| 1 | A bill to be entitled |
| 2 | An act relating to domestic violence; amending s. 938.08, |
| 3 | F.S.; increasing a surcharge assessed for violations of |
| 4 | specified criminal offenses; providing for deposit of the |
| 5 | additional funds into the Domestic Violence Trust Fund; |
| 6 | providing an effective date. |
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| 8 | Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: |
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| 10 | Section 1. Section 938.08, Florida Statutes, is amended to |
| 11 | read: |
| 12 | 938.08 Additional cost to fund programs in domestic |
| 13 | violence.-In addition to any sanction imposed for a violation of |
| 14 | s. 784.011, s. 784.021, s. 784.03, s. 784.041, s. 784.045, s. |
| 15 | 784.048, s. 784.07, s. 784.08, s. 784.081, s. 784.082, s. |
| 16 | 784.083, s. 784.085, s. 794.011, or for any offense of domestic |
| 17 | violence described in s. 741.28, the court shall impose a |
| 18 | surcharge of $301 $201. Payment of the surcharge shall be a |
| 19 | condition of probation, community control, or any other court- |
| 20 | ordered supervision. The sum of $185 $85 of the surcharge shall |
| 21 | be deposited into the Domestic Violence Trust Fund established |
| 22 | in s. 741.01. The clerk of the court shall retain $1 of each |
| 23 | surcharge that the clerk of the court collects as a service |
| 24 | charge of the clerk's office. The remainder of the surcharge |
| 25 | shall be provided to the governing board of the county and must |
| 26 | be used only to defray the costs of incarcerating persons |
| 27 | sentenced under s. 741.283 and provide additional training to |
| 28 | law enforcement personnel in combating domestic violence. |
| 29 | Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010. |