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FL S0468
Bill
AI Summary
- Amends section 39.402, Florida Statutes, to establish a 3-day maximum shelter placement period when an order for shelter care is determined to be based on a false report of child abuse, abandonment, or neglect
- Requires that no other instances of abuse, neglect, or abandonment are found during the protective investigation resulting from the report
- Mandates return of the child to the custody of the parent or legal custodian from whom the child was removed within 3 days of such determination
- Maintains existing 60-day maximum shelter placement without adjudication of dependency and 30-day maximum after adjudication unless disposition order is entered
- Takes effect upon becoming law
Legislative Description
Child Abuse/False Reports [SPSC]
Last Action
Died in Committee on Children, Families, and Elder Affairs
4/30/2010
Committee Referrals
Children, Families, and Elder Affairs12/9/2009
Full Bill Text
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