Title: In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure

State: florida

Issuer: Florida Supreme Court

Document:

Supreme Court of Florida 
 
 
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No. SC13-1354 
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IN RE: AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF JUVENILE 
PROCEDURE. 
 
[October 3, 2013] 
 
PER CURIAM. 
The Florida Bar’s Juvenile Court Rules Committee (Committee) has filed a “fast-
track” out-of-cycle report proposing amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile 
Procedure in order to implement recent legislation.  See Fla. R. Jud. Admin. 2.140(e).  
We have jurisdiction.1
The Committee proposes amendments to rules 8.060 (Discovery); 8.095 
(Procedure When Child Believed to be Incompetent or Insane); 8.135 (Correction of 
Disposition or Commitment Orders); 8.255 (General Provisions for Hearings); 8.345 
(Post-Disposition Relief); 8.425 (Permanency Hearings); and Form 8.947 (Disposition 
Order—Delinquency).  The majority of the proposals are in response to recent statutory 
amendments.  See ch. 2012-81, § 1, Laws of Fla. (amending § 39.802(4)); ch. 2012-84, § 
  
                                         
 
1.  Art. V, § 2(a), Fla. Const.   
 
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2, Laws of Fla. (amending § 20.19, Fla. Stat.); ch. 2013-21, § 3, Laws of Fla. (creating § 
39.522(3), Fla. Stat.); ch. 2013-107 (amending § 90.702, Fla. Stat.); ch. 2013-112, §§ 3, 
4, Laws of Fla. (amending §§ 985.032, 985.455(1), Fla. Stat.); ch. 2013-162 (amending 
various statutes); § 790.22(9), Fla. Stat.  The Board of Governors of The Florida Bar 
unanimously approved the proposals. 
After considering the proposed amendments and reviewing the relevant 
legislation, we amend the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure as reflected in the 
appendix to this opinion.  New language is indicated by underscoring; deletions are 
indicated by struck-through type.  The amendments shall take effect immediately upon 
the release of this opinion.  Because the amendments were not published for comment 
prior to their adoption, interested persons shall have sixty days from the date of this 
opinion in which to file comments with the Court.2
                                         
2.  All comments must be filed with the Court on or before December 2, 2013, 
with a certificate of service verifying that a copy has been served on the Committee 
Chair, Whitney M. Untiedt, 35 North Main Street, Gainesville, Florida 32601-5323, 
untiedtw@pdo8.org, and on the Bar Staff Liaison to the Committee, Ellen Sloyer, 651 E. 
Jefferson Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-2300, esloyer@flabar.org, as well as a 
separate request for oral argument if the person filing the comment wishes to participate 
in oral argument, which may be scheduled in this case.  The Committee Chair has until 
December 23, 2013, to file a response to any comments filed with the Court.  If filed by 
an attorney in good standing with The Florida Bar, the comment must be electronically 
filed via the Portal in accordance with In re Electronic Filing in the Supreme Court of 
Florida via the Florida Courts E-Filing Portal, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC13-7 (Feb. 
18, 2013).  If filed by a non-lawyer or a lawyer not licensed to practice in Florida, the 
comment must be electronically filed via e-mail in accordance with In re Mandatory 
Submission of Electronic Copies of Documents, Fla. Admin. Order No. AOSC04-84 
(Sept. 13, 2004).  Electronically filed documents must be submitted in Microsoft Word 
 
 
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It is so ordered. 
 
POLSTON, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, CANADY, LABARGA, and 
PERRY, JJ., concur. 
 
THE FILING OF A MOTION FOR REHEARING SHALL NOT ALTER THE 
EFFECTIVE DATE OF THESE AMENDMENTS. 
 
Original Proceedings – Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure 
 
Whitney M. Untiedt, Chair, Juvenile Court Rules Committee, Gainesville, Florida; John 
F. Harkness, Jr., Executive Director, Ellen H. Sloyer and Heather Telfer, Staff Liaisons, 
The Florida Bar, Tallahassee, Florida, 
 
for Petitioner 
                                                                                                                                            
97 or higher.  Any person unable to submit a comment electronically must mail or hand-
deliver the originally signed comment to the Florida Supreme Court, Office of the Clerk, 
500 South Duval Street, Tallahassee, Florida 32399-1927; no additional copies are 
required or will be accepted.   
 
 
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APPENDIX 
 
RULE 8.060. 
DISCOVERY 
 
(a) 
Notice of Discovery.  
(1) 
[No Change] 
 
 
(2) 
Within 5 days of service of the child’s notice of discovery, the 
petitioner shall serve a written discovery exhibit which shall disclose to the child or the 
child’s counsel and permit the child or the child’s counsel to inspect, copy, test, and 
photograph the following information and material within the petitioner’s possession or 
control:  
(A) 
A list of the names and addresses of all persons known to the 
petitioner to have information which may be relevant to the allegations, to any defense 
with respect thereto, or to any similar fact evidence to be presented at trial under section 
90.402(2), Florida Statutes. The names and addresses of persons listed shall be clearly 
designated in the following categories:  
(i) 
Category A. These witnesses shall include  
(a) – (f) 
[No Change]  
 
(g) 
expert witnesses who have not provided a written 
report and a curriculum vitae or who are going to testify to test results or give opinions 
that will have to meet the test set forth in Frye v. United States, 293 F. 1013 (D.C. Cir. 
1923). 
  
(ii) 
[No Change] 
(B) – (K) 
[No Change]  
(3) – (5) 
[No Change]  
(b) – (m) 
[No Change] 
Court Commentary  
[No Change] 
 
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RULE 8.095. 
PROCEDURE WHEN CHILD BELIEVED TO BE 
INCOMPETENT OR INSANE  
(a) 
Incompetency At Time of Adjudicatory Hearing or Hearing on Petition 
Alleging Violation of Juvenile Probation in Delinquency Cases.  
(1) – (3) 
[No Change] 
(4) 
Child Found Incompetent to Proceed.  If at the hearing provided 
for in subdivision (a)(2) the child is found to be incompetent to proceed, the child must 
be adjudicated incompetent to proceed and may be involuntarily committed as provided 
by law to the Department of Children and Family Servicesies for treatment upon a 
finding of clear and convincing evidence that:  
(A) 
The child is mentally ill or mentally retardedintellectually 
disabled and because of the mental illness or retardationintellectual disability of the 
child:  
(i) – (ii) 
[No Change] 
(B) 
[No Change]  
(5) 
[No Change] 
(6) 
Commitment.  Each child who has been adjudicated incompetent to 
proceed and who meets the criteria for commitment in subdivision (a)(4) must be 
committed to the Department of Children and Family Servicesies.  The department must 
train or treat the child in the least restrictive alternative consistent with public safety. 
Any commitment of a child to a secure residential program must be to a program 
separate from adult forensic programs.  If the child attains competency, case 
management and supervision of the child will be transferred to the Department of 
Juvenile Justice to continue delinquency proceedings.  The court retains authority, 
however, to order the Department of Children and Family Servicesies to provide 
continued treatment to maintain competency.  
(A) 
A child adjudicated incompetent because of mental 
retardationintellectual disablity may be ordered into a program designated by the 
Department of Children and Family Servicesies for retardedintellectually disabled 
children.  
 
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(B) 
A child adjudicated incompetent because of mental illness may 
be ordered into a program designated by the Department of Children and Family 
Servicesies for mentally ill children.  
(7) 
 [No Change] 
(8) 
Treatment Alternatives to Commitment.  If a child who is found to 
be incompetent does not meet the commitment criteria of subdivision (a)(4), the court 
shall order the Department of Children and Family Servicesies to provide appropriate 
treatment and training in the community.  All court-ordered treatment must be in the 
least restrictive setting consistent with public safety.  Any residential program must be 
separate from an adult forensic program.  If a child is ordered to receive such services, 
the services shall be provided by the Department of Children and Family Servicesies.  
The competency determination must be reviewed at least every 6 months, or at the end 
of any extended period of treatment or training, and any time the child appears to have 
attained competency or will never attain competency, by the service provider.  A copy of 
a written report evaluating the child’s competency must be filed by the provider with the 
court, the Department of Children and Family Servicesies, the Department of Juvenile 
Justice, the state, and counsel for the child.  
(9) 
[No Change]  
(b) 
[No Change] 
(c) 
Appointment of Expert Witnesses; Detention of Child for Examination.  
(1) – (3) 
[No Change]  
(4) 
For competency evaluations related to mental retardationintellectual 
disability, the court shall order the Developmental Services Program Office of the 
Department of Children and Family Servicesies to examine the child to determine if the 
child meets the definition of retardationintellectual disability in section 393.063, Florida 
Statutes, and, if so, whether the child is competent to proceed or amenable to treatment 
through the Department of Children and Family Servicesies’ retardationintellectual 
disability services or programs.  
(d) 
Competence to Proceed; Scope of Examination and Report.  
(1) 
[No Change] 
 
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(2) 
Treatment Recommendations.  If the experts find that the child is 
incompetent to proceed, they shall report on any recommended treatment for the child to 
attain competence to proceed.  A recommendation as to whether residential or 
nonresidential treatment or training is required must be included.  In considering issues 
related to treatment, the experts shall report on the following:  
(A) 
The mental illness, mental retardationintellectual disability, or 
mental age causing incompetence.  
(B) 
The treatment or education appropriate for the mental illness or 
mental retardationintellectual disability of the child and an explanation of each of the 
possible treatment or education alternatives, in order of recommendation.  
(C) – (E) 
[No Change]  
(3) – (5) 
[No Change] 
(e) 
Procedures After Judgment of Not Guilty by Reason of Insanity.  
(1) 
[No Change]  
(2) 
After finding the child not guilty by reason of insanity, the court shall 
conduct a hearing to determine if the child presently meets the statutory criteria for 
involuntary commitment to a residential psychiatric facility.  
(A) 
If the court determines that the required criteria have been met, 
the child shall be committed by the juvenile court to the Department of Children and 
Family Servicesies for immediate placement in a residential psychiatric facility.  
(B) – (G) 
[No Change]   
 
RULE 8.135.  
CORRECTION OF DISPOSITION OR COMMITMENT 
ORDERS  
(a) 
[No Change]  
(b) 
Motion to Correct Disposition or Commitment Error.  A motion to 
correct any disposition or commitment order error, including an illegal disposition or 
commitment, may be filed as allowed by this subdivision.  The motion must identify the 
error with specificity and provide a proposed correction.  A response to the motion may 
 
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be filed within 15 days either admitting or contesting the alleged error.  Motions may be 
filed by the state under this subdivision only if the correction of the error would benefit 
the child or to correct a scrivener’s error.  
(1) 
Motion Before Appeal.  During the time allowed for the filing of a 
notice of appeal, a child, the state, or the department may file a motion to correct a 
disposition or commitment order error.  
(A) 
This motion stays rendition under Florida Rule of Appellate 
Procedure 9.020(h)(i).  
(B) 
[No Change]  
(2) 
[No Change] 
 
RULE 8.255. 
GENERAL PROVISIONS FOR HEARINGS 
(a) – (h) 
[No C hange] 
(i) 
Advising Parents.  At any hearing when it has been determined that 
reunification is not a viable alternative, and prior to the filing of the petition for 
termination of parental rights, the court shall advise the parent of the availability of 
private placement of the child with an adoption entity as defined in Chapter 63, Florida 
Statutes. 
Committee Notes 
[No Change] 
 
RULE 8.345.  
POST-DISPOSITION RELIEF  
(a) 
Motion for Modification of Placement.  A child who has been placed in 
his or her own home, in the home of a relative, or in some other place, under the 
supervision or legal custody of the department, may be brought before the court by the 
department or any interested person on a motion for modification of placement.  If 
neither the parents, the legal custodian, nor any appointed guardian ad litem or attorney 
ad litem object to the change, then the court may enter an order making the change in 
placement without a hearing.  If the parents, the legal custodian, or any appointed 
guardian ad litem or attorney ad litem object to the change of placement, the court shall 
 
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conduct a hearing and thereafter enter an order changing the placement, modifying the 
conditions of placement, continuing placement as previously ordered, or placing the 
child with the department or a licensed child-caring agency.  
(1) 
In cases in which the issue before the court is whether a child should 
be reunited with a parent, and the child is currently placed with someone other than a 
parent, the court must determine whether the parent has substantially complied with the 
terms of the case plan to the extent that the safety, well-being, and physical, mental, and 
emotional health of the child is not endangered by the return of the child to the home. 
(2) 
In cases in which the issue before the court is whether a child who is 
placed in the custody of a parent should be reunited with the other parent upon a finding 
of substantial compliance with the terms of the case plan, the court must determine that 
the safety, well-being, and physical, mental, and emotional health of the child would not 
be endangered by reunification and that reunification would be in the best interest of the 
child. 
(b) 
[No Change] 
 
RULE 8.425. 
PERMANENCY HEARINGS  
(a) 
[No Change]  
(b) 
Determinations at Hearing.  
(1) – (3) 
[No Change] 
(4) 
If the court approves a permanency goal of adoption, the court shall 
advise the parents of the availability of private placement of the child with an adoption 
entity, as defined in chapter 63, Florida Statutes. 
(c) 
[No Change]  
(d) 
Permanency Order.  
(1) – (2) 
[No Change]  
(3) 
If the court approves a permanency goal of adoption, the order 
approving this goal shall include a provision stating that the court advised the parents of 
 
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the availability of private placement of the child with an adoption entity as defined in 
chapter 63, Florida Statutes, during the permanency hearing. 
(34) If the court approves a permanency goal of permanent guardianship 
of a dependent child, placement with a fit and willing relative, or another planned 
permanent living arrangement, the court shall make findings as to why this permanent 
placement is established without adoption of the child to follow.  The department and 
the guardian ad litem must provide the court with a recommended list and description of 
services needed by the child, such as independent living services and medical, dental, 
educational, or psychological referrals, and a recommended list and description of 
services needed by his or her caregiver.  
(45) If the court establishes a permanent guardianship for the child, the 
court’s written order shall  
(A) – (E) 
[No Change]  
(56) The court shall retain jurisdiction over the case and the child shall remain 
in the custody of the permanent guardian unless the order creating the permanent 
guardianship is modified by the court. The court shall discontinue regular review hearings 
and relieve the department of the responsibility for supervising the placement of the child. 
Notwithstanding the retention of jurisdiction, the placement shall be considered permanency 
for the child.  
(67) If the court permanently places a child with a fit and willing relative, 
the court’s written order shall  
(A) – (D) 
[No Change]  
(78) If the court establishes another planned permanent living 
arrangement as the child’s permanency option:  
(A) – (D) 
[No Change]  
(e) – (f) 
[No Change] 
 
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FORM 8.947 
DISPOSITION ORDER — DELINQUENCY 
DISPOSITION ORDER 
A petition was filed on .....(date)....., alleging .....(name)....., ..... age, to be a delinquent child. The 
court finds that it has jurisdiction of the proceedings. 
Present before the court were: 
..... 
the child; 
..... .....(name)....., Assistant State Attorney; 
..... .....(name)....., Assistant Public Defender/defense attorney; 
..... .....(name)....., guardian; 
..... .....(name)....., DJJ juvenile probation officer. 
 
At the hearing on .....(date)....., after .....entry of a plea/an adjudicatory hearing....., the child was 
found to have committed the delinquent acts listed below: 
 
Count Count Count Count 
Charge  
 
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Lesser  
 
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Maximum 
 
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Degree  
 
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Guilty  
 
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Nolo contendere 
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Nolle prosse  
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Adjudicated 
 
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
Adj. withheld  
.......... .......... .......... .......... 
 
The predisposition report was .....received and considered/waived by the child...... 
The court, having considered the evidence and comments offered by those present, having in-
quired, and being otherwise fully advised in the premises ORDERS THAT: 
..... 
Adjudication of delinquency is withheld. 
 
.....  
The child is adjudicated delinquent, 
 
….. 
The child is committed to a ….. licensed child caring agency ….. the Department of Juvenile 
Justice for placement in: 
 
….. 
a minimum-risk nonresidential commitment program, for an indeterminate period, but no 
longer than the child’s 21st birthday or the maximum term of imprisonment an adult may 
serve for each count listed above, whichever comes first. 
 
 
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….. 
a ….. low- or ….. moderate-risk commitment program, for an indeterminate period, but no 
longer than the child’s 21st birthday or the maximum term of imprisonment an adult may serve 
for each count listed above, whichever comes first, because: 
 
 
….. 
the child is before the court for disposition of a felony; 
 
 
….. 
the child has previously been adjudicated for a felony offense; 
 
 
….. 
the child previously has been adjudicated or had adjudication withheld for three or 
more misdemeanor offenses; 
 
 
….. 
the child is before the court for disposition for a violation of sections 800.03, 806.031, 
or 828.12, Florida Statutes; or 
 
 
….. 
the court finds by a preponderance of the evidence that the protection of the public 
requires such placement or that the particular needs of the child would be best served 
by such placement. The facts supporting this finding are: …………………………… 
 
….. 
a high-risk commitment program for an indeterminate period, but no longer than the child’s 
21st birthday or the maximum term of imprisonment an adult may serve for each count listed 
above, whichever comes first, because the child is before the court for disposition of a felony. 
 
….. 
a maximum-risk commitment program, for an indeterminate period, but no longer than the 
child’s 21st birthday or the maximum term of imprisonment an adult may serve for each count 
listed above, whichever comes first, because the child meets the criteria in section 985.465 or 
985.494, Florida Statutes. 
 
….. 
The child is allowed ….. days credit for time spent in secure detention or incarceration before 
this date. 
 
 
The child shall be placed on 
 
 
….. 
home detention ….. with/without ….. electronic monitoring until placement. 
 
 
….. 
secure detention until placement. 
 
.....  
The court has orally pronounced its reasons for adjudicating and committing this child. 
 
..... 
The court retains jurisdiction to accept or reject the discharge of this child from commitment, 
as provided by law. 
 
..... 
The child is placed on post-commitment juvenile probation for an indefinite period not to 
exceed the child’s 19th birthday or the maximum term of imprisonment an adult could receive 
for each count listed above, whichever comes first. 
 
..... 
JUVENILE PROBATION: The child is .....placed on/continued in..... juvenile probation under 
supervision of .....the Department of Juvenile Justice/.....(name)..... and 
 
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….. 
the court having withheld adjudication of delinquency, for an indefinite period not to 
exceed the child’s 19th birthday. 
 
 
….. 
the court having adjudicated the child delinquent, for an indefinite period not to exceed 
the child’s 19th birthday or the maximum term of imprisonment an adult could receive 
for each count listed above, except for a second degree misdemeanor, six months, 
whichever comes first. 
 
..... 
DISMISS: The case is dismissed. 
 
.....  
Disposition on each count is .....concurrent/consecutive...... 
 
.....  
This case disposition is .....concurrent/consecutive.... with case number ........... 
 
GENERAL CONDITIONS OF JUVENILE PROBATION. The child shall abide by all of the 
following conditions: 
 
1. 
The child shall obey all laws. 
 
2. 
The child shall be employed full-time or attend school with no unexcused absences, 
suspensions, or disciplinary referrals. 
 
3. 
The child shall not change or leave .....his/her.... residence, school, or place of employment 
without the consent of .....his/her..... parents and juvenile probation officer. 
 
4. 
The child shall answer truthfully all questions of .....his/her..... juvenile probation officer and 
carry out  all instructions of the court and juvenile probation officer. 
 
5. 
The child shall keep in contact with the juvenile probation officer in the manner prescribed by 
the juvenile probation officer. 
 
6. 
The child shall not use or possess alcoholic beverages or controlled substances. 
 
SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF JUVENILE PROBATION. The child shall abide by all of the conditions 
marked below: 
 
.....  
Restitution is ordered. Parent and child are responsible, ..... jointly and severally. 
 
..... 
Amount is reserved. 
 
..... 
$.......... to be paid to .....(name)...... Payments shall begin .....(date)..... and continue at the rate of 
$.......... each month. 
 
..... 
The court retains jurisdiction under Chapter 985, Florida Statutes, to enforce its restitution 
order, regardless of the age of the child. 
 
..... 
Community Service. ..... hours are to be performed by the child at the rate of ..... hours per 
month. Written proof is to be provided to the juvenile probation officer. 
 
..... 
A letter of apology to be written by the child to .....(name)..... within ..... days. The letter must 
be a minimum of ..... words. 
 
..... 
A ..... word essay to be written by the child on .....(subject).... and provided to the juvenile 
probation officer within 30 days. 
 
.....  
The child may have no .......... contact with victim(s), .....(name(s))...... 
 
 
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..... 
A .....mental health/substance abuse..... evaluation to be completed by the child within ..... days. 
The child will attend and participate in every scheduled appointment and successfully attend 
and complete any and all recommended evaluations and treatment. 
 
.....  
The parent(s) .....is/are..... to complete counseling in .......... 
 
..... 
A curfew is set for the child at .......... p.m. Sunday through Thursday and .......... p.m. Friday 
and Saturday. 
 
.....  
The child’s driver’s license is .....suspended/ revoked/withheld..... for .....(time period)...... 
 
.....  
The child is to complete a .....detention/jail/ prison.... tour within ...... days. 
 
.....  
The child will be subject to random urinalysis. 
 
..... 
The child will be electronically monitored. 
 
.....  
The child will successfully complete all sanctions of the original juvenile probation order. 
 
..... 
Other: .............................................................. 
 
.... 
The child must pay court costs of $......, as specified below. 
 
GUN CHARGES 
..... 
The court finds that one of the above charges involves the use or possession of a firearm and 
further ORDERS the following: 
 
.....  The child’s driver’s license is .....suspended/ revoked..... for …..1/2….. years. 
 
.....  The child is to serve .....5/1015/21.... days in the Juvenile Detention Center., and shall not 
receive credit for time served prior to adjudication. 
 
THE COURT FURTHER FINDS AND ORDERS: 
 
….. 
The child must: 
 
 
….. pay $.......... (no less than $50 per case when a misdemeanor offense is charged) or  
 $.......... (no less than $100 per case when a felony offense is charged), the costs of prosecution 
and investigation, under sections 938.27 and 985.032, Florida Statutes. 
 
 
….. 
pay $........., the Victim’s Crime Compensation Trust Fund fee, under section 938.03, 
Florida Statutes; 
 
 
 ….. 
pay $........., the Teen Court cost, under section 938.19, Florida Statutes (if authorized 
by county ordinance); 
 
 
….. 
pay $........., the Public Defender application fee, under section 27.52, Florida Statutes; 
 
 
 ….. 
pay $........., the Public Defender attorney fee, under section 938.29, Florida Statutes; 
 
 
 ….. 
pay $………, other costs, under section(s)……………………… ………, Florida 
Statutes. 
 
….. The child has been adjudicated delinquent and the child is required to pay $..... an  
 
Additional cost, under section 939.185, Florida Statutes, if authorized by county ordinance. 
 
 
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….. 
The child has been adjudicated delinquent and assessed a fine and the child is required to pay 
$.......... to the Crime Prevention Trust Fund, under section 775.083(2), Florida Statutes. 
 
….. The child has committed an enumerated crime against a minor and the child is required to pay 
$.........., under section 938.10, Florida Statutes.  
  
..... The child has violated chapter 794, Florida Statutes (sexual battery) or chapter 800 (lewd or 
lascivious) and is ordered to make restitution to the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund under 
section 960.28(5), Florida Statutes, for the cost of the forensic physical examination. 
 
….. The child has the inability to pay all court costs, including costs of prosecution, public defender 
application fees and costs of representation, and shall perform ..... hours of community service in 
lieu of these costs and fees. 
 
..... The child .....has been adjudicated delinquent/has entered a plea of no contest/has entered a plea of 
guilty..... to a felony or an enumerated misdemeanor, and the child is required to submit specimens 
under section 943.325, Florida Statutes. 
 
..... Under section 985.039, Florida Statutes: 
 
 
..... 
the parent/legal guardian, .....(name)....., shall pay to the Department of Juvenile Justice, 
2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100, $5 per day for each day the child is in 
residential commitment. 
 
 
..... 
the parent/legal guardian, .....(name)....., shall pay to the Department of Juvenile Justice, 
2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100, $1 per day for each day the child is on 
probation, nonresidential commitment, or conditional release. 
 
 
..... 
the parent/legal guardian, .....(name)....., shall pay to the Department of Juvenile Justice, 
2737 Centerview Drive, Tallahassee, FL 32399-3100, a REDUCED fee of $..... per day for each 
day the child is in the custody of or supervised by the department. This reduced fee is based on the 
court’s finding: 
 
 ..... 
that the parent/legal guardian was the victim of the delinquent act or violation of law for 
which the child is currently before the court and is cooperating in the investigation of the 
offense. 
 
 ..... 
of indigency or significant financial hardship. The facts supporting this finding are: 
................................ 
 
 
..... 
The cost of care/supervision fee  is WAIVED based on the court’s finding: 
 
 ..... 
that the parent/legal guardian was the victim of the delinquent act or violation of law for 
which the child is currently before the court and is  cooperating in the investigation of the 
offense. 
 
 ..... 
of indigency or significant financial hardship. The facts supporting this finding are: 
................................. 
 
 
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.....   The parent/guardian, .....(name)....., .....(address)....., shall be liable for .....% of the payment. The 
parent/guardian, .....(name)....., .....(address)....., shall be liable for .....% of the payment. 
 
 
The child is placed on notice that the court may modify the conditions of .....his/her.... juvenile 
probation at any time and may revoke the juvenile probation if there is a violation of the conditions 
imposed. 
 
 
The parties are advised that an appeal is allowed within 30 days of the date of this order. 
 
 
DONE AND ORDERED in .....(city)....., .......... County, Florida on .....(date)....., at ..... 
a.m./p.m. 
 
 
 
  
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
Circuit Judge 
 
Copies to: ………………….