Florida Statute 985.24 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 985
JUVENILE JUSTICE; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES

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F.S. 985.24

985.24 Use of detention; prohibitions.—

(1) All determinations and court orders regarding the use of detention care shall be based primarily upon findings that the child:

(a) Presents a substantial risk of not appearing at a subsequent hearing;

(b) Presents a substantial risk of inflicting bodily harm on others as evidenced by recent behavior, including the illegal possession or use of a firearm;

(d) Has committed contempt of court by:

1. Intentionally disrupting the administration of the court;

2. Intentionally disobeying a court order; or

3. Engaging in a punishable act or speech in the court’s presence which shows disrespect for the authority and dignity of the court; or

(e) Requests protection from imminent bodily harm.

(2) A child who is placed on supervised release detention care may be required to comply with any available condition established by the department or ordered by the court, including electronic monitoring, if the court finds such a condition is necessary to preserve public safety or to ensure the child’s safety or appearance in court.

(3) A child alleged to have committed a delinquent act or violation of law may not be placed into secure or supervised release detention care for any of the following reasons:

(a) To allow a parent to avoid his or her legal responsibility.

(b) To permit more convenient administrative access to the child.

(d) Due to a lack of more appropriate facilities.

(4) A child who is alleged to be dependent under chapter 39, but who is not alleged to have committed a delinquent act or violation of law, may not, under any circumstances, be placed into secure detention care.

(5) The department shall continue to identify and develop supervised release detention options and annually submit them to the Legislature for authorization and appropriation.

History.—s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 3, ch. 93-408; ss. 29, 30, ch. 94-209; ss. 21, 22, ch. 97-238; s. 80, ch. 98-280; s. 31, ch. 2006-120; s. 14, ch. 2014-162; s. 6, ch. 2018-86; s. 1, ch. 2022-181; s. 4, ch. 2023-87.

Note.—Subsection (1) former s. 39.042(1); s. 985.213(1). Subsections (3), (4) former s. 39.043; s. 985.214. Subsection (5) former s. 39.042(4); s. 985.213(4).

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Amendments to 985.24

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 985.24

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 985.24.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 985.24

Total Results: 18

A.P. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-04-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 215 So. 3d 662, 2017 WL 1533632, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 5955

Snippet: conditions of pretrial release. See §§ 985.345(1)(b); 985.24(1)(d)2., Fla. Stat. (2017); T.N. v. Portesy, 932

A.P. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-04-24T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: conditions of pretrial release. See §§ 985.345(1)(b); 985.24(1)(d)2., Fla. Stat. (2017); T.N. v. Portesy, 932

B.R. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: quotation marks omitted). Section 985.24 provides that all detention care determinations…not appearing at a subsequent hearing." § 985.24(1)(a). Based on that finding, the relevant period

B.R. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 145 So. 3d 196, 2014 WL 4055636, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12554

Snippet: .2007)) (internal quotation marks omitted). Section 985.24 provides that all detention care determinations…risk of not appearing at a subsequent hearing.” § 985.24(l)(a). Based on that finding, the relevant period

B.S. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-02-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 134 So. 3d 1126, 2014 WL 470626, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 1617

Snippet: held in secure detention pending placement. See § 985.24(2)(d), Fla. Stat. (2013) (providing that “[a] child

H.D. v. Shore

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2013-09-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 134 So. 3d 1062, 2013 WL 4821050, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 14458

Snippet: hearing, the State correctly noted that section 985.24(l)(d) permits the use of secure detention in some

J.L.B. v. Kelly

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-08-01T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 93 So. 3d 1137, 2012 WL 3101840, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 12518

Snippet: governing juvenile pretrial detention, section 985.24, Florida Statutes (2011), nor in the case law that

V.P. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-10-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 72 So. 3d 788, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 16367, 2011 WL 4949883

Snippet: there has been a finding of guilt. See generally §§ 985.24, et seq., Fla. Stat. (2011) (Part V of Chapter

T.K.B. v. Durham

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-05-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 63 So. 3d 60, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 7158, 2011 WL 1879119

Snippet: R.W. v. Soud, 639 So.2d 25 (Fla.1994). Section 985.24, Florida Statutes, provides that a child may be…detention because of a lack of a better alternative. § 985.24(2)(d). Detention because of concern for the child

JJ v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-03-31T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 31 So. 3d 295

Snippet: must follow strict statutory criteria. Section 985.24(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2009), prohibits detaining

J.J. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-03-31T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 31 So. 3d 295, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 4206

Snippet: must follow strict statutory criteria. Section 985.24(2)(b), Florida Statutes (2009), prohibits detaining

E.A.R. v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-01-30T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 4 So. 3d 614, 34 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 120, 2009 Fla. LEXIS 150

Snippet: Stat. (2007) (examinations and evaluations); §§ 985.24-.275, Fla. Stat. (2007) (detention); §§ 985.318

EAR v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2009-01-29T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 4 So. 3d 614

Snippet: Stat. (2007) (examinations and evaluations); §§ 985.24-.275, Fla. Stat. (2007) (detention); §§ 985.318

Department of Children and Families v. BN

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-04-09T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 979 So. 2d 1110

Snippet: his offenses, and his hold thus expired. Section 985.24(2)(d), Florida Statutes, provides that a juvenile

BM v. Dobuler

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-03-19T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 979 So. 2d 308

Snippet: quot;); accord R.G., 817 So.2d at 1020. Section 985.24 of the Florida Statutes, entitled "Use of …grounds on which a child may be detained. See § 985.24(1)(a)-(e), Fla. Stat. (2007). Absent a statutory…findings required by subsection (1) [of section 985.24] and the risk assessment required by [section 985.245…1993). Compare § 39.042, Fla. Stat. (1993) with § 985.24(1), Fla. Stat. (2007); § 985.245(1), Fla. Stat.

KE v. Department of Juvenile Justice

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-08-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 963 So. 2d 864

Snippet: Woolsey, 673 So.2d 152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). Section 985.24 provides that a child may be detained only for …custody as soon as reasonably possible." Section 985.24(2) prohibits the use of detention to allow a parent… housing facility is not available. And section 985.24(4) directs that the Department of Juvenile Justice

AK v. Dobuler

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-03-14T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 951 So. 2d 989

Snippet: detention for the reasons the trial judge gave. Section 985.24(1)(a), Florida Statutes, does provide that a finding

Hartleb v. Florida Department of Transportation

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1999-10-07T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 748 So. 2d 985, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 477, 1999 Fla. LEXIS 1696, 1999 WL 813748

Snippet: Quince, Shaw, Wells 7 October 1999 748 So. 2d 985, 24 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 477, 1999 Fla. LEXIS 1696,