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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 958
YOUTHFUL OFFENDERS
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F.S. 958.021
958.021 Legislative intent.The purpose of this chapter is to improve the chances of correction and successful return to the community of youthful offenders sentenced to imprisonment by providing them with enhanced vocational, educational, counseling, or public service opportunities and by preventing their association with older and more experienced criminals during the terms of their confinement. It is the further purpose of this chapter to encourage citizen volunteers from the community to contribute time, skills, and maturity toward helping youthful offenders successfully reintegrate into the community and to require youthful offenders to participate in substance abuse and other types of counseling and programs at each youthful offender institution. It is the further intent of the Legislature to provide an additional sentencing alternative to be used in the discretion of the court when dealing with offenders who have demonstrated that they can no longer be handled safely as juveniles and who require more substantial limitations upon their liberty to ensure the protection of society.
History.s. 2, ch. 78-84; s. 18, ch. 85-288; s. 97, ch. 94-209.

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Amendments to 958.021


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 958.021
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 958.021.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

EUSTACHE, v. STATE, 248 So. 3d 1097 (Fla. 2018)

. . . See § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2017). . . . substance abuse and other types of counseling and programs at each youthful offender institution. § 958.021 . . .

C. JACKSON, v. STATE, 191 So. 3d 423 (Fla. 2016)

. . . .” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. . . . youthful offenders “with older and. more experienced criminals during the terms of their, confinement.” § 958.021 . . . . § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (2008) (emphasis added). . . .

C. JACKSON, v. STATE, 137 So. 3d 470 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2014)

. . . .” § 958.021, Fla. Stat. . . . offenders’ “association with older and more experienced criminals during the terms of their confinement.” § 958.021 . . .

UNITED STATES v. NASH,, 558 F. App'x 599 (6th Cir. 2014)

. . . . § 958.021. Nash was convicted and sentenced in this system. . . . Stat. § 958.021 (“The purpose of this chapter is to improve the chances of correction and successful . . .

PRESSLEY, v. STATE, 73 So. 3d 834 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Section 958.021, Florida Statutes (2009), part of the Youthful Offender Act, provides that “[i]t is the . . .

UNITED STATES v. CORTES, a. k. a. a. k. a., 427 F. App'x 803 (11th Cir. 2011)

. . . . § 958.021 (stating that the purpose of the Florida Youthful Offender Act is “to provide an additional . . .

BLACKER, v. STATE, 49 So. 3d 785 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . Section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1997), expresses the legislative intent that youthful offender sentencing . . .

LEGETTE, v. STATE, 694 So. 2d 826 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . See § 958.021, Fla. Stat. (1993); Ellis v. State, 475 So.2d 1021, 1023 (Fla. 2d DCA 1985). . . .

McGLOCKING, v. STATE, 689 So. 2d 1175 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1997)

. . . See section 958.021, Florida Statutes. . . .

R. BLACKMON, v. STATE, 616 So. 2d 587 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1993)

. . . affirmatively appears from the record that appellant may qualify as a youthful offender pursuant to section 958.021 . . . record affirmatively reflects that appellant may qualify as a youthful offender pursuant to section 958.021 . . .

JOHNSON, v. STATE, 586 So. 2d 1322 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . the legislature spelled out its intent as to the treatment of youthful offenders in Florida Statute 958.021 . . . Relevant to the issue before the Court is that part of Florida Statute 958.021 which states: The purpose . . . That is, in order to effect the overall intent of the legislature as manifested in Florida Statute 958.021 . . .

STATE v. LEZCANO,, 586 So. 2d 1287 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1991)

. . . .” § 958.021, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .

KEPNER, v. STATE, 577 So. 2d 576 (Fla. 1991)

. . . . § 958.021, Fla.Stat. (1989). . . .

STATE OF FLORIDA v. JOHNSON, 45 Fla. Supp. 2d 113 (Fla. Cir. Ct. 1990)

. . . the legislature spelled out its intent as to the treatment of youthful offenders in Florida Statute 958.021 . . . Relevant to the issue before the Court is that part of Florida Statute 958.021 which states: The purpose . . . That is, in order to effect the overall intent of the legislature as manifested in Florida Statute 958.021 . . .

STATE v. WATTS,, 558 So. 2d 994 (Fla. 1990)

. . . Offender Act, which, we have said, was intended to provide a “sentencing alternative,” see section 958.021 . . .

REAMS, v. STATE, 528 So. 2d 558 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . would violate the express intent of the legislature to provide a ‘sentencing alternative,’ see section 958.021 . . .

ALLEN, v. STATE, 526 So. 2d 69 (Fla. 1988)

. . . would violate the express intent of the legislature to provide a “sentencing alternative,” see section 958.021 . . .

STATE v. DIERS,, 517 So. 2d 788 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988)

. . . . § 958.021, Fla.Stat. (1985). We, as did the third district in Weston and again in State v. . . .

L. ELLIS, v. STATE, 475 So. 2d 1021 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1985)

. . . See section 958.021, Florida Statutes (1983). . . .

B. WILSON, v. STATE, 438 So. 2d 108 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . error to impose the three-year mandatory sentence under § 775.087(2) because of the provisions in § 958.021 . . .

MILLER, v. STATE, 411 So. 2d 290 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1982)

. . . See Section 958.021. . . .

WHITLOCK, v. STATE, 404 So. 2d 795 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . As stated in section 958.021, the legislature’s goal was to improve the chances of correction and successful . . .

STATE v. GOODSON,, 403 So. 2d 1337 (Fla. 1981)

. . . “offenders who have demonstrated that they can no longer be handled safely as juveniles . . . . ” § 958.021 . . .

HARMON, v. STATE, 397 So. 2d 1218 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . Florida Statutes, Section 958.021 (1979); Killian v. State, 387 So.2d 385 (Fla. 2d DCA 1980). . . .

ABRAM, v. STATE, 405 So. 2d 992 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . Section 958.021 indicates that the act provides “an additional sentencing alternative” in order “to improve . . .

GOODSON, v. STATE, 392 So. 2d 1335 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . The legislative intent expressed in section 958.021 does not require a different result because, as indicated . . .

J. KILLIAN, III, v. STATE, 387 So. 2d 385 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1980)

. . . To the contrary, the legislative intent of the Florida Youthful Offender Act as expressed in Section 958.021 . . .