985.24 Use of detention; prohibitions.— (1) All determinations and court orders regarding the use of detention care shall be based primarily upon findings that the child: (a) Presents a substantial risk of not appearing at a subsequent hearing; (b) Presents a substantial risk of inflicting bodily harm on others as evidenced by recent behavior, including the illegal possession of […]
985.245 Risk assessment instrument.— (1) All determinations and court orders regarding placement of a child into detention care shall comply with all requirements and criteria provided in this part and shall be based on a risk assessment of the child, unless the child is placed into detention care as provided in s. 985.255(2). (2)(a) The risk assessment instrument […]
985.25 Detention intake.— (1) The department shall receive custody of a child who has been taken into custody from the law enforcement agency or court and shall review the facts in the law enforcement report or probable cause affidavit and make such further inquiry as may be necessary to determine whether detention care is appropriate. (a) During the […]
985.255 Detention criteria; detention hearing.— (1) Subject to s. 985.25(1), a child taken into custody and placed into detention care shall be given a hearing within 24 hours after being taken into custody. At the hearing, the court may order a continued detention status if: (a) The result of the risk assessment instrument pursuant to s. 985.245 indicates […]
985.26 Length of detention.— (1) A child may not be placed into or held in detention care for longer than 24 hours unless the court orders such detention care, and the order includes specific instructions that direct the release of the child from such detention care, in accordance with s. 985.255. The order shall be a final […]
985.265 Detention transfer and release; education; adult jails.— (1) If a child is detained under this part, the department may transfer the child from supervised release detention care to secure detention care only if significantly changed circumstances warrant such transfer. (2) If a child is on release status and not detained under this part, the child may be […]
985.27 Postdisposition detention while awaiting residential commitment placement.—The court must place all children who are adjudicated and awaiting placement in a nonsecure, high-risk, or maximum-risk residential commitment program in secure detention care until the placement or commitment is accomplished. History.—s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 31, ch. 94-209; s. 42, ch. 95-267; s. 5, ch. 96-398; s. […]
985.275 Detention of escapee or absconder on authority of the department.— (1) If an authorized agent of the department has reasonable grounds to believe that any delinquent child committed to the department has escaped from a residential commitment facility or from being lawfully transported thereto or therefrom, or has absconded from a nonresidential commitment facility, the agent […]
