Dependency Law Finder

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

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§ 39.331 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".

§ 39.331 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 § 39.331

  1. D.C. v. State 436 So. 2d 203 · 1DAM-431 · 1st DCA 1983

    This opinion cites § 39.331 1 time, the section generally

    …and discretion of the State Attorney, who decided against arbitration, and it imposes upon the parties the burden of retrying the case. Pursuant to Section 39.331, Florida Statutes (1981), a community arbitration program is specifically designed to: [P]rovide a system by which children who commit certain minor…

  2. D.C. v. State 436 So. 2d 203 · DCAAM-431 · District Court of Appeal 1983

    This opinion cites § 39.331 1 time, the section generally

    · cited by 17 in all courts

    …and discretion of the State Attorney, who decided against arbitration, and it imposes upon the parties the burden of retrying the case. Pursuant to Section 39.331, Florida Statutes (1981), a community arbitration program is specifically designed to: [Pjrovide a system by which children who commit certain minor…

0 admin code rules cite § 39.331

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 § 39.331.

0 CFOPs cite § 39.331

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

No CFOP cites § 39.331.