| 1 | Representative Simmons offered the following: |
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| 3 | Amendment (with title amendment) |
| 4 | Between lines 2146 and 2147, insert: |
| 5 | Section 38. Subsections (1) and (4) of section 116.21, |
| 6 | Florida Statutes, are amended to read: |
| 7 | 116.21 Unclaimed moneys; limitation.-- |
| 8 | (1) The sheriffs and clerks of the courts of the various |
| 9 | counties of the state are authorized at their discretion on or |
| 10 | before September 25 of each and every year hereafter to pay into |
| 11 | the fine and forfeiture fund of their respective counties, or |
| 12 | the fine and forfeiture fund created under s. 142.01, any or all |
| 13 | unclaimed moneys deposited or collected by them in their |
| 14 | official capacity, which unclaimed moneys came into their hands |
| 15 | prior to January 1 of the preceding year and for which moneys |
| 16 | claim has not been made. Any unclaimed moneys collected or |
| 17 | deposited by the clerk of the circuit court in the course of the |
| 18 | clerk's court related activities may be processed under this |
| 19 | chapter; however, the clerk must pay for the cost of publication |
| 20 | of the list of unclaimed court-related funds. Any unclaimed |
| 21 | court-related funds collected or deposited by the clerk which |
| 22 | remain unclaimed must be deposited into the fine and forfeiture |
| 23 | fund established under s. 142.01. |
| 24 | (4) Except for the cost of publishing the notice for |
| 25 | the clerk's unclaimed court-related moneys, the cost of |
| 26 | publishing the notices as required by subsection (2) shall be |
| 27 | paid by the county commissioners, and the sheriff or the clerk |
| 28 | shall receive as compensation the regular fee allowed by statute |
| 29 | for the collection of fines, fees, and costs adjudged to the |
| 30 | state upon the amounts remitted to the fine and forfeiture fund. |
| 31 | Upon such payment to the fine and forfeiture fund, the sheriff |
| 32 | or clerk shall be released and discharged from any and all |
| 33 | further responsibility or liability in connection therewith. |
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| 36 | Remove line 220 and insert: |
| 37 | funds to the Department of Revenue; amending s. 116.21, |
| 38 | F.S.; authorizing sheriffs and clerks of the courts to pay |
| 39 | certain deposited or collected funds into a specific fine |
| 40 | and forfeiture fund; requiring the clerk to pay for the |
| 41 | cost of publication of the list of unclaimed court-related |
| 42 | funds; requiring unclaimed funds to be deposited into the |
| 43 | fine and forfeiture fund; amending s. 119.07, |