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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. 985.27
985.27 Postdisposition detention while awaiting residential commitment placement.The court must place all children who are adjudicated and awaiting placement in a moderate-risk, high-risk, or maximum-risk residential commitment program in secure detention care until the placement or commitment is accomplished.
History.s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 31, ch. 94-209; s. 42, ch. 95-267; s. 5, ch. 96-398; s. 23, ch. 97-238; s. 13, ch. 98-207; s. 9, ch. 2000-134; s. 5, ch. 2000-327; s. 19, ch. 2001-125; s. 4, ch. 2005-263; s. 37, ch. 2006-120; s. 20, ch. 2014-162; s. 6, ch. 2017-164; s. 15, ch. 2024-133.
Note.Former s. 39.044(10)(a)-(d); s. 985.215(10)(a)-(d), (f).

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 985.27
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 985.27.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 985.27

Total Results: 14

Q.B. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-08-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 225 So. 3d 954, 2017 WL 3574693, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 11933

Snippet: beyond the fifteen-day limit provided in section 985.27(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2017). Accordingly, we

Q.B. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-08-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: beyond the fifteen-day limit provided in section 985.27(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2017). Accordingly

N.L. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-12T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 205 So. 3d 880, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18447

Snippet: excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.” § 985.27(l)(a), Fla. Stat. (2016). The Department of Children

N.L. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-11T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: excluding Saturdays, Sundays, and legal holidays.” § 985.27(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2016). The Department of Children

M. M., A Child v. Cody Wood, Superintendent Leon Regional etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-01-05T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 152 So. 3d 1280

Snippet: corpus relief. She argues that pursuant to section 985.27(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2014), a child such as…concur. 1 . In relevant part, section 985.27(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2014), provides as follows

G.M. v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-18T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 144 So. 3d 687, 2014 WL 4056697, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12663

Snippet: post-commitment detention allowed under section 985.27(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2014). In response, the…exception to the 15-day time limit provided in section 985.27(l)(a). Instead, the state cited to cases concerning…898 So.2d 1137, 1138 (Fla. 1st DCA 2005). Section 985.27(l)(a) provides: A child who is awaiting placement

A.M. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-08-06T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 147 So. 3d 98, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 12145, 2014 WL 3456157

Snippet: section 985.215(10)(c) was renumbered to section 985.27, Florida Statutes. . At a detention hearing,

C.J.T. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2014-06-11T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 139 So. 3d 983, 2014 WL 2589188, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 8852

Snippet: . (2012). When read in conjunction with section 985.27(1)(b) (“Postcommitment detention while awaiting…and CONNER, JJ., concur. . For instance, section 985.27(1)(b) provides that the department may seek an …maximum risk facility, however, must be detained. § 985.27(1)(c)-(d), Fla. Stat. (2012). No. 4D12

A.P. v. Housel

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2012-09-12T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 126 So. 3d 1182, 2012 WL 3965144, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 15329

Snippet: ordered secure detention pending placement. See § 985.27, Fla. Stat. (2012). The child initially scored

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: imposed an 8 p.m. curfew until placement. Section 985.27(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2011),1 provides: (b) …an additional 5 days in secure detention care. § 985.27(l)(b), Fla. Stat. (2011). The juvenile argues that… We think not for three reasons. First, section 985.27(1) provides: “The court must place all children…except as otherwise provided in this section. § 985.27(l)(b), Fla. Stat. (2011) (emphasis added). The … not released outright. Only by reading section 985.27 in its entirety and in the context of the chapter

J.T.F. v. Housel

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-02-03T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 37 So. 3d 279, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 920, 2010 WL 366601

Snippet: impermissibly stacked his detention in violation of section 985.27(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2007). We agree, but deny…additional 5 days in secure detention care. Section 985.27(1)(b), Fla. Stat. (emphasis added). J.T.F. twice…statutes, section 985.215(10)(a) is now section 985.27(1)(b), Florida Statutes. 4D09-4708 District

S.W. v. State, Department of Juvenile Justice

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-07-16T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 987 So. 2d 173, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 10896

Snippet: to be placed in some kind of detention care. § 985.27(1). “If the child is committed to a high-risk residential…until placement or commitment is accomplished.” § 985.27(l)(c). “Detention care” means “the temporary care

KP v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-03-30T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 952 So. 2d 1229

Snippet: assessment of the child." Additionally, section 985.27(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2007), which pertains …for more than the 5 days contemplated by section 985.27(1)(b) without a motion from the Department of Juvenile

K.P. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2007-03-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 952 So. 2d 1229, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 4674

Snippet: assessment of the child.” Additionally, section 985.27(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2007), which pertains …for more than the 5 days contemplated by section 985.27(l)(b) without a motion from the Department of Juvenile