Florida Senate - 2009                       CS for CS for SB 526
       
       
       
       By the Committees on Criminal and Civil Justice Appropriations;
       and Criminal Justice; and Senator Lynn
       
       
       
       604-05718-09                                           2009526c2
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to court costs; amending s. 938.10,
    3         F.S.; expanding the list of provisions of law for
    4         which a court is required to impose an additional
    5         court cost for certain pleadings or findings relating
    6         to offenses against a minor and certain other
    7         offenses; increasing the amount of the court cost;
    8         providing an effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
   11  
   12         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 938.10, Florida
   13  Statutes, is amended to read:
   14         938.10 Additional court cost imposed in cases of certain
   15  crimes against minors.—
   16         (1) If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is
   17  found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense against
   18  a minor in violation of s. 784.085, chapter 787, chapter 794, s.
   19  796.03, s. 796.035, s. 800.04, chapter 827, s. 847.012, s.
   20  847.0133, s. 847.0135(5), s. 847.0138, s. 847.0145, s.
   21  893.147(3), or s. 985.701, or any offense in violation of s.
   22  775.21, s. 823.07, s. 847.0125, s. 847.0134, or s. 943.0435, the
   23  court shall impose a court cost of $151 $101 against the
   24  offender in addition to any other cost or penalty required by
   25  law.
   26         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2009.