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A bill to be entitled

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An act relating to a joint select committee of the

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Legislature; requiring the Legislature to establish a

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joint select committee to review methods of collecting

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court-related fees, service charges, costs, and fines used

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by circuit courts and county courts; providing for

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appointment of committee members; providing for

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designation of a chair and vice chair; requiring the

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committee to submit recommendations for a uniform

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statewide method for collecting such court-related fees,

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service charges, costs, and fines; providing an effective

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date.

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

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     Section 1. The Legislature shall establish a joint select

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committee to review the methods currently used by each circuit

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court and county court in this state to collect court-related

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fees, service charges, costs, and fines. The committee shall

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consist of 13 members, of whom five shall be Senators appointed

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by the President of the Senate and eight shall be Representatives

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appointed by the Speaker of the House of Representatives. The

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committee chair and vice chair shall be designated jointly by the

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President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives. The committee shall review for a period of 1

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year methods used by the circuit courts and county courts in this

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state to collect court-related fees, service charges, costs, and

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fines, after which the committee shall submit recommendations to

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the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of

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Representatives as to an effective uniform statewide method for

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collecting court-related fees, service charges, costs, and fines

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to be mandated for all circuit courts and county courts and

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clerks of such courts.

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     Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2008.