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Fla. Stat. § 985.721 — Escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility
Current through 2025 Florida Statutes
Part of Part XII: Miscellaneous Offenses, Florida Statutes.
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Full text of Fla. Stat. § 985.721
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.
An escape from:
(1) Any secure detention facility maintained for the temporary detention of children, pending adjudication, disposition, or placement;
(2) Any residential commitment facility described in s. 985.03(44), maintained for the custody, treatment, punishment, or rehabilitation of children found to have committed delinquent acts or violations of law; or
(3) Lawful transportation to or from any such secure detention facility or residential commitment facility,
constitutes escape within the intent and meaning of s. 944.40 and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
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Is escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility a felony or a misdemeanor in Florida?
Escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility is a Felony of the Third Degree in Florida under Fla. Stat. § 985.721.
Which Florida statute covers escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility?
Escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility is governed by Fla. Stat. § 985.721 (Escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility).
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