§ 985.031, Fla. Stat. · Part I. GENERAL PROVISIONS
Age limitation; exception.
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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.
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History
s. 8, ch. 2021-241.
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