Florida Senate - 2009                                     SB 526
       
       
       
       By Senator Lynn
       
       
       
       
       7-00469-09                                             2009526__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to court costs imposed in cases of
    3         certain crimes against minors; amending s. 938.10,
    4         F.S.; requiring a court to impose court costs against
    5         an offender for committing certain additional
    6         enumerated crimes against minors; reenacting s.
    7         39.3035(3)(a), F.S., relating to the funding of the
    8         Florida Network of Child Advocacy Centers, to
    9         incorporate the amendment made to s. 938.10, F.S., in
   10         a reference thereto; providing an effective date.
   11         
   12  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   13         
   14         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 938.10, Florida
   15  Statutes, is amended to read:
   16         938.10 Additional court cost imposed in cases of certain
   17  crimes against minors.—
   18         (1) If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is
   19  found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against
   20  a minor in violation of s. 775.21, s. 784.085, chapter 787,
   21  chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 800.04, s. 823.07,
   22  chapter 827, s. 847.012, s. 847.0125, s. 847.0133, s. 847.0134,
   23  s. 847.0135(5), s. 847.0138, s. 847.0145, s. 893.147(3), or s.
   24  985.701, the court shall impose a court cost of $101 against the
   25  offender in addition to any other cost or penalty required by
   26  law.
   27         Section 2. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment
   28  made by this act to section 938.10, Florida Statutes, in a
   29  reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (3) of section
   30  39.3035, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read:
   31         39.3035 Child advocacy centers; standards; state funding.—
   32         (3) A child advocacy center within this state may not
   33  receive the funds generated pursuant to s. 938.10, state or
   34  federal funds administered by a state agency, or any other funds
   35  appropriated by the Legislature unless all of the standards of
   36  subsection (1) are met and the screening requirement of
   37  subsection (2) is met. The Florida Network of Children's
   38  Advocacy Centers, Inc., shall be responsible for tracking and
   39  documenting compliance with subsections (1) and (2) for any of
   40  the funds it administers to member child advocacy centers.
   41         (a) Funds for the specific purpose of funding children's
   42  advocacy centers shall be appropriated to the Department of
   43  Children and Family Services from funds collected from the
   44  additional court cost imposed in cases of certain crimes against
   45  minors under s. 938.10. Funds shall be disbursed to the Florida
   46  Network of Children's Advocacy Centers, Inc., as established
   47  under this section, for the purpose of providing community-based
   48  services that augment, but do not duplicate, services provided
   49  by state agencies.
   50         Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.