W.G. v. State

W.G., a juvenile, petitions for a writ of certiorari, seeking relief from a trial court order that required him to attend nonresidential competency restorative services at a private facility. We grant the petition and quash the trial court’s order because section 985.223(6)(c), Florida Statutes (2004), requires that any competency restorative services must be provided by the Department of Children and Family Services (DCF). Further, a plain reading of the statute addressing incompetency in juvenile delinquency proceedings indicates that a trial court is prevented from ordering any competency…