FORM 8.939. MOTION FOR INVOLUNTARY WAIVER
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FORM 8.939. MOTION FOR INVOLUNTARY WAIVER
MOTION FOR INVOLUNTARY WAIVER
The State of Florida, having considered the recommendation of the intake officer, petitions the court to waive jurisdiction pursuant to rule 8.105, Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure, and shows:
The child was 14 or more years of age at the alleged time of commission of the violation of law for which the child is charged.
[Add the following paragraph, if applicable]
The child has been previously adjudicated delinquent for a violent crime against a person, to wit .....(offense)....., and is currently charged with a second or subsequent such offense.
Wherefore, the State of Florida requests the court to conduct a hearing on this motion for the purpose of determining whether the
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Petitioner