| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to programs to assist victims of violence; |
| 3 | amending ss. 794.056, 938.08, and 938.085, F.S.; requiring |
| 4 | that an additional or increased court cost or surcharge be |
| 5 | assessed against a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo |
| 6 | contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of |
| 7 | adjudication, certain specified criminal offenses; |
| 8 | providing for proceeds of the additional or increased |
| 9 | court cost or surcharge to be deposited into the Rape |
| 10 | Crisis Program Trust Fund or the Domestic Violence Trust |
| 11 | Fund; reenacting s. 20.435(21)(a), F.S., relating to the |
| 12 | Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund, to incorporate the |
| 13 | amendments made to s. 794.056, F.S., in a reference |
| 14 | thereto; reenacting s. 794.055(3)(b), F.S., relating to |
| 15 | access to services for victims of sexual battery, to |
| 16 | incorporate the amendments made to s. 938.085, F.S., in a |
| 17 | reference thereto; providing an effective date. |
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| 19 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 21 | Section 1. Section 794.056, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 22 | to read: |
| 23 | 794.056 Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund.- |
| 24 | (1) The Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund is created within |
| 25 | the Department of Health for the purpose of providing funds for |
| 26 | rape crisis centers in this state. Trust fund moneys shall be |
| 27 | used exclusively for the purpose of providing services for |
| 28 | victims of sexual assault. Funds credited to the trust fund |
| 29 | consist of those funds collected as an additional court |
| 30 | assessment in each case in which a defendant pleads guilty or |
| 31 | nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of |
| 32 | adjudication, an offense defined in s. 775.21, s. 784.011, s. |
| 33 | 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. |
| 34 | 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s. |
| 35 | 784.085, s. 787.025, s. 787.06, s. 787.07, or s. 794.011, s. |
| 36 | 794.05, s. 794.08, s. 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 796.045, |
| 37 | s. 796.05, s. 796.06, s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i), s. 800.03, s. |
| 38 | 810.14, s. 810.145, s. 812.135, s. 817.025, s. 825.102, s. |
| 39 | 825.1025, s. 836.10, s. 847.0135(2), s. 847.0137, s. 847.0145, |
| 40 | or s. 943.0435. Funds credited to the trust fund also shall |
| 41 | include revenues provided by law, moneys appropriated by the |
| 42 | Legislature, and grants from public or private entities. |
| 43 | (2) The Department of Health shall establish by rule |
| 44 | criteria consistent with the provisions of s. 794.055(3)(a) for |
| 45 | distributing moneys from the trust fund to rape crisis centers. |
| 46 | Section 2. Section 938.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 47 | read: |
| 48 | 938.08 Additional cost to fund programs in domestic |
| 49 | violence.-In addition to any sanction imposed for a violation of |
| 50 | s. 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. |
| 51 | 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. |
| 52 | 784.083, s. 784.085, s. 787.06, s. 787.07, s. 794.011, s. |
| 53 | 825.102, s. 836.10, or for any offense of domestic violence |
| 54 | described in s. 741.28, the court shall impose a surcharge of |
| 55 | $301 $201. Payment of the surcharge shall be a condition of |
| 56 | probation, community control, or any other court-ordered |
| 57 | supervision. The sum of $185 $85 of the surcharge shall be |
| 58 | deposited into the Domestic Violence Trust Fund established in |
| 59 | s. 741.01. The clerk of the court shall retain $1 of each |
| 60 | surcharge that the clerk of the court collects as a service |
| 61 | charge of the clerk's office. The remainder of the surcharge |
| 62 | shall be provided to the governing board of the county and must |
| 63 | be used only to defray the costs of incarcerating persons |
| 64 | sentenced under s. 741.283 and provide additional training to |
| 65 | law enforcement personnel in combating domestic violence. |
| 66 | Section 3. Section 938.085, Florida Statutes, is amended |
| 67 | to read: |
| 68 | 938.085 Additional cost to fund rape crisis centers.-In |
| 69 | addition to any sanction imposed when a person pleads guilty or |
| 70 | nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, regardless of |
| 71 | adjudication, a violation of s. 775.21, s. 784.011, s. 784.021, |
| 72 | s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. 784.048, s. 784.07, s. |
| 73 | 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. 784.083, s. 784.085, s. |
| 74 | 787.025, s. 787.06, s. 787.07, or s. 794.011, s. 794.05, s. |
| 75 | 794.08, s. 796.03, s. 796.035, s. 796.04, s. 796.045, s. 796.05, |
| 76 | s. 796.06, s. 796.07(2)(a)-(d) and (i), s. 800.03, s. 810.14, s. |
| 77 | 810.145, s. 812.135, s. 817.025, s. 825.102, s. 825.1025, s. |
| 78 | 836.10, s. 847.0135(2), s. 847.0137, s. 847.0145, or s. |
| 79 | 943.0435, the court shall impose a surcharge of $151. Payment of |
| 80 | the surcharge shall be a condition of probation, community |
| 81 | control, or any other court-ordered supervision. The sum of $150 |
| 82 | of the surcharge shall be deposited into the Rape Crisis Program |
| 83 | Trust Fund established within the Department of Health by |
| 84 | chapter 2003-140, Laws of Florida. The clerk of the court shall |
| 85 | retain $1 of each surcharge that the clerk of the court collects |
| 86 | as a service charge of the clerk's office. |
| 87 | Section 4. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
| 88 | made by this act to section 794.056, Florida Statutes, in a |
| 89 | reference thereto, paragraph (a) of subsection (21) of section |
| 90 | 20.435, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
| 91 | 20.435 Department of Health; trust funds.-The following |
| 92 | trust funds shall be administered by the Department of Health: |
| 93 | (21) Rape Crisis Program Trust Fund. |
| 94 | (a) Funds to be credited to and uses of the trust fund |
| 95 | shall be administered in accordance with the provisions of s. |
| 96 | 794.056. |
| 97 | Section 5. For the purpose of incorporating the amendment |
| 98 | made by this act to section 938.085, Florida Statutes, in a |
| 99 | reference thereto, paragraph (b) of subsection (3) of section |
| 100 | 794.055, Florida Statutes, is reenacted to read: |
| 101 | 794.055 Access to services for victims of sexual battery.- |
| 102 | (3) |
| 103 | (b) Funds received under s. 938.085 shall be used to |
| 104 | provide sexual battery recovery services to victims and their |
| 105 | families. Funds shall be distributed to rape crisis centers |
| 106 | based on an allocation formula that takes into account the |
| 107 | population and rural characteristics of each county. No more |
| 108 | than 15 percent of the funds shall be used by the statewide |
| 109 | nonprofit association for statewide initiatives. No more than 5 |
| 110 | percent of the funds may be used by the department for |
| 111 | administrative costs. |
| 112 | Section 6. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |