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§ 39.047 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".

§ 39.047 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.

13 opinions cite § 39.047

  1. State v. Olivo 759 So. 2d 647 · SC94097 · Florida Supreme Court 2000

    This opinion cites § 39.047 7 times, the section generally

    · cited by 6 in all courts

    …by the juvenile system. The state attorney's independent assessment of these cases is supported by other statutory provisions. For example, section 39.047(4)(a), Florida Statutes (Supp.1994), provides that the intake counselor's recommendation is not a prerequisite for any action taken by the state attorney, and…

  2. State v. Wright 669 So. 2d 1132 · 3D95-931 · 3rd DCA 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.047 3 times, the section generally

    …direct-filed four informations against respondent Marvin Wright, pursuant to which the state sought to prosecute Wright, a juvenile, as an adult. See § 39.047(4)(e)5., Fla.Stat. (1993). * The criminal division judge entered an order remanding the cases to the juvenile division of the circuit court, stating that as a…

  3. Ramirez v. State 739 So. 2d 568 · SC89 · Florida Supreme Court 1999

    This opinion cites § 39.047 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 228 in all courts

    …continue such attempt until the parent, guardian, or legal custodian of the child is notified or the child is delivered to an intake counselor pursuant to s. 39.047, whichever occurs first. If the child is delivered to an intake counselor before the parent, guardian, or legal custodian is notified, the intake counselor or…

  4. T.L. v. State 670 So. 2d 172 · 4D95-2771 · 4th DCA 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.047 2 times, the section generally

    …clearly recognizes the need for significant interplay between the agencies. When a child is in DJJ's intake process, he is assigned a case manager. See § 39.047(1)(a)3., Fla.Stat. (1995). One of the duties of the case manager is to make recommendations for services and to facilitate the delivery of those services to the…

  5. T.L. v. State 670 So. 2d 172 · DCA95-2771 · District Court of Appeal 1996

    This opinion cites § 39.047 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 3 in all courts

    …clearly recognizes the need for significant interplay between the agencies. When a child is in DJJ’s intake process, he is assigned a case manager. See § 39.047(l)(a)3., Fla.Stat. (1995). One of the duties of the case manager is to make recommendations for services and to facilitate the delivery of those services to the…

  6. Troutman v. State 630 So. 2d 528 · SC80 · Florida Supreme Court 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.047 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 74 in all courts

    …cases handled in the juvenile justice system, some juveniles may be tried and sentenced as adults in certain circumstances. See §§ 39.022(5); 39.052(2)(a); 39.047(4)(e)5.; 39.059, Fla. Stat. (1991). However, the Legislature has recognized that sentencing children as adults is generally not appropriate and should be avoided in…

  7. Crain v. State 653 So. 2d 442 · 2D94-00747 · 2nd DCA 1995

    This opinion cites § 39.047 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 5 in all courts

    …for resentencing. Crain was a juvenile at the time of the offenses but was transferred for adult prosecution pursuant to a direct-filed information. § 39.047(4)(e)5., Fla. Stat. (1993). She pleaded guilty with the understanding that she would receive juvenile sanctions. The trial court then adjudicated Crain delinquent and…

  8. Owens v. State 638 So. 2d 158 · DCA92-03784 · District Court of Appeal 1994

    This opinion cites § 39.047 1 time, the section generally

    …the convictions, but reverse and remand for resentencing. The seventeen-year-old appellant was charged as an adult by direct information pursuant to section 39.047(4)(e)5., Florida Statutes (1991). He was convicted as charged by a jury and sentenced as an adult within the recommended guidelines range to two seven-year terms of…

  9. Berry v. State 636 So. 2d 555 · 2D92-02701 · 2nd DCA 1994

    This opinion cites § 39.047 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 4 in all courts

    …Even though Berry was seventeen years of age at the time he committed this offense, the state elected to charge him as an adult by direct information. See § 39.047(4)(e)5, Fla. Stat. (1991). After his motion to suppress evidence was denied, Berry entered an open plea of nolo contendere, specifically reserving his right to…

  10. State v. Everett 624 So. 2d 853 · 3D93-762 · 3rd DCA 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.047 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 4 in all courts

    …The juvenile division denied the motion. Thereafter, the state direct-filed an information against Everett in the criminal division pursuant to section 39.047(4)(e)(5), Florida Statutes (1991). Everett moved to dismiss the information; the court treated the motion as a motion to transfer, granted the motion, and entered an…

  11. State v. F.G. 630 So. 2d 581 · 3D92-1440 · 3rd DCA 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.047 1 time, the section generally

    …which is the most restrictive outcome in a juvenile proceeding, is reiterated at a number of points in the 1990 Juvenile Justice Act, such as in section 39.047 which states that the intake process is to assure "that the child and family should receive the least intrusive service alternative throughout the judicial…

  12. State v. F.G. 630 So. 2d 581 · 3D92-1440-2 · 3rd DCA 1993

    This opinion cites § 39.047 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 20 in all courts

    …which is the most restrictive outcome in a juvenile proceeding, is reiterated at a number of points in the 1990 Juvenile Justice Act, such as in section 39.047 which states that the intake process is to assure “that the child and family should receive the least intrusive service alternative throughout the judicial…

  13. Grier v. State 605 So. 2d 503 · DCA92-00402 · District Court of Appeal 1992

    This opinion cites § 39.047 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 2 in all courts

    …the informations nor transfer the case to juvenile court. 2 We believe the trial court’s interpretation is both reasonable and sustainable. Under section 39.047(4)(e)(5), the state attorney may “direct-file” against a child over the age of sixteen whenever “in his judgment and discretion the public interest requires that adult…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.047

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 § 39.047.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.047

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No CFOP cites § 39.047.