The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 938
COURT COSTS

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F.S. 938.13

938.13 Misdemeanor convictions involving drugs or alcohol.—

(1)(a) When any person, on or after October 1, 1988, is found guilty of any misdemeanor under the laws of this state in which the unlawful use of drugs or alcohol is involved, there shall be imposed an additional cost in the case, in addition to any other cost required to be imposed by law, in the sum of $15. Under no condition shall a political subdivision be held liable for the payment of such sum.

(b) The clerk of the court shall collect the $15 and forward $14 thereof to the jurisdictional county of collection as described in s. 893.165(2) to be deposited to the credit of the County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund for allocation to local substance abuse programs under s. 893.165. The clerk shall retain the remaining $1 of each $15 collected as a service charge of the clerk’s office.

(2) The costs imposed by this section apply only in each county in which the board of county commissioners has adopted an ordinance which requires the collection of such costs.

History.—s. 47, ch. 88-337; s. 42, ch. 93-39; s. 1, ch. 97-208; s. 12, ch. 97-271.

Note.—Former s. 939.017.

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Amendments to 938.13

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 938.13

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 938.13.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

D. B. KURTIS B. B. B. v. KOPP,, 725 F.3d 681 (7th Cir. 2013)

. . . . §§ 938.13(12) (governing petitions for child protection or services), 948.02(l)(b) (defining the crime . . . See id. § 938.13(12) (authorizing the court to adjudicate a child in need of public protection or services . . .

P. MAESTAS, v. STATE, 76 So. 3d 991 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Regarding the additional fee of $25, Broward County Ordinance, section 21-16.2, pursuant to section 938.13 . . .

KASSATLY, v. A. YAZBECK,, 734 F. Supp. 13 (D.D.C. 1990)

. . . Powell, The Law of Real Property, § 938.13[1]-[2] (1989). In Wickersham v. . . .