Florida legal term
Center in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Center” is a term defined by statute rather than by its everyday meaning. Its statutory definition — quoted verbatim below — controls how the term is applied throughout the Florida criminal code.
What does “Center” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Center” means a Neighborhood Restorative Justice Center established by the state attorney pursuant to subsection (2).(c) “First-time, nonviolent juvenile offender” means a minor who allegedly has committed a delinquent act or violation of law that would not be a crime of violence providing grounds for detention or incarceration and who does not have a previous record of being found to have committed a criminal or delinquent act or other violation of law. (Fla. Stat. § 985.155)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Domestic violence; investigation of incidents; notice to victims of legal rights and remedies; reporting
- Human trafficking public awareness signs
- Offenses involving critical infrastructure; improper tampering; civil remedies; trespass on critical infrastructure; computer offenses involving critical infrastructure
- Possessing or discharging weapons or firearms at a school-sponsored event or on school property prohibited; penalties; exceptions
- Sale and delivery of firearms
- Trespass on school property with firearm or other weapon prohibited
- Vehicular homicide
- Prohibited acts; penalties
- The Florida Sexual Predators Act
Related terms in the same statutes
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