Florida Statute 958.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 958
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS

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F.S. 958.03

958.03 Definitions.—As used in this act:

(1) “Department” means the Department of Corrections.

(2) “Community control program” means a form of intensive supervised custody in the community, including surveillance on weekends and holidays, administered by officers with restricted caseloads. Community control is an individualized program in which the freedom of the offender is restricted within the community, home, or noninstitutional residential placement and specific sanctions are imposed and enforced.

(3) “Court” means a judge or successor who designates a defendant as a youthful offender.

(4) “Probation” means a form of community supervision requiring specified contacts with parole and probation officers and other terms and conditions as provided in s. 948.03.

(5) “Youthful offender” means any person who is sentenced as such by the court or is classified as such by the department pursuant to s. 958.04.

History.—s. 3, ch. 78-84; s. 119, ch. 79-3; s. 19, ch. 85-288; s. 98, ch. 94-209; s. 145, ch. 2019-167.

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Cases Citing Statute 958.03

Total Results: 11

Green v. State

975 So. 2d 1090, 2008 WL 248413

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jan 31, 2008 | Docket: 1727327

Cited 57 times | Published

violence to the person." (Emphasis added.) [6] Section 958.03(5), Florida Statutes (2006), defines "youthful

Rodney Tyrone Lowe v. State of Florida

259 So. 3d 23

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 2018 | Docket: 8065908

Cited 7 times | Published

definition of "community control program" in section 958.03(2), Florida Statutes (2011), of the Florida

Christian v. State

84 So. 3d 437, 2012 WL 1121748, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 5291

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 5, 2012 | Docket: 60306740

Cited 6 times | Published

court or is classified as such” by the Department. § 958.03(5), Fla. Stat. (2011). In addition to special

TC v. Layne

725 So. 2d 1278, 1999 WL 72477

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 17, 1999 | Docket: 1688780

Cited 4 times | Published

or supervision. [2] The term is defined in section 958.03(2), the Youthful Offender Statute: "Community

Morales v. State

431 So. 2d 648

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 1983 | Docket: 456172

Cited 3 times | Published

in a community control program as defined by section 958.03(2), Florida Statutes (1979). Appellants raise

State v. Miller

888 So. 2d 76, 2004 WL 2409350

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 29, 2004 | Docket: 2542989

Cited 2 times | Published

(2002). The term, "probation," is defined in section 958.03(4) as a means of community supervision requiring

Gallimore v. State

100 So. 3d 1264, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20230, 2012 WL 5870091

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 2012 | Docket: 60225614

Cited 1 times | Published

“department” means the Department of Corrections. § 958.03(1), Fla. Stat. (2008). We have considered the

Johnson v. State

586 So. 2d 1322, 1991 Fla. App. LEXIS 13953, 1991 WL 196294

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 1991 | Docket: 64662144

Published

and thus falls within the definition of Florida Statute 958.03(5) which provides ‘ “Youthful offender”

Howard v. State

508 So. 2d 42, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1427, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 8721

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 10, 1987 | Docket: 64627556

Published

of his community control pursuant to amended section 958.03, Florida Statutes (1985), is an impermissible

Bradley v. State

462 So. 2d 24

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 17, 1985 | Docket: 1509993

Published

community control program, as described in section 958.03(2), means "an individualized program of restriction

Florida East Coast Railway Co. v. Peters

72 Fla. 311, 73 So. 151

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Nov 21, 1916 | Docket: 60408124

Published

Michie on Carriers, sections 809 to 811, and section 958; 3 Ency. of PI. & Pr. pages 824 to 834. As is