Senate Bill sb1708

    Florida Senate - 2005                                  SB 1708

    By Senator Villalobos





    38-1366-05

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to juvenile detention; amending

  3         s. 985.215, F.S.; requiring juveniles who are

  4         committed to a maximum-risk residential program

  5         to be held in secure detention care until

  6         placement or commitment is accomplished;

  7         providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Paragraph (d) of subsection (10) of section

12  985.215, Florida Statutes, is amended to read:

13         985.215  Detention.--

14         (10)

15         (d)  If the child is committed to a maximum-risk

16  residential program, the child must be held in secure

17  detention care until placement or commitment is accomplished.

18         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2005.

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21                          SENATE SUMMARY

22    Requires that a child committed to a maximum-risk
      residential program be held in secure detention care
23    until placement or commitment is accomplished.

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