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Fla. Stat. § 985.465 — Maximum-risk residential facilities
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Part VII: Disposition; Postdisposition, Florida Statutes.
Full text of Fla. Stat. § 985.465
Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.
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;(c) Robbery;(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.
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