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Fla. Stat. § 960.02 (2025)
Declaration of policy and legislative intent.
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960.02 Declaration of policy and legislative intent.—The Legislature recognizes that many innocent persons suffer personal injury or death as a direct result of adult and juvenile criminal acts or in their efforts to prevent crime or apprehend persons committing or attempting to commit adult and juvenile crimes. Such persons or their dependents may thereby suffer disabilities, incur financial hardships, or become dependent upon public assistance. The Legislature finds and determines that there is a need for government financial assistance for such victims of adult and juvenile crime. Accordingly, it is the intent of the Legislature that aid, care, and support be provided by the state, as a matter of moral responsibility, for such victims of adult and juvenile crime. It is the express intent of the Legislature that all state departments and agencies cooperate with the Department of Legal Affairs in carrying out the provisions of this chapter.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4
cases, 1979–1984 · leading case: Div. Of Workers'comp, Etc. v. Brevda, 420 So. 2d 887 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982).
Div. Of Workers'comp, Etc. v. Brevda, 420 So. 2d 887 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). “" These words suggest the possibility of a contract's formation based on the doctrine of moral obligation as a substitute for consideration, but there is an impediment to this theory, because the general rule is that a "mere moral obligation, without anything more, is not a…”
State v. Champe, 373 So. 2d 874 (Fla. 1979). “[7] Section 960.02 is a declaration of policy and legislative intent: The Legislature recognizes that many innocent persons suffer personal injury or death as a direct result of criminal acts or in their efforts to prevent crime or apprehend persons committing or attempting to…”
Bureau of Crimes Comp. v. Reynolds, 443 So. 2d 501 (Fla. 3d DCA 1984). “The Crimes Compensation Act is based upon the legislature's express policy, contained in section 960.02, Florida Statutes (1979), determining: [T]hat there is a need for government financial assistance for .”
Bureau of Crimes Comp., Dep't of Labor & Emp. Sec. v. Traas, 421 So. 2d 50 (Fla. 2d DCA 1982). “The deputy, citing the legislative intent of the Crimes Compensation Act, section 960.02, Florida Statutes (1981), found that the appellee fell concurrently within the provisions of sections 960.”
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