Florida Statute 985.035 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 985
JUVENILE JUSTICE; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES

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F.S. 985.035

985.035 Opening hearings.—

(1) All hearings, except as provided in this section, must be open to the public, and no person may be excluded except on special order of the court. The court, in its discretion, may close any hearing to the public when the public interest and the welfare of the child are best served by so doing. Hearings involving more than one child may be held simultaneously when the children were involved in the same transactions.

(2) Except as provided in subsection (1), nothing in this section shall prohibit the publication of proceedings in a hearing.

History.—s. 13, ch. 97-238; s. 8, ch. 2006-120.

Note.—Former s. 985.205.

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Cases Citing Statute 985.035

Total Results: 15

D.A. v. State

11 So. 3d 423, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 4475

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 13, 2009 | Docket: 60229962

Cited 20 times | Published

been “convicted,” and is not a “criminal.” See § 985.35(6), Fla. Stat. (2007)1; see also A.M.P. v. State

DA v. State

11 So. 3d 423, 2009 WL 1311064

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 13, 2009 | Docket: 1656443

Cited 10 times | Published

been "convicted," and is not a "criminal." See § 985.35(6), Fla. Stat. (2007)[1]; see also A.M.P. v. State

KJF v. State

44 So. 3d 1204, 2010 WL 3783340

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2010 | Docket: 2400591

Cited 3 times | Published

whether adjudication is imposed or withheld. See § 985.35(4)-(5) (indicating that a court may either withhold

E.L.F. v. State

33 So. 3d 760, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5291

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 2010 | Docket: 60289954

Cited 3 times | Published

acquittal. GROSS, C.J., and CIKLIN, J„ concur. . See § 985.35.(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2009) ("In a hearing on a

K.A. v. State

152 So. 3d 117, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 19629, 2014 WL 6789898

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 2014 | Docket: 60244704

Cited 1 times | Published

court withheld an adjudication of delinquency. Section 985.35(4) allows a trial court to withhold adjudication

M.A.R. v. State

67 So. 3d 232, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 14002

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 2010 | Docket: 60302076

Cited 1 times | Published

adjudicated delinquent are not “convicted.” See § 985.35(6), Fla. Stat. (2008); State v. N.P., 913 So.2d

T. v. U. v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 12, 2025 | Docket: 69632239

Published

1 The court withheld adjudication. See § 985.35(4), Florida Statutes (2023) ("If the court

W.B., A JUVENILE v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 29, 2022 | Docket: 63556634

Published

juvenile proceedings are “fundamentally fair.” § 985.35(2), Fla. Stat. (2022); see McKeiver, 403 U.S

T.E.B., A CHILD v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 2022 | Docket: 63285681

Published

law shall not be deemed a conviction . . . . § 985.35(6), Fla. Stat. (2020). In W.J.H. v. State

T.E.B., A CHILD v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2022 | Docket: 63198491

Published

violation of law shall not be deemed a conviction. § 985.35(6), Fla. Stat. (2020). In W.J.H. v. State

K.A. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 3, 2014 | Docket: 2610877

Published

court withheld an adjudication of delinquency. Section 985.35(4) allows a trial court to withhold adjudication

D.F. v. State

87 So. 3d 49, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 5650, 2012 WL 1232006

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 13, 2012 | Docket: 60308003

Published

court withholds adjudication of delinquency, see § 985.35(4)(a), it may impose probation until a juvenile's

K.J.F. v. State

44 So. 3d 1204, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 14532

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 30, 2010 | Docket: 60295550

Published

whether adjudication is imposed or withheld. See § 985.35(4)-(5) (indicating that a court may either withhold

MAR v. State

67 So. 3d 232, 2010 WL 3655501

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 2010 | Docket: 2364165

Published

adjudicated delinquent are not "convicted." See § 985.35(6), Fla. Stat. (2008); State v. N.P., 913 So.2d

ELF v. State

33 So. 3d 760, 2010 WL 1564040

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 2010 | Docket: 1649313

Published

C.J., and CIKLIN, J., concur. NOTES [1] See § 985.35.(2)(a), Fla. Stat. (2009) ("In a hearing on a