Senate Bill sb1056

    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1056

    By Senator Smith





    14-251-03

  1                      A bill to be entitled

  2         An act relating to crimes against children;

  3         creating s. 938.10, F.S.; imposing an

  4         additional court cost against persons who plead

  5         guilty or nolo contendere to, or who are found

  6         guilty of, certain crimes against minors;

  7         requiring the clerk of the court to deposit the

  8         proceeds of the court cost into the State

  9         Treasury for deposit into a specified trust

10         fund to be used to fund children's advocacy

11         centers; requiring the clerk of the court to

12         retain a portion of the court cost as a service

13         charge; providing an effective date.

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15  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:

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17         Section 1.  Section 938.10, Florida Statutes, is

18  created to read:

19         938.10  Additional court cost imposed in cases of

20  certain crimes against minors.--

21         (1)  If a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to,

22  or is found guilty of, regardless of adjudication, any offense

23  against a minor in violation of s. 784.085, chapter 787,

24  chapter 794, s. 796.03, s. 800.04, chapter 827, s. 847.0145,

25  or s. 985.4045, the court shall impose a court cost of $101

26  against the offender in addition to any other cost or penalty

27  required by law.

28         (2)  Each month the clerk of the court shall transfer

29  the proceeds of the court cost, less $1 from each sum

30  collected, which the clerk shall retain as a service charge,

31  to the State Treasury for deposit into the Child Advocacy

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    Florida Senate - 2003                                  SB 1056
    14-251-03




  1  Trust Fund for disbursement to child advocacy centers that are

  2  members of the Florida Network of Children's Advocacy Centers,

  3  Inc.

  4         Section 2.  This act shall take effect July 1, 2003.

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  7                          SENATE SUMMARY

  8    Imposes an additional court cost of $101 against persons
      who plead guilty or nolo contendere to, or who are found
  9    guilty of, certain sexual offenses against minors.
      Provides for deposit of the proceeds of the court cost
10    into a trust fund to be used to fund children's advocacy
      centers. Provides for the clerk of the court to retain $1
11    of each sum collected as a service charge.

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