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§ 39.0015 Former number


Each citation is matched to today's text through the statutes the opinion applied (1997 on), so renumbered subsections land in the right place; those show "Cited as".

§ 39.0015 isn't in the 2026 Florida Statutes. No current section names it as a former number; many pre-1998 numbers were delinquency provisions, which moved to Chapter 985 in 1997. The opinions below cite it by this number.

2 opinions cite § 39.0015

  1. North Fla. Women's Health Services v. State 866 So. 2d 612 · SC01-843 · Florida Supreme Court 2003

    This opinion cites § 39.0015 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 82 in all courts

    …section, the term: (a) "Actual notice" means notice that is given directly, in person, or by telephone. (b) "Child abuse" has the meaning ascribed in s. 39.0015(3) and refers to the acts of child abuse against a minor by a family member as defined in s. 741.28(2). (c) "Constructive notice" means notice that is given by…

  2. State v. McDeavitt 776 So. 2d 1086 · 4D99-3109 · 4th DCA 2001

    This opinion cites § 39.0015 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 1 in all courts

    …statute is not unconstitutional as being overbroad and that the term “mental injury” as used in section 827.03 is not vague because it is defined in section 39.0015(4)(iv), Florida Statutes (1998). See State v. Fuchs, 769 So.2d 1006 (Fla.2000). Pursuant to Fuchs and Dujresne, section 827.03 is not vague and the…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.0015

DCF's rules in Chapter 65C, Florida Administrative Code, that cite it or name it as the law they implement.

No admin code rule cites § 39.0015.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.0015

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No CFOP cites § 39.0015.