Florida legal term
Intake in Florida Criminal Law
Current through 2026 Florida legislative session
In Florida criminal law, “Intake” 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 “Intake” mean in Florida criminal law?
“Intake” means the initial acceptance and screening by the department or its authorized agent of a referral from an early truancy intervention court, a school board, or a school requesting services; a request for assistance from a parent or child; or a complaint, law enforcement report, or probable cause affidavit of a child’s truancy, ungovernable behavior, or running away, on behalf of a family or child to determine the most appropriate course of action in the best interests of the child, the family, and the community. (Fla. Stat. § 984.03)
Statutes defining or using this term
Charges using this term
- Offenses involving critical infrastructure; improper tampering; civil remedies; trespass on critical infrastructure; computer offenses involving critical infrastructure
- Violation of an injunction for protection against domestic violence
- Violation of an injunction for protection against exploitation of a vulnerable adult
- Violation of an injunction for protection against stalking or cyberstalking
Related terms in the same statutes
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