Escapes from secure detention or residential commitment facility.
F.S. 985.721
in effectAn escape from:
(1)
Any secure detention facility maintained for the temporary detention of children, pending adjudication, disposition, or placement;
(2)
Any residential commitment facility described in s. 985.03(44), maintained for the custody, treatment, punishment, or rehabilitation of children found to have committed delinquent acts or violations of law; or
(3)
Lawful transportation to or from any such secure detention facility or residential commitment facility,
constitutes escape within the intent and meaning of s. 944.40 and is a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
Source: FL Statutes (Official Site)URL: https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2025/Chapter985/AllFetched: 7/8/2026