L.A.S. v. State

Appellant, a juvenile, seeks review of an order of commitment following his guilty plea for reckless driving. He argues that the trial court erred by failing to obtain a restrictiveness level recommendation from the Department of Juvenile Justice (Department). We agree and reverse.

The Department’s pre-disposition report recommended that appellant be placed on community control. The trial court rejected the Department’s recommendation and imposed a low risk commitment without obtaining a further recommendation from the Department as to a restrietiveness level as required by section…