Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1958
Barcode 734884
CHAMBER ACTION
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11 The Committee on Judiciary (Aronberg) recommended the
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14 Senate Amendment
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16 page 41, line 15, delete those lines
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18 and insert: or imposed for criminal violations listed in s.
19 318.17, notwithstanding s. 318.121, a board of county
20 commissioners or any unit of local government which is
21 consolidated as provided by s. 9, Art. VIII of the State
22 Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of
23 the Constitution of 1968:
24 (a) May impose by ordinance a surcharge of up to $15
25 for any infraction or violation to fund state court
26 facilities. The court may shall not waive this surcharge.
27 (b) That imposed increased fees or service charges by
28 ordinance under s. 28.2401, s. 28.241, or s. 34.041 for the
29 purpose of securing payment of the principal and interest on
30 bonds issued by the county before July 1, 2003, to finance
31 state court facilities, may impose by ordinance a surcharge
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Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
Bill No. SB 1958
Barcode 734884
1 for any infraction or violation for the exclusive purpose of
2 securing payment of the principal and interest on bonds issued
3 by the county before July 1, 2003, to fund state court
4 facilities until the date of stated maturity. The court may
5 shall not waive this surcharge. The Such surcharge may not
6 exceed an amount per violation calculated as the quotient of
7 the maximum annual payment of the principal and interest on
8 the bonds as of July 1, 2003, divided by the number of traffic
9 citations for county fiscal year 2002-2003 certified as paid
10 by the clerk of the court of the county. The Such quotient
11 shall be rounded up to the next highest dollar amount. The
12 bonds may be refunded only if savings will be realized on
13 payments of debt service and the refunding bonds are scheduled
14 to mature on the same date or before the bonds being refunded.
15 (c) May impose an additional $15 surcharge to fund the
16 county's participation in the public guardianship program
17 under chapter 744. Imposition of this surcharge must be by
18 vote of two-thirds of the board of county commissioners or
19 after a referendum approved by the electors of the county.
20 Before imposing the surcharge, the county commission must
21 demonstrate that available revenue sources are insufficient to
22 fund such participation. The court may not waive this
23 surcharge.
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