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SB 1344: Juvenile Justice

GENERAL BILL by Simon

Juvenile Justice; Providing for appointment of counsel in certain circumstances; providing for payment of counsel; revising provisions for a child’s punishment for contempt of court; revising provisions related to case staffing and the composition of the case staff committee; authorizing a child to be taken into custody pursuant to a finding of contempt; providing for early truancy intervention; specifying when a guardian ad litem may be appointed for a child, etc.

Effective Date: 7/1/2025
Last Action: 2/26/2025 Senate - Filed
Bill Text: Web Page | PDF

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  • Bill History

    Date Chamber Action
    2/26/2025 Senate • Filed

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  • SB 1344, Original Filed Version (Current Bill Version) Posted 2/26/2025 at 12:48 PM

    Bill Text:   Web Page | PDF
    Analyses:   None

    Citations - Statutes (47)

    Citation Catchline Location in Bill Location In Bill Help
    95.11 Limitations other than for the recovery of real property. Page 116 (pdf)
    381.02035 Canadian Prescription Drug Importation Program. Page 110 (pdf)
    409.2564 Actions for support. Page 116 (pdf)
    419.001 Site selection of community residential homes. Page 117 (pdf)
    744.309 Who may be appointed guardian of a resident ward. Page 117 (pdf)
    784.075 Battery on detention or commitment facility staff or a juvenile probation officer. Page 118 (pdf)
    787.035 Page 94 (pdf)
    790.22 Use of BB guns, air or gas-operated guns, or electric weapons or devices by minor under 16; limitation; possession of firearms by minor under 18 prohibited; penalties. Page 110 (pdf)
    984.01 Purposes and intent; personnel standards and screening. Page 7 (pdf)
    984.02 Legislative intent for the juvenile justice system. Page 11 (pdf)
    984.03 Definitions. Page 16 (pdf)
    984.04 Families in need of services and children in need of services; procedures and jurisdiction. Page 36 (pdf)
    984.06 Oaths, records, and confidential information. Page 38 (pdf)
    984.07 Appointed counsel; compensation. Page 39 (pdf)
    984.071 Resources and information. Page 41 (pdf)
    984.08 Attorney’s fees. Page 42 (pdf)
    984.085 Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations. Page 42 (pdf)
    984.0861 Page 43 (pdf)
    984.09 Punishment for contempt of court; alternative sanctions. Page 43 (pdf)
    984.10 Intake. Page 48 (pdf)
    984.11 Services to families in need of services. Page 50 (pdf)
    984.12 Case staffing; services and treatment to a family in need of services. Page 52 (pdf)
    984.13 Taking into custody a child alleged to be from a family in need of services or to be a child in need of services. Page 55 (pdf)
    984.14 Shelter placement; hearing. Page 58 (pdf)
    984.15 Petition for a child in need of services. Page 61 (pdf)
    984.151 Truancy petition; prosecution; disposition. Page 64 (pdf)
    984.16 Process and service. Page 68 (pdf)
    984.17 Response to petition and representation of parties. Page 69 (pdf)
    984.18 Referral of child-in-need-of-services cases to mediation. Page 70 (pdf)
    984.19 Medical screening and treatment of child; examination of parent, guardian, or person requesting custody. Page 70 (pdf)
    984.20 Hearings for child-in-need-of-services cases.
    984.21 Orders of adjudication. Page 81 (pdf)
    984.22 Powers of disposition. Page 83 (pdf)
    984.225 Powers of disposition; placement in a staff-secure shelter. Page 85 (pdf)
    984.226 Physically secure setting. Page 90 (pdf)
    985.03 Definitions.
    985.12 Prearrest delinquency citation programs. Page 111 (pdf)
    985.126 Prearrest and postarrest diversion programs; data collection; denial of participation or expunged record. Page 112 (pdf)
    985.24 Use of detention; prohibitions. Page 95 (pdf)
    985.25 Detention intake. Page 112 (pdf)
    985.433 Disposition hearings in delinquency cases. Page 113 (pdf)
    985.618 Educational and career-related programs. Page 119 (pdf)
    985.625 Literacy programs for juvenile offenders. Page 113 (pdf)
    985.632 Quality improvement and cost-effectiveness; Comprehensive Accountability Report. Page 114 (pdf)
    985.731 Sheltering unmarried minors; aiding unmarried minor runaways; violations. Page 94 (pdf)
    1003.26 Enforcement of school attendance. Page 95 (pdf)
    1003.27 Court procedure and penalties. Page 102 (pdf)

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