Dependency Law Finder

Florida's dependency statutes, court rules and DCF operating procedures, with the appellate opinions that apply them

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§ 39.0205 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".

§ 39.0205 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.

3 opinions cite § 39.0205

  1. D.G. v. Watson 682 So. 2d 1233 · DCA96-3086 · District Court of Appeal 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.0205 1 time, the section generally

    …the trial court from holding a hearing to determine whether he should be involuntarily hospitalized, as part of a delinquency proceeding pursuant to chapter 39.0205, et seq. The trial court found D.G. incompetent pursuant to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.095(a)(4). The trial judge then dismissed the petition for…

  2. Department of Health & Rehabilitative Services v. St. 655 So. 2d 227 · 5D94-1189 · 5th DCA 1995

    This opinion cites § 39.0205 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 5 in all courts

    …incompetent to stand trial or to be sentenced. The statute, however, by its terms does not appear to apply to juvenile delinquency proceedings. [1] See § 39.0205, et seq. Section 916.13 speaks exclusively in terms of "defendants," "standing trial," "sentencing," "criminal court" and "the Rules of Criminal Procedure."…

  3. A.A. v. Rolle 580 So. 2d 282 · 3D91-1167 · 3rd DCA 1991

    This opinion cites § 39.0205 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 12 in all courts

    …39. See, e.g., § 39.054, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1990). We turn next to the question of sanctions for contempt. The Juvenile Justice Reform Act of 1990, see § 39.0205, Fla. Stat. (Supp. 1990), added a new subsection 39.044(10), as follows: Detention. — ..... (10) Any child placed into detention for contempt of court …

0 admin code rules cite § 39.0205

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 § 39.0205.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.0205

How DCF carries it out. A page opens in the CFOP reader with the citation highlighted.

No CFOP cites § 39.0205.