PADOVANO, J.
The state appeals a final order dismissing its petition to declare the respondent, Rickey Jones, a sexually violent predator under the "Jimmy Ryce Act," sections 916.31-916.49, Florida Statutes (Supp. 1998). We reverse with instructions to reinstate the petition. Section 916.33(3) does not require the Department of Children and Family Services to conduct two psychological or psychiatric evaluations of the respondent, as the trial court concluded. This...
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