Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 914.16 (2025)

Child abuse and sexual abuse of victims under age 16 or who have an intellectual disability; limits on interviews.

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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.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 2 cases, 1989–1993 · leading case: State v. Diamond, 553 So. 2d 1185 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).

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

Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs. v. Smith, 618 So. 2d 379 (Fla. 5th DCA 1993). · cites it 2× “Section 914.16, Florida Statutes (1991). Therefore, the subject order pertains only to interviews relating to conduct proscribed by the specified subsections.”

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