HB 1651 2003
1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to mandatory court costs for county
3	delinquency prevention; amending s. 938.17, F.S.; revising
4	language with respect to mandatory court costs for county
5	delinquency prevention; increasing court cost assessments
6	for county delinquency prevention; providing an effective
7	date.
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9	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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11	Section 1. Subsection (2) of section 938.17, Florida
12	Statutes, is amended to read:
13	938.17 County delinquency prevention.--
14	(2) In counties in which the sheriff's office is a partner
15	in a juvenile assessment center pursuant to s. 985.209, or a
16	partner in a suspension program developed in conjunction with
17	the district school board in the county of the sheriff's
18	jurisdiction, the circuit and county court shall assess court
19	costs of $5 per case, in addition to any other authorized cost
20	or fine, on every person who, with respect to a charge,
21	indictment, prosecution commenced, or petition of delinquency
22	filed in that county or circuit, pleads guilty or nolo
23	contendere to, or is convicted of, regardless of adjudication, a
24	violation of a state criminal statute or a municipal or county
25	ordinance or who pays a fine or civil penalty for any violation
26	of chapter 316 and those in violation of handicapped parking
27	laws. Any person whose adjudication is withheld pursuant to the
28	provisions of s. 318.14(9) or (10) shall also be assessed such
29	cost. The $5 assessment for court cases shall be assessed in
30	addition to any fine, civil penalty, or other court cost and
31	shall not be deducted from the proceeds of that portion of any
32	fine or civil penalty which is received by a municipality in the
33	county or by the county in accordance with ss. 316.660 and
34	318.21. The $5 assessment shall specifically be added to any
35	civil penalty paid for a violation of chapter 316, whether such
36	penalty is paid by mail, paid in person without request for a
37	hearing, or paid after a hearing and determination by the court
38	shall assess court costs of $3 per case, in addition to any
39	other authorized cost or fine, on every person who, with respect
40	to a charge, indictment, prosecution commenced, or petition of
41	delinquency filed in that county or circuit, pleads guilty, nolo
42	contendere to, or is convicted of, or adjudicated delinquent
43	for, or has an adjudication withheld for, a felony or
44	misdemeanor, or a criminal traffic offense or handicapped
45	parking violation under state law, or a violation of any
46	municipal or county ordinance, if the violation constitutes a
47	misdemeanor under state law.
48	Section 2. This act shall take effect upon becoming a law.