The court finds a youth guilty of committing a delinquent act. The court can commit the youth or place the youth on community supervision.

The court finds that a youth committed a delinquent act, but withholds an adjudication of delinquency. The court places the youth on community supervision.

The court determines if the facts support the allegation(s) made against a youth. The court must find that a youth is guilty beyond a reasonable doubt.

A state-operated or contracted program that monitors a youth who has been released from a commitment program.

Youth are not arrested; a law enforcement officer takes a youth into custody based on probable cause and charges the youth with a law violation.

Parents or guardians may be billed a nominal charge for the services delivered to their child by the Department.

A youth is placed in a program for delinquent youth defined by Florida Statute. These programs range from low to maximum restrictiveness levels.

The court determines that a youth disobeyed or did not follow the court’s order. The youth can be placed in secure detention from five to fifteen days for each offense.

Any illegal act committed by a youth under the age of 18 who has not been sentenced as an adult for a felony.

A person who has violated the law before reaching 18 years of age. The juvenile court handles cases until the youth’s 19th birthday, or until the court order is fulfilled.