FL · rules
Fla. R. Juv. P. Form 8.905
Order to Take Into Custody
ORDER TO TAKE INTO CUSTODY
TO: ……….
A.....verified petition/affidavit..... having been filed in this case,
alleging facts which under existing law are determined to be
sufficient to authorize taking into custody the below-
.....named/identified..... .....child/children....., believed to be of an
age subject to the juvenile jurisdiction of the circuit court; therefore
You are commanded to take the following.....child/children..... into
custody:
Name(s)……….
Age(s) ………. Sex ……….
Date(s) of Birth ……….
Race ……….
Address ……….
Identifying Description ……….
Parent/Custodian ……….
Address. ……….
For the following reasons:……….
Upon taking the.....child/children..... into custody, you will
deliver.....him/her/them..... to: ……….to be held pending a
.....detention/shelter..... hearing or upon further order of this court.
ORDERED in the circuit court in and for.................... County,
Florida, on.....(date)......
Circuit Judge
RETURN
This order to take into custody was executed at..... m., on
.....(date)....., by the undersigned.
(Title)
RETURN TO ISSUING COURT UPON THE CHILD’S 19TH
BIRTHDAY
Provenance
- Source
- floridabar.org
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-14
- Edition
- 2026-09-14
- Content hash
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