Florida Statute 914.16 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 914
WITNESSES; CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS

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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.

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Cases Citing Statute 914.16

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State v. Diamond

553 So. 2d 1185, 1988 WL 86349

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 1989 | Docket: 1675668

Cited 1 times | Published

following sections from Florida Statutes: Section 914.16 Child abuse and sexual abuse victims under

Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. Smith

618 So. 2d 379, 1993 Fla. App. LEXIS 5841, 1993 WL 177768

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 28, 1993 | Docket: 64696286

Published

for law enforcement or discovery purposes. Section 914.16, Florida Statutes (1991). Therefore, the subject

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