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Fla. Stat. § 985.031: Age limitation; exception.

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  1. CHAPTER 985 JUVENILE JUSTICE; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES

(1) This section may be cited as the “Kaia Rolle Act.”

(2) A child younger than 7 years of age may not be arrested, charged, or adjudicated delinquent for a delinquent act or violation of law based on an act occurring before he or she reaches 7 years of age, unless the violation of law is a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08.

History.—s. 8, ch. 2021-241.

Collected 2026-08-27T02:17:18Z. Source file · JSON

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