Florida Senate - 2009                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. CS for SB 2108
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  Comm: RCS            .                                
                  04/07/2009           .                                
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       The Policy and Steering Committee on Ways and Means (Crist)
       recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment to Amendment (786762) (with title
    2  amendment)
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    5         Between lines 81 and 82
    6  insert:
    7         Section 2. Subsection (6) of section 28.246, Florida
    8  Statutes, is amended to read:
    9         28.246 Payment of court-related fees, charges, and costs;
   10  partial payments; distribution of funds.—
   11         (6) A clerk of court shall may pursue the collection of any
   12  fees, service charges, fines, court costs, and liens for the
   13  payment of attorney’s fees and costs pursuant to s. 938.29 which
   14  remain unpaid after for 90 days by referring or more, or refer
   15  the account to a private attorney who is a member in good
   16  standing of The Florida Bar or collection agent who is
   17  registered and in good standing pursuant to chapter 559. In
   18  pursuing the collection of such unpaid financial obligations
   19  through a private attorney or collection agent, the clerk of the
   20  court must have attempted to collect the unpaid amount through a
   21  collection court, collections docket, or other collections
   22  process, if any, established by the court, find this to be cost
   23  effective and follow any applicable procurement practices. The
   24  collection fee, including any reasonable attorney’s fee, paid to
   25  any attorney or collection agent retained by the clerk may be
   26  added to the balance owed in an amount not to exceed 40 percent
   27  of the amount owed at the time the account is referred to the
   28  attorney or agent for collection.
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   31         And the title is amended as follows:
   32         Delete line 753
   33  and insert:
   34  Services’ Administrative Trust Fund; amending s. 28.246, F.S.;
   35  requiring a court to refer certain unpaid accounts to a private
   36  attorney or a collection agent; amending s.