985.031 Age limitation; exception.

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Florida Code › Title XLVII › Chapter 985 › Part I › Section 985.031

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(1) This section may be cited as the “Kaia Rolle Act.”

(2) A child younger than 7 years of age may not be arrested, charged, or adjudicated delinquent for a delinquent act or violation of law based on an act occurring before he or she reaches 7 years of age, unless the violation of law is a forcible felony as defined in s. 776.08.

History: s. 8, ch. 2021-241.

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