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Fla. Stat. § 985.494 (2025)

Commitment programs for juvenile felony offenders.

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985.494 Commitment programs for juvenile felony offenders.—

(1) Notwithstanding any other law and regardless of the child’s age, a child who is adjudicated delinquent, or for whom adjudication is withheld, for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult, shall be committed to a maximum-risk residential program if the child has completed two different high-risk residential commitment programs. The commitment of a child to a maximum-risk residential program must be for an indeterminate period, but may not exceed the maximum term of imprisonment that an adult may serve for the same offense.

(2) In committing a child to the appropriate program, the court may consider an equivalent program of similar intensity as being comparable to a program required under subsection (1).

History.—s. 48, ch. 94-209; s. 12, ch. 96-398; s. 58, ch. 97-238; s. 11, ch. 2006-62; s. 62, ch. 2006-120; s. 21, ch. 2010-113; s. 8, ch. 2011-70.

Note.—Former s. 39.0584; s. 985.314.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases, 2010–2012 · leading case: K.J.F. v. State, 44 So. 3d 1204 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

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K.J.F. v. State, 44 So. 3d 1204 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “”); § 985.494 (providing specific commitment programs for “a child who is adjudicated delinquent, or for whom adjudication is withheld, for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult”); § 985.”

MVK v. State, 93 So. 3d 521 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). · cites it 3× “2009), and that section 985.494 pertains only to juvenile sexual offenders.”

KJF v. State, 44 So. 3d 1204 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010). “"); § 985.494 (providing specific commitment programs for "a child who is adjudicated delinquent, or for whom adjudication is withheld, for an act that would be a felony if committed by an adult"); § 985.”

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MVK v. State, 93 So. 3d 521 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012). “2009), and that section 985.494 pertains only to juvenile sexual offenders.”

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