HB 5407 Summary

• Revises language in juvenile commitment statutes to clarify that commitment to the Department of Juvenile Justice is for exercising "active control" over the child, replacing "urine monitoring" with broader "substance abuse, electronic monitoring" language.

• Prohibits courts from committing youth adjudicated solely for misdemeanor offenses at restrictiveness levels higher than minimum-risk nonresidential, except for violations of specific statutes (s. 800.03, s. 806.031, s. 828.12) or when the youth has prior felony adjudications or four-plus misdemeanor adjudications within one year.

• Allows courts to commit misdemeanor-adjudicated youth to low-risk or moderate-risk residential placements if the youth previously adjudicated for felony, has four-plus misdemeanor adjudications within one year, or is before court for certain specific offenses.

• Restricts the Department of Juvenile Justice from transferring children adjudicated solely for misdemeanors to residential programs except as provided in the new restrictions, while maintaining existing transfer procedures and court notification requirements.

• Updates cross-references throughout statute to reflect renumbered subsection (4) for transfer procedures and makes conforming changes to jurisdiction and counsel provisions.