House Bill 0065e1

                                            HB 65, First Engrossed



  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to crime prevention assistance;

  3         repealing ss. 426.001, 426.002, 426.003,

  4         426.004, 426.005, 426.006, 426.007, 426.008,

  5         and 426.009, F.S., relating to crime prevention

  6         assistance; amending ss. 938.09 and 938.11,

  7         F.S., to conform; providing an effective date.

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  9  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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11         Section 1.  Sections 426.001, 426.002, 426.003,

12  426.004, 426.005, 426.006, 426.007, 426.008, and 426.009,

13  Florida Statutes, are hereby repealed.

14         Section 2.  Subsection (1) of section 938.09, Florida

15  Statutes, is amended to read:

16         938.09  Cases in which victim is handicapped or

17  elderly.--

18         (1)  When any person pleads guilty or nolo contendere

19  to, or is convicted of, any felony or misdemeanor under the

20  laws of this state or any county or municipal ordinance

21  violation in which any victim is handicapped or elderly, as

22  defined in s. 426.002, there shall be imposed an additional

23  cost in the case, in addition to any other cost required to be

24  imposed by law, in the sum of $20. Under no condition shall a

25  political subdivision be held liable for the payment of such

26  sum of $20.

27         Section 3.  Subsection (1) of section 938.11, Florida

28  Statutes, is amended to read:

29         938.11  Cases in which victim is handicapped or

30  elderly.--

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                                            HB 65, First Engrossed



  1         (1)  In addition to any fine prescribed by law for any

  2  criminal offense or any county or municipal ordinance, when

  3  any victim of such criminal offense or any county or municipal

  4  ordinance violation is handicapped or elderly, as defined in

  5  s. 426.002, there is hereby assessed as a court cost an

  6  additional 10-percent surcharge on such fine, which cost shall

  7  be imposed by all county and circuit courts, and collected by

  8  the clerk of the court together with such fine. The cost shall

  9  be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.

10         Section 4.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

11  law.

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