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SENATE AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Rossin moved the following amendment:
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17 Section 26. Section 938.19, Florida Statutes, is
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19 938.19 Teen courts; operation and
20 administration.--Notwithstanding s. 318.121, in each county in
21 which a teen court has been created, a county may adopt a
22 mandatory cost to be assessed in specific cases as provided
23 for in subsection (1) by incorporating by reference the
24 provisions of this section in a county ordinance. Assessments
25 collected by the clerk of the circuit court pursuant to this
26 section shall be deposited into an account specifically for
27 the operation and administration of the teen court:
28 (1) A sum of $3, which shall be assessed as a court
29 cost by both the circuit court and the county court in the
30 county against every person who pleads guilty or nolo
31 contendere to, or is convicted of, regardless of adjudication,
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1 a violation of a state criminal statute or a municipal
2 ordinance or county ordinance or who pays a fine or civil
3 penalty for any violation of chapter 316. Any person whose
4 adjudication is withheld pursuant to the provisions of s.
5 318.14(9) or (10) shall also be assessed such cost. The $3
6 assessment for court costs shall be assessed in addition to
7 any fine, civil penalty, or other court cost and shall not be
8 deducted from the proceeds of that portion of any fine or
9 civil penalty which is received by a municipality in the
10 county or by the county in accordance with ss. 316.660 and
11 318.21. The $3 assessment shall specifically be added to any
12 civil penalty paid for a violation of chapter 316, whether
13 such penalty is paid by mail, paid in person without request
14 for a hearing, or paid after hearing and determination by the
15 court. However, the $3 assessment shall not be made against a
16 person for a violation of any state statutes, county
17 ordinance, or municipal ordinance relating to the parking of
18 vehicles, with the exception of a violation of the handicapped
19 parking laws. The clerk of the circuit court shall collect
20 the respective $3 assessments for court costs established in
21 this subsection and shall remit the same to the teen court
22 monthly, less 5 percent, which is to be retained as fee income
23 of the office of the clerk of the circuit court.
24 (2) Such other moneys as become available for
25 establishing and operating teen courts under the provisions of
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2 And the title is amended as follows:
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6 amending s. 938.19, F.S.; authorizing the
7 assessment of certain fees for the purpose of
8 operating and administering a teen court,
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