918.0155
Expeditious disposition of particular criminal cases involving a child under age 16.
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918.0155 Expeditious disposition of particular criminal cases involving a child under age 16.—Every criminal case prosecuted under chapter 782, chapter 784, chapter 787, chapter 794, chapter 796, chapter 800, chapter 827, or chapter 847 which involves the abuse of a child or unlawful sexual contact or acts performed in the presence of, with, or upon a child under the age of 16 shall be heard and disposed of as expeditiously as possible.
History.—s. 1, ch. 85-53; s. 23, ch. 2010-117.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 2
cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1986–2025 · leading case: Floyd v. Bentley
Floyd v. Bentley (1986)
“ In all prosecutions for a violation of a state law or a municipal or county ordinance punishable by imprisonment, the defendant shall have, upon demand, the right to a trial by an impartial jury in the county where the offense was committed, except as to all such prosecutions…”
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.190 (2025)
“Prosecutions under chapter 782, chapter 784, chapter 787, chapter 794, chapter 796, chapter 800, chapter 827, or chapter 847 that involve the abuse of a child or unlawful sexual contact or acts performed in the presence of, with, or upon a child under the age of 16 must be heard…”
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