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The Honorable Ralph G. Ranney Chair Florida Statewide Advocacy Council 1317 Winewood Boulevard Building 1, Suite 401 Tallahassee, Florida 32399-0700

Dear Mr. Ranney:

You have asked for my opinion on substantially the following question:

Are either the Florida Statewide Advocacy Council or the Florida local advocacy councils authorized to conduct site visits of Department of Juvenile Justice facilities in the absence of a complaint of a violation of the constitutional or human rights of a client as that term is defined in section 402.164(2)(a), Florida Statutes?

In sum:

Neither the Florida…