Florida Statute 914.16 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

914.16 Child abuse and sexual abuse of victims under age 16 or who have an intellectual disability; limits on interviews.—The chief judge of each judicial circuit, after consultation with the state attorney and the public defender for the judicial circuit, the appropriate chief law enforcement officer, and any other person deemed appropriate by the chief judge, shall order reasonable limits on the number of interviews which a victim of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.04, s. 827.03, or s. 847.0135(5) who is under 16 years of age or a victim of a violation of s. 794.011, s. 800.02, s. 800.03, or s. 825.102 who has an intellectual disability as defined in s. 393.063 must submit to for law enforcement or discovery purposes. To the extent possible, the order must protect the victim from the psychological damage of repeated interrogations while preserving the rights of the public, the victim, and the person charged with the violation.

History.—s. 7, ch. 84-86; s. 2, ch. 90-120; s. 19, ch. 93-156; s. 24, ch. 94-154; s. 18, ch. 95-158; s. 3, ch. 96-215; s. 26, ch. 96-322; s. 107, ch. 99-3; s. 9, ch. 99-201; s. 3, ch. 2000-246; s. 6, ch. 2000-338; s. 94, ch. 2004-267; s. 22, ch. 2008-172; s. 25, ch. 2013-162.

Cases Citing F.S. 914.16

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·State v. Diamond, 553 So. 2d 1185 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1988 WL 86349
...resulting from the earlier order would be irreparable. The filing of a petition for certiorari is an apt remedy under these circumstances. 520 So.2d at 253. [4] Fla.R.Civ.P. 1.360. [5] See, for example, the following sections from Florida Statutes: Section 914.16 Child abuse and sexual abuse victims under age 16; limits on interviews....
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Cited "but see"State v. Simmons (1991)
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Cited as authoritySTATE OF FLORIDA v. TYLER KERSTING (2018)
Cited as authorityState v. Fernandez (2014)
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·Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Smith, 618 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 5841, 1993 WL 177768
...The chief judge of each judicial circuit, ... shall provide by order reasonable limits on the number of interviews that a victim of a violation of § 794.011, § 800.-04, § 827.03, or § 827.04 who is under 16 years of age must submit to for law enforcement or discovery purposes. Section 914.16, Florida Statutes (1991)....
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Cases Citing F.S. 914.16

·State v. Diamond, 553 So. 2d 1185 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

·Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Smith, 618 So. 2d 379 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993).