1 | A bill to be entitled |
2 | An act relating to a joint select committee of the |
3 | Legislature; requiring the Legislature to establish a |
4 | joint select committee to review methods of collecting |
5 | court-related fees, service charges, costs, and fines used |
6 | by circuit courts and county courts; providing for |
7 | appointment of committee members; providing for |
8 | designation of a chair and vice chair; requiring the |
9 | committee to submit recommendations for a uniform |
10 | statewide method for collecting such court-related fees, |
11 | service charges, costs, and fines; providing an effective |
12 | date. |
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14 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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16 | Section 1. The Legislature shall establish a joint select |
17 | committee to review the methods currently used by each circuit |
18 | court and county court in this state to collect court-related |
19 | fees, service charges, costs, and fines. The committee shall |
20 | consist of 13 members, of whom five shall be Senators appointed |
21 | by the President of the Senate and eight shall be |
22 | Representatives appointed by the Speaker of the House of |
23 | Representatives. The committee chair and vice chair shall be |
24 | designated jointly by the President of the Senate and the |
25 | Speaker of the House of Representatives. The committee shall |
26 | review for a period of 1 year methods used by the circuit courts |
27 | and county courts in this state to collect court-related fees, |
28 | service charges, costs, and fines, after which the committee |
29 | shall submit recommendations to the President of the Senate and |
30 | the Speaker of the House of Representatives as to an effective |
31 | uniform statewide method for collecting court-related fees, |
32 | service charges, costs, and fines to be mandated for all circuit |
33 | courts and county courts and clerks of such courts. |
34 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2008. |