Florida Statute 985.27 - 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. 985.27

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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Cases Citing Statute 985.27

Total Results: 14

KP v. State

952 So. 2d 1229, 2007 WL 935576

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2007 | Docket: 1347226

Cited 2 times | Published

risk assessment of the child." Additionally, section 985.27(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2007), which pertains

A.M. v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 6, 2014 | Docket: 60243431

Cited 1 times | Published

2007 section 985.215(10)(c) was renumbered to section 985.27, Florida Statutes. . At a detention hearing

J.T.F. v. Housel

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 3, 2010 | Docket: 1668517

Cited 1 times | Published

impermissibly stacked his detention in violation of section 985.27(1)(b), Florida Statutes (2007). We agree, but

Q.B. v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 2017 | Docket: 60274219

Published

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

Q.B. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 14, 2017 | Docket: 6143759

Published

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

N.L. v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 2016 | Docket: 60257654

Published

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

N.L. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 12, 2016 | Docket: 4556755

Published

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.

152 So. 3d 1280

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 2015 | Docket: 2621184

Published

corpus relief. She argues that pursuant to section 985.27(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2014), a child such

G.M. v. Florida Department of Juvenile Justice

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 18, 2014 | Docket: 60242538

Published

maximum post-commitment detention allowed under section 985.27(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2014). In response

C.J.T. v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 11, 2014 | Docket: 60241261

Published

Stat. (2012). When read in conjunction with section 985.27(1)(b) (“Postcommitment detention while awaiting

A.P. v. Housel

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 12, 2012 | Docket: 60236218

Published

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

V.P. v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 2011 | Docket: 60303312

Published

and imposed an 8 p.m. curfew until placement. Section 985.27(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2011),1 provides:

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

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 16, 2008 | Docket: 64855252

Published

required to be placed in some kind of detention care. § 985.27(1). “If the child is committed to a high-risk

K.P. v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 30, 2007 | Docket: 64849954

Published

risk assessment of the child.” Additionally, section 985.27(l)(b), Florida Statutes (2007), which pertains