obligations of a sheriff or judge?

Question

If a child tells a judge or police officer (the one standing in the courtroom who did take part in that conversation)that a parent forces them to drive on public roads is that officer or judge obligated to investigate further, see that charges are pressed or anything else that they would have to do?
Just FYI, the child is 12 years old. We live in Florida and here it is a petty misdemeanor to ALLOW a minor to drive on public roads. She wasn't ALLOWED to she was TOLD to and not given any other option except the obvious refusal which would have led to punishment. As a person in authority over her doesn't that make it force?
Thank you for anyone who takes the time to answer this from a legal aspect or even with a personal opinion.

It was not me that made her do this. It was her father, my ex-husband. It came out in a modification hearing where I am trying to get her out of his house and away from this situation and MANY others like it. She is unsupervised, responsible for an elderly adult for hours (although it's under teh guise of that adult beign responsible for her). Has had an injury severe enough to require surgery for driving smaller vehicles although this was on private property. She takes part in burning trash. ALL of this except teh onme i originally asked about, DCF is aware of and has done NOTHING!

Answer 1

Judges don't investigate they rule on an investigation.
Let's see. You allowed (maybe didn't force) a 12 year old to drive on a public road. That's against the law!
You perhaps put pedestrians and other drivers at risk, Not too responsible...
There is a felony called 'Reckless Endangerment'
You now feel that someone has done you wrong for doing their job, OK
and to make it worse your 12 year old child may be a liar.
Sounds like the cops and judges are definitely at fault here!
My experience has been that lots of people refuse to see their own culpability in what they feel are harmless acts even though some tragedy in the past has forced lawmakers to pass legislation against that act. Chances are that nobody would get hurt, but you broke the law and if someone had gotten hurt, you would be saying, " but it wasn't my fault that my 12 year old just killed that carload of nuns" on your way to prison.
Use your head and take some responsibility for your own actions and try to see them objectively, as the judge has to see it.
As the 'adult', you are supposed to guide a 12 year old. In my opinion you failed as an adult, and I am surprised that child welfare services haven't gotten involved yet!
Judge may have been too easy on you!

Answer 2

The Judge could request that the police investigate but in this country, judges do not investigate crimes, the police do. You seem to be splitting hairs here, requiring or permitting an unlicensed person to operate a motor vehicle on a public roadway is a violation in most states.
The person insisting on the minor driving should have been ticketed for the violation.