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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. 938.15
938.15 Criminal justice education for local government.In addition to the costs provided for in s. 938.01, municipalities and counties may assess an additional $2 for expenditures for criminal justice education degree programs and training courses, including basic recruit training, for their respective officers and employing agency support personnel, provided such education degree programs and training courses are approved by the employing agency administrator, on a form provided by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, for local funding.
(1) Workshops, meetings, conferences, and conventions shall, on a form approved by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for use by the employing agency, be individually approved by the employing agency administrator prior to attendance. The form shall include, but not be limited to, a demonstration by the employing agency of the purpose of the workshop, meeting, conference, or convention; the direct relationship of the training to the officer’s job; the direct benefits the officer and agency will receive; and all anticipated costs.
(2) The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission may inspect and copy the documentation of independent audits conducted of the municipalities and counties which make such assessments to ensure that such assessments have been made and that expenditures are in conformance with the requirements of this subsection and with other applicable procedures.
History.s. 8, ch. 74-386; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 17, ch. 81-24; s. 8, ch. 83-259; s. 5, ch. 84-156; s. 20, ch. 84-258; s. 11, ch. 85-224; s. 11, ch. 86-154; s. 16, ch. 86-187; s. 2, ch. 86-286; ss. 3, 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 4, ch. 88-51; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 14, ch. 97-271; s. 31, ch. 2010-117.
Note.Former s. 943.25(13).

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Amendments to 938.15


Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 938.15
Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 938.15.



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IN RE AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE- REGULAR- CYCLE REPORT., 265 So. 3d 494 (Fla. 2018)

. . . . ___ $2.00 as a court cost pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice Education . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 188 So. 3d 764 (Fla. 2015)

. . . . _$2.00 as a court cost pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice Education by . . .

DE LA FUENTE, v. STATE, 58 So. 3d 394 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2011)

. . . Compensation Trust Fund; 2) Section 938.01(1), Additional Court Cost Clearing Trust Fund; 3) Section 938.15 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 48 So. 3d 17 (Fla. 2010)

. . . . _ $2.00 as a court cost pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice Education by . . .

T. D. S. v. STATE, 45 So. 3d 18 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2010)

. . . State, 655 So.2d 111 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995) superseded, by statute, § 938.15, Fla. . . .

WHITE, v. STATE, 22 So. 3d 157 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . The trial court assessed costs of $3 under section 938.01 and $2 under section 938.15, Florida Statutes . . . adjudication under statute that authorized imposition only upon conviction), superseded by statute, § 938.15 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE, 26 So. 3d 534 (Fla. 2009)

. . . . _ $ 2.00 as a court cost pursuant to section 943.25(13)938.15, Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice Education . . .

EDNEY, v. STATE, 3 So. 3d 1281 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2009)

. . . We write only to address imposition of costs pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2006), which . . . On appeal, the State also takes the position that no costs were imposed pursuant to section 938.15. . . . Ed-ney “is liable for and shall pay the following: ... $2.00 as a court cost pursuant to § 938.15, F.S . . . [and] $2.00 as a court cost pursuant to § 938.15, F.S. (City Criminal Justice Education).” . . . The record clearly demonstrates that costs were imposed pursuant to section 938.15. Because Mr. . . .

SPELLS, v. STATE, 939 So. 2d 1091 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . Spells argues that a $2 cost item assessed in accordance with section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2004) . . .

CUTWRIGHT, v. STATE, 934 So. 2d 667 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . Finally, we address Cutwright’s argument that a $2 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes . . . The cost order cited section 938.15 and referenced “Criminal Justice Education by Municipalities and . . . This court has also held that the cost can be imposed pursuant to section 938.15 for violations of a . . .

KIMBALL, v. STATE, 933 So. 2d 1285 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . Kim-ball challenged the $2 assessment for the Criminal Justice Education Fund, authorized by section 938.15 . . . A plain reading of section 938.15 grants a county or municipality the authority to assess the $2 for . . . Section 938.15 provides that “[i]n addition to the costs provided for in s. 938.01, municipalities and . . . We construe the use of the word “additional” in section 938.15 to mean that where a municipality or county . . . produce enough revenue to fund “criminal justice education degree programs and training courses.” § 938.15 . . .

REDILLA, Jr. v. STATE, 929 So. 2d 613 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . imposed pursuant to section 939.18, Florida Statutes (2003), and the $2 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15 . . .

GLOVER, v. STATE, 921 So. 2d 846 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2006)

. . . correct sentencing error, Glover claimed that the $2 criminal justice education fee authorized by section 938.15 . . . Education Trust Fund” which is funded in part by the mandatory $2 court cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15 . . .

MILLER, v. STATE, 912 So. 2d 1282 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . Finally, we affirm the $2 cost for criminal justice education imposed pursuant to section 938.15, Florida . . .

LAMBERT, v. STATE, 912 So. 2d 1275 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . Lambert claims that the $2 criminal justice education fund fee under section 938.15, Florida Statutes . . .

MEIER, v. STATE, 912 So. 2d 1277 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . challenges the following costs: (1) the $2 criminal justice education fund cost pursuant to section 938.15 . . .

WALLER, v. STATE, 911 So. 2d 226 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . We also affirm the assessment of the $2 criminal justice education cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15 . . . Section 943.25(13) was changed to section 938.15 and relocated from chapter 943, the “Department of Law . . . Ch. 97-271, Laws of Fla.; § 938.15, Fla. Stat. (1997). . . . .” § 938.15. . . . If these cases involved a $2 cost imposed under section 938.15, they are no longer reliable precedent . . .

PARHAM, v. STATE, 902 So. 2d 287 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . motion: $2.00 for the Criminal Justice Education by Municipalities and Counties pursuant to section 938.15 . . .

ROBINSON, v. STATE, 894 So. 2d 1084 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2005)

. . . judgment: (1) $2 for Criminal Justice Education by Municipalities and Counties pursuant to section 938.15 . . .

UBERTACCIO, v. STATE, 892 So. 2d 507 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2004)

. . . ), and Reyes, 655 So.2d 111, for lack of documentation; and (5) $2 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15 . . .

GRIFFIN, v. STATE, 800 So. 2d 321 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . The imposition of a $2 cost under section 938.15, Florida Statutes (1997), is reversed, however, because . . .

TERRY, v. STATE, 791 So. 2d 1162 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . The $2 discretionary cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes, is also stricken because . . .

GILES a k a Jr. v. STATE, 779 So. 2d 546 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2001)

. . . Giles contests a fee of $2 imposed pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (1999), a $150 court . . .

PENNSYLVANIA COAL ASSOCIATION, BABBITT, DER D. C. PENNSYLVANIA COAL ASSOCIATION, v. BABBITT, DER D. C., 63 F.3d 231 (3d Cir. 1995)

. . . . § 938.15(y). . . .