The Florida Senate

938.05  Local Government Criminal Justice Trust Fund.--

(1)  When any person pleads nolo contendere to a misdemeanor or criminal traffic offense under s. 318.14(10)(a) or pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, any felony, misdemeanor, or criminal traffic offense under the laws of this state or the violation of any municipal or county ordinance which adopts by reference any misdemeanor under state law, there shall be imposed as a cost in the case, in addition to any other cost required to be imposed by law, a sum in accordance with the following schedule:

(a)  Felonies ............ $200

(b)  Misdemeanors ............ $50

(c)  Criminal traffic offenses ............ $50

(2)  Payment of the additional court costs provided for in subsection (1) shall be made part of any plea agreement reached by the prosecuting attorney and defense counsel or the criminal defendant where the plea agreement provides for the defendant to plead guilty or nolo contendere to any felony, misdemeanor, or criminal traffic offense under the laws of this state or any municipal or county ordinance which adopts by reference any misdemeanor under state law.

(3)  The clerk of the court shall collect such additional costs and shall notify the agency supervising a person upon whom costs have been imposed upon full payment of fees. The clerk shall deposit all but $3 for each misdemeanor or criminal traffic case and all but $5 for each felony case in a special trust fund of the county. Such funds shall be used exclusively for those purposes set forth in s. 27.3455(3). The clerk shall retain $3 for each misdemeanor or criminal traffic case and $5 for each felony case of each scheduled amount collected as a service charge of the clerk's office. A political subdivision shall not be held liable for the payment of the additional costs imposed by this section.

History.--ss. 2, 3, ch. 85-213; s. 1, ch. 86-154; ss. 2, 3, ch. 88-280; s. 3, ch. 89-129; s. 1, ch. 90-66; s. 7, ch. 97-271.

Note.--Former s. 27.3455(1)-(3).