Legal Opinion

R. L. H. v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided August 11, 1982No. 81-1808PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Per curiam

We are asked to decide which of two triggering events — one specified in Rule 8.110(e), Fla.R.Juv.P., and another set forth in Section 39.05(6), Florida Statutes (Supp. 1980) — should be used to compute the forty-five day time period for filing a delinquency petition. Because Section 39.05(6), Florida Statutes (Supp.1980), grants substantive rights, we hold that it supersedes Rule 8.110(e), Fla.R.Juv.P., to the extent that they conflict.1

*1106Both the statute and the rule establish a forty-five day period for filing a delinquency petition. The statute, however, utilizes the date a child is taken…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. Interest of S. R. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
  2. L. H. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1982

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. D.C.W. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  2. DCW v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1984
  3. R.L.B. v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986
  4. RLB v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1986

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