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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. 985.465

985.465 Maximum-risk residential facilities.—A maximum-risk residential facility is a physically secure residential commitment program with a designated length of stay from 18 months to 36 months, primarily serving children 13 years of age to 19 years of age or until the jurisdiction of the court expires. Each child committed to this level must meet one of the following criteria:

(1) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of the disposition for the current offense and has been adjudicated on the current offense for:

(a) Arson;

(b) Sexual battery;

(d) Kidnapping;

(e) Aggravated child abuse;

(f) Aggravated assault;

(g) Aggravated stalking;

(h) Murder;

(i) Manslaughter;

(j) Unlawful throwing, placing, or discharging of a destructive device or bomb;

(k) Armed burglary;

(l) Aggravated battery;

(m) Carjacking;

(n) Home-invasion robbery;

(o) Burglary with an assault or battery;

(p) Any lewd or lascivious offense committed upon or in the presence of a person less than 16 years of age; or

(q) Carrying, displaying, using, threatening to use, or attempting to use a weapon or firearm during the commission of a felony.

(2) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of the disposition, the current offense is a felony, and the child has previously been committed three or more times to a delinquency commitment program.

(3) The child is at least 13 years of age and is currently committed for a felony offense and transferred from a moderate-risk or high-risk residential commitment placement.

(4) The child is at least 13 years of age at the time of the disposition for the current offense, the child is eligible for prosecution as an adult for the current offense, and the current offense is ranked at level 7 or higher on the Criminal Punishment Code offense severity ranking chart pursuant to s. 921.0022.

History.—s. 47, ch. 94-209; s. 15, ch. 95-267; s. 9, ch. 96-398; s. 10, ch. 97-194; s. 57, ch. 97-238; s. 16, ch. 99-201; s. 40, ch. 99-284; s. 55, ch. 2006-120; s. 18, ch. 2024-133.

Note.—Former s. 39.0581; s. 985.313.

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Amendments to 985.465

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 985.465

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 985.465.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 985.465

Total Results: 8

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-06

Citation: 258 So. 3d 1254

Snippet: because the child meets the criteria in section 985.465 or 985.494, Florida Statutes. ..... The child

D.D.S. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-06-21

Citation: 225 So. 3d 243, 2017 WL 2664691, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 8984

Snippet: to a maximum-risk residential facility. See §§ 985.465, .494, Fla. Stat. (2016). In light of the State’s

T.B., A Child v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-23

Snippet: appellant did not meet any of the criteria of section 985.465, Florida Statutes (2016). Accordingly, we reverse

In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-10-03

Citation: 123 So. 3d 1128, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 697, 2013 WL 5476883, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 2139

Snippet: because the child meets the criteria in section 985.465 or 985.494, Florida Statutes. The child is allowed

In re Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2013-05-23

Citation: 115 So. 3d 286, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 337, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1944, 2013 WL 2248756

Snippet: because the child meets the criteria in section 985.465 or 985.494, Florida Statutes. The child is allowed

E.D.B. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-03-27

Citation: 5 So. 3d 787, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 2658

Snippet: 439, and 985.441, and except as provided in ss. 985.465 and 985.47 and paragraph (f), when the jurisdiction

EDB v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-03-27

Citation: 5 So. 3d 787, 2009 WL 790131

Snippet: 439, and 985.441, and except as provided in ss. 985.465 and 985.47 and paragraph (f), when the jurisdiction

A.M. v. Housel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-02-21

Citation: 948 So. 2d 993, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 2342, 2007 WL 517371

Snippet: effective January 1, 2007, to sections 985.47 and 985.465, respectively, without any substantive changes