deserts a child under circumstances in which the caregiver knew or should have known that the desertion exposes the child to unreasonable risk of harm commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(3) This section does not apply to a person who surrenders an infant in compliance with s. 383.50.
(4) This section does not preclude prosecution for a criminal act under any other law, including, but not limited to, prosecution of child abuse or neglect of a child under s. 827.03.
History.—s. 41, ch. 2014-224; s. 8, ch. 2024-213.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 827.10
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Cases Citing Statute 827.10

Total Results: 3

Killings ex rel. Burks v. Estate of Burks

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1985-08-09T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 473 So. 2d 827, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1908, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15192

Snippet: Ervin, Joanos, Shivers 9 August 1985 473 So. 2d 827, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 1908, 1985 Fla. App. LEXIS 15192

Ruiz v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1985-01-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 462 So. 2d 827, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 64, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3368

Snippet: McDonald, Overton, Shaw 17 January 1985 462 So. 2d 827, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 64, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3368 Bennett

Florida Bar v. Merrill

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1985-01-17T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 462 So. 2d 827, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 63, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3407

Snippet: , McDonald, Overton 17 January 1985 462 So. 2d 827, 10 Fla. L. Weekly 63, 1985 Fla. LEXIS 3407 John F