{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-985.721","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 985.721","heading":"Escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility.","body":"An escape from:\n(1) Any secure detention facility maintained for the temporary detention of children, pending adjudication, disposition, or placement;\n(2) Any residential commitment facility described in s. 985.03(44), maintained for the custody, treatment, punishment, or rehabilitation of children found to have committed delinquent acts or violations of law; or\n(3) Lawful transportation to or from any such secure detention facility or residential commitment facility,\nconstitutes escape within the intent and meaning of s. 944.40 and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.\nHistory.—s. 5, ch. 90-208; s. 13, ch. 92-287; s. 52, ch. 94-209; s. 12, ch. 95-152; s. 3, ch. 96-398; s. 113, ch. 97-238; s. 4, ch. 98-207; s. 59, ch. 98-280; s. 163, ch. 98-403; s. 136, ch. 99-3; s. 30, ch. 99-284; s. 41, ch. 2000-135; s. 41, ch. 2001-64; s. 18, ch. 2005-263; s. 99, ch. 2006-120; s. 3, ch. 2010-123; s. 9, ch. 2012-56; s. 44, ch. 2014-162; s. 32, ch. 2024-133.","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":"94d4491b17d53781c08990f40b073734e6b46b62c54b7868f7408cbf6da4471e","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-985.711","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-985.801"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}