{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-985.036","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 985.036","heading":"Rights of victims; juvenile proceedings.","body":"(1) Nothing in this chapter prohibits:\n(a) The victim of the offense;\n(b) The victim’s parent or guardian if the victim is a minor;\n(c) The lawful representative of the victim or of the victim’s parent or guardian if the victim is a minor; or\n(d) The next of kin if the victim is a homicide victim,\nfrom the right, upon request, to be informed of, to be present during, and to be heard at all stages of the proceedings involving the juvenile offender. A person enumerated in this section may not reveal to any outside party any confidential information obtained under this subsection regarding a case involving a juvenile offense, except as is reasonably necessary to pursue legal remedies.\n(2) A law enforcement agency may release a copy of the juvenile offense report to the victim of the offense. However, information gained by the victim under this chapter, including the next of kin of a homicide victim, regarding any case handled in juvenile court must not be revealed to any outside party, except as is reasonably necessary in pursuit of legal remedies.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 92-66; s. 14, ch. 97-238; s. 9, ch. 2006-120; s. 3, ch. 2022-106.","path":["CHAPTER 985 JUVENILE JUSTICE; INTERSTATE COMPACT ON JUVENILES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0900-0999/0985/0985.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:17:18Z","sha256":"19203d9f503544f3d5fc06826c05c27b4d93bff59b56702870c22830c9066845","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-985.035","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-985.037"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}