J.C.R. v. State, 752 So. 2d 550 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

Cases | J.C.R. v. State, 752 So. 2d 550 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001) | 2018

The juvenile defendant moved for rehearing of the appellate court’s affirmance of the trial court’s order requiring J.C.R’s father to pay restitution because “his father was entitled to a hearing to determine whether he had made adequate efforts to control his son and, thus, should be absolved of any obligation to pay restitution.” The court of appeals held that Fla. Stat. § 985.231 required the juvenile judge to make such a determination prior to holding the parent financially responsible for damage caused by the delinquent child. The restitution order was vacated and remanded for further proceedings.

 

[NOTE: Fla. Stat. § 985.231 referred to in this case summary is no longer in effect.]