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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;
(c) Presents a history of committing a property offense prior to adjudication, disposition, or placement;
(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.
(c) To facilitate further interrogation or investigation.
(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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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: 17

A.P. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-27

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-24

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-15

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

B.R. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-08-15

Snippet: quotation marks omitted). Section 985.24 provides that all detention care determinations

B.S. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2014-02-06

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-09-11

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-08-01

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-10-19

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: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-05-18

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

J.J. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-03-31

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

JJ v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2010-03-31

Citation: 31 So. 3d 295, 2010 WL 1222667

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

E.A.R. v. State

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-01-30

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: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-01-30

Citation: 4 So. 3d 614, 2009 WL 217979

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

Department of Children and Families v. BN

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-04-09

Citation: 979 So. 2d 1110, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 5197, 2008 WL 942632

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

BM v. Dobuler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-03-19

Citation: 979 So. 2d 308, 2008 WL 724124

Snippet: statute."); accord R.G., 817 So.2d at 1020. Section 985.24 of the Florida Statutes, entitled "Use of detention;

KE v. Department of Juvenile Justice

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-08-14

Citation: 963 So. 2d 864, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 12668, 2007 WL 2301397

Snippet: Woolsey, 673 So.2d 152 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). Section 985.24 provides that a child may be detained only for

AK v. Dobuler

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-03-14

Citation: 951 So. 2d 989, 2007 WL 756922

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