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Florida Statute 938.055 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 938
COURT COSTS
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F.S. 938.055
938.055 Operating Trust Fund of the Department of Law Enforcement.Notwithstanding any other law, the court may assess a defendant who pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is convicted of, a violation of any provision of chapters 775-896, without regard to whether adjudication was withheld, in addition to any fine and other penalty provided or authorized by law, an amount of $100, to be paid to the clerk of the court, who shall forward it to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Operating Trust Fund of the Department of Law Enforcement to be used by the statewide criminal analysis laboratory system for the purposes specified in s. 943.361. This amount shall be assessed if the services of a local county-operated crime laboratory enumerated in s. 943.35(1) are used in connection with the investigation or prosecution of a violation of any provision of chapters 775-896.
History.s. 20, ch. 97-271; s. 24, ch. 2001-122; s. 21, ch. 2005-128; s. 1, ch. 2012-125.
Note.Former s. 938.25.

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Amendments to 938.055


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 938.055
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 938.055.



Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

MONTANEZ, v. STATE, 275 So. 3d 1265 (Fla. App. Ct. 2019)

. . . reverse and remand the imposition of the $100 cost for the FDLE Operating Trust Fund pursuant to section 938.055 . . . 1st DCA 2016) (reversing and remanding $100 cost for FDLE Operating Trust Fund pursuant to section 938.055 . . .

HWANG, v. STATE, 219 So. 3d 67 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . The correct statutory citation should be section 938.055, Florida Statutes (2012), which became effective . . .

TAYLOR, v. STATE, 214 So. 3d 700 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2017)

. . . See ยง 938.055, Fla. Stat. (2014). . . .

CAIN, v. STATE, 197 So. 3d 1096 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2016)

. . . or'der, we reverse the imposition of the $100 cost for the FDLE Operating Trust Fund pursuant to section 938.055 . . .