Senate Bill 0982

    Florida Senate - 1998                                   SB 982

    By Senator Kurth





    15-917-98                                            See HB 65

  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. 775.0836 and 939.015,

  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13  Florida Statutes, are hereby repealed.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 775.0836, Florida

15  Statutes, is amended to read:

16         775.0836  Fines; surcharges in cases in which victim is

17  handicapped or elderly.--

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

19  criminal offense or any county or municipal ordinance, when

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

21  ordinance violation is handicapped or elderly, as defined in

22  s. 426.002, there is hereby assessed an additional 10-percent

23  surcharge on such fine, which surcharge shall be imposed by

24  all county and circuit courts, and collected by the clerk of

25  the court together with such fine.  The surcharge shall be

26  deposited in the General Revenue Fund.

27         Section 3.  Subsection (1) of section 939.015, Florida

28  Statutes, is amended to read:

29         939.015  Cases in which victim is handicapped or

30  elderly; additional costs.--

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    Florida Senate - 1998                                   SB 982
    15-917-98                                            See HB 65




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

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

  3  laws of this state or any county or municipal ordinance

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

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

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

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

  8  political subdivision be held liable for the payment of such

  9  sum of $20.

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

11  law.

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      Repeals the provisions of chapter 426, Florida Statutes,
16    providing for crime prevention assistance.

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