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Child protective investigations; working agreements with local law enforcement.§ 39.306

Part III · Protective Investigations · 2026 Florida Statutes
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5 opinions cite § 39.306

  1. State v. Contreras 979 So. 2d 896 · SC05-1767 · Florida Supreme Court 2008

    This opinion cites § 39.306 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 30 in all courts

    …and related professional testimony in court cases"); id. § 39.303(1)(j) (stating that CPT assessments shall include "forensic interviews"); id. § 39.306 (requiring CPTs to enter into agreements with local law enforcement agencies to investigate and prosecute child sexual abuse cases). As explained by the…

  2. Hernandez v. State 946 So. 2d 1270 · 2D05-4048 · 2nd DCA 2007

    This opinion cites § 39.306 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 30 in all courts

    …to contract with local law enforcement agencies concerning how it will comply with the requirements imposed on it by chapter 39. In this regard, section 39.306 provides, in pertinent part: The [Department of Children and Family Services] shall enter into agreements with the jurisdictionally responsible county…

  3. DuFresne v. State 826 So. 2d 272 · SC01-246 · Florida Supreme Court 2002

    This opinion cites § 39.306 2 times, the section generally

    · cited by 34 in all courts

    …forward allegations of child abuse as defined in section 827.03 to the appropriate local law enforcement agency. See § 39.301(2), Fla. Stat. (2001). Section 39.306 further provides that the department shall enter into working agreements with the local law enforcement entities that will assume the lead in conducting any…

  4. Department of Children & Families v. J.S. 183 So. 3d 1177 · 4D15-2272 · 4th DCA 2016

    Reversed This opinion cites § 39.306 1 time, a subsectionAlso cites § 39.306(1)(d)3., which couldn't be matched to today's text.

    · cited by 5 in all courts

    Denial of termination reversed: the incarcerated father's lengthy sentence and absent relationship met the incarceration ground, so termination of both parents was directed.

    …argued the Department proved by clear and convincing evidence that the court should have terminated the father’s parental rights under sections 39.806(1)(d)1. and 39.306(1)(d)3. The court set a rehearing on the motion. At the rehearing, the Department emphasized that the father’s incarceration affects the child’s need for…

  5. Contreras v. State 910 So. 2d 901 · 4D03-1683 · 4th DCA 2005

    This opinion cites § 39.306 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 11 in all courts

    …In fact, according to the statute the CPT is by contract part of the local police investigation and prosecution of child sexual abuse cases. See § 39.306, Fla. Stat. (2004) ("The department shall enter into agreements with the jurisdictionally responsible county sheriffs' offices and local police departments…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.306

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No admin code rule cites § 39.306.

1 CFOP cite § 39.306

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  1. CFOP 170-6 Child Fatality Response p. 3p. 5

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The department shall enter into agreements with the jurisdictionally responsible county sheriffs’ offices and local police departments that will assume the lead in conducting any potential criminal investigations arising from allegations of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect. The written agreement must specify how the requirements of this chapter will be met. For the purposes of such agreement, the jurisdictionally responsible law enforcement entity is authorized to share Florida criminal history and local criminal history information that is not otherwise exempt from s. 119.07(1) with the district personnel, authorized agent, or contract provider directly responsible for the child protective investigation and emergency child placement. The agencies entering into such agreement must comply with s. 943.0525. Criminal justice information provided by such law enforcement entity shall be used only for the purposes specified in the agreement and shall be provided at no charge. Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the Department of Law Enforcement shall provide to the department electronic access to Florida criminal justice information which is lawfully available and not exempt from s. 119.07(1), only for the purpose of child protective investigations and emergency child placement. As a condition of access to such information, the department shall be required to execute an appropriate user agreement addressing the access, use, dissemination, and destruction of such information and to comply with all applicable laws and regulations, and rules of the Department of Law Enforcement.

History. s. 44, ch. 98-403; s. 11, ch. 99-168.