Senate Bill sb2400

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2400

    By Senator Margolis





    35-1619-03                                         See HB 1651

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to mandatory court costs for

  3         county delinquency prevention; amending s.

  4         938.17, F.S.; revising language with respect to

  5         mandatory court costs for county delinquency

  6         prevention; increasing court cost assessments

  7         for county delinquency prevention; providing an

  8         effective date.

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

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12         Section 1.  Subsection (2) of section 938.17, Florida

13  Statutes, is amended to read:

14         938.17  County delinquency prevention.--

15         (2)  In counties in which the sheriff's office is a

16  partner in a juvenile assessment center pursuant to s.

17  985.209, or a partner in a suspension program developed in

18  conjunction with the district school board in the county of

19  the sheriff's jurisdiction, the circuit and county court shall

20  assess court costs of $5 per case, in addition to any other

21  authorized cost or fine, on every person who, with respect to

22  a charge, indictment, prosecution commenced, or petition of

23  delinquency filed in that county or circuit, pleads guilty or

24  nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, regardless of

25  adjudication, a violation of a state criminal statute or a

26  municipal or county ordinance or who pays a fine or civil

27  penalty for any violation of chapter 316 and those in

28  violation of handicapped parking laws. Any person whose

29  adjudication is withheld pursuant to the provisions of s.

30  318.14(9) or (10) shall also be assessed such cost. The $5

31  assessment for court cases shall be assessed in addition to

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 2400
    35-1619-03                                         See HB 1651




 1  any fine, civil penalty, or other court cost and shall not be

 2  deducted from the proceeds of that portion of any fine or

 3  civil penalty which is received by a municipality in the

 4  county or by the county in accordance with ss. 316.660 and

 5  318.21. The $5 assessment shall specifically be added to any

 6  civil penalty paid for a violation of chapter 316, whether

 7  such penalty is paid by mail, paid in person without request

 8  for a hearing, or paid after a hearing and determination by

 9  the court shall assess court costs of $3 per case, in addition

10  to any other authorized cost or fine, on every person who,

11  with respect to a charge, indictment, prosecution commenced,

12  or petition of delinquency filed in that county or circuit,

13  pleads guilty, nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, or

14  adjudicated delinquent for, or has an adjudication withheld

15  for, a felony or misdemeanor, or a criminal traffic offense or

16  handicapped parking violation under state law, or a violation

17  of any municipal or county ordinance, if the violation

18  constitutes a misdemeanor under state law.

19         Section 2.  This act shall take effect upon becoming a

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