IN RE AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULE OF JUVENILE PROCEDURE 8.010
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The Florida Supreme Court adopted an amendment to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.010 requiring the state attorney and public defender, or their assistants, to attend juvenile detention hearings in person, similar to existing requirements in criminal procedure rules.
The Court adopted the proposed amendment to rule 8.010(i), requiring the state attorney or assistant state attorney and public defender or assistant public defender to attend detention hearings, with an exception when a child has retained counsel or expresses ability to do so.
[1] The Florida Supreme Court has the authority to amend the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure.
[2] A proposed amendment to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure may be adopted without public comment if no comments are received after publication.
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligence“New subdivision (i) of rule 8.010 requires the state attorney and public defender, or their assistants, to attend juvenile detention hearings in person, and is similar to a provision in the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, as amended on May 28, 2009.”
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Join FLexlaw to unlock all legal intelligenceThe Juvenile Court Rules Committee filed a proposal on February 10, 2010, for a new subdivision (i) to rule 8.010 concerning the presence of counsel a…
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This matter is before the Court for consideration of proposed amendments to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.010. We amend rule 8.010 as proposed.1
On February 10, 2010, the Juvenile Court Rules Committee (Committee) filed an out-of-cycle report proposing new subdivision (i), Presence of Counsel, to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.010, Detention Hearing. The Committee published the proposal in The Florida Bar News and on The Florida Bar’s website prior to submission to the Court. No comments were received. The Court also published the proposed amendments to rule 8.010 in The Florida Bar News. One comment was received, urging adoption of subdivision (i).
New subdivision (i) of rule 8.010 requires the state attorney and public defender, or their assistants, to attend juvenile detention hearings in person, and is similar to a provision in the Florida Rules of Criminal Procedure, as amended on *810May 28, 2009. See In re Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.130, 11 So.3d 341 (Fla.2009) (amending rule 3.130(a) to require both the state attorney and the public defender, or their designated assistants, to attend all first appearance hearings).
Accordingly, we adopt rule 8.010(i) as reflected in the appendix to this opinion. New language is indicated by underscoring. The amendment shall become effective January 1, 2011, at 12:01 a.m.
It is so ordered.
CANADY, C.J., and PARIENTE, LEWIS, QUINCE, POLSTON, LABARGA, and PERRY, JJ., concur.
APPENDIX
RULE 8.010. DETENTION HEARING
(a)-(h) [No change]
(i) Presence of Counsel. The state attorney or assistant state attorney and public defender or assistant public defender shall attend the detention hearing. Detention hearings shall be held with adequate notice to the public defender and state attorney. An official record of the proceedings shall be maintained. If the child has retained counsel or expresses a desire to retain counsel and is financially able, the attendance of the public defender or assistant public defender is not required at the detention hearing.
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