Florida Statutes Part VI - Petition, Arraignment, And Adjudication (Ss. 985.318-985.35)

• 985.318 - Petition.
  (1) All proceedings seeking a finding that a child has committed a delinquent act or violation of law shall be initiated by the state by the...
• 985.319 - Process And Service.
  (1) Personal appearance of any person in a hearing before the court obviates the necessity of serving process on that person.(2) Upon the filing of a petition...
• 985.325 - Threatening Or Dismissing An Employee Prohibited.
  (1) An employer, or the employer’s agent, may not dismiss from employment an employee who is summoned to appear before the court under s. 985.319 solely...
• 985.331 - Court And Witness Fees.
  In any proceeding under this chapter, court fees shall not be charged against, nor witness fees allowed to, any party to a delinquency petition or...
• 985.335 - No Answer To Petition Required.
  No answer to the petition alleging that a child has committed a delinquent act or violation of law need be filed by any child or...
• 985.345 - Delinquency Pretrial Intervention Program.
  (1) Notwithstanding any provision of law to the contrary, a child who is charged with a felony of the second or third degree for purchase or...
• 985.35 - Adjudicatory Hearings; Withheld Adjudications; Orders Of Adjudication.
  (1) The adjudicatory hearing must be held as soon as practicable after the petition alleging that a child has committed a delinquent act or violation of...

Last modified: September 23, 2016