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Fla. Stat. § 938.06 — Cost for crime stoppers programs

Current through 2025 Florida Statutes

Part of Part I: Mandatory Costs in All Cases, Florida Statutes.

Full text of Fla. Stat. § 938.06

Statutory text current through the 2025 Florida Statutes. This publication reproduces the official statutory text; it is not the official statutes of the State of Florida.

Fla. Stat. § 938.06Primary source, current through the 2025 Florida Statutes
(1) In addition to any fine prescribed by law, when a person is convicted of any criminal offense, the county or circuit court shall assess a court cost of $20. (2) The clerk of the court shall collect and forward, on a monthly basis, all costs assessed under this section, less $3 per assessment as a service charge to be retained by the clerk, to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, to be used as provided in s. 16.555. (3) As used in this section, the term “convicted” means a determination of guilt that is the result of a trial or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld.

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