Supreme Court of Florida
In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.150
February 11, 201641 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. S 37
Summary
The court adopted amendments to Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.150 governing contempt in juvenile delinquency proceedings, effective immediately. The amendments conform the rule to statutory changes and add or clarify protections concerning counsel, hearings, detention before hearings, judicial disqualification, due process rights, and sentencing. Justice Canady, concurring in part and dissenting in part in the supplied text, objected to the new right to counsel in direct contempt proceedings as inconsistent with the governing statute.