The Juvenile Delinquency Florida Statutes Legislature Presentation

JUVENILE DELINQUENCY: CHAPTER 985, FLORIDA STATUTES

For the following assignment you will need to study Chapter 985, Florida Statutes (Online Sunshine): Part I and Part X (Total points:60)

Use the following link to access Chapter 985, Florida Statutes:

http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0900-0999/0985/0985ContentsIndex.html

Prepare a Power Point presentation to include the following information:

Part I – General Provisions

1. What is the purpose and intent of Florida Legislature under this chapter? (See Section 985.01 and 985.02)

2. Which court has exclusive original jurisdiction of the proceedings in a child delinquency case? (See section 985.0301)

3. What is the age limitation to process a child for delinquency? (See section 985.031)

4. Does a child, who is being processed for delinquency, has right to counsel? At what stage of the proceedings? (See section 985.033)

5. Do the parents of a delinquent child have any responsibility for the cost of care? (See section 985.039)

Part X – Transfer to Adult Court

6. In which instances does the Juvenile Court must waive jurisdiction? [See section 985.556 (3)] -INVOLUNTARY-MANDATORY-WAIVER-

*In such instances the child will be processed as an adult*