Florida Statute 29.001 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 29
COURT SYSTEM FUNDING

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F.S. 29.001

29.001 State courts system elements and definitions.—

(1) For the purpose of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the state courts system is defined to include the enumerated elements of the Supreme Court, district courts of appeal, circuit courts, county courts, and certain supports thereto. The offices of public defenders and state attorneys are defined to include the enumerated elements of the 20 state attorneys’ offices and the enumerated elements of the 20 public defenders’ offices and five offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel. Court-appointed counsel are defined to include the enumerated elements for counsel appointed to ensure due process in criminal and civil proceedings in accordance with state and federal constitutional guarantees. Funding for the state courts system, the state attorneys’ offices, the public defenders’ offices, the offices of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and other court-appointed counsel shall be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law.

(2) Although a program or function currently may be funded by the state or prescribed or established in general law, this does not designate the program or function as an element of the state courts system, state attorneys’ offices, public defenders’ offices, or the offices of the circuit and county court clerks performing court-related functions as described in s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2000-237; s. 39, ch. 2003-402; s. 16, ch. 2007-62.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 29.001

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 29.001.

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Cases Citing Statute 29.001

Total Results: 20

Jamin Ryan Ford v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-05-01T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: because it presents a purely legal issue.”); § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2019) (“A defendant who is convicted

Bookertee Hartfield v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-28T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: of a $300 public defender fee under section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes, arguing the cost was excessive…State concedes error. We agree. Section 938.29(1)(a) provides that * At the time of Hartfield… proof of higher fees or costs incurred. § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. During the proceedings below, Hartfield…making him subject to the $100 cost under section 938.29(1)(a). But the trial court imposed a higher cost,

David Adam Smart v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-02-07T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: higher fees” incurred, as required by section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2021), and the trial court… the defendant by court-appointed counsel. § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2021). A trial court may only “

ASLEYS ACOSTA v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2024-01-19T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: . 3d 124, 126 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010) (quoting § 960.29(1)(d), Fla. Stat. (2005)). Under the resulting remedy

Rasha J. Cummings v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-12-20T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: provided for in section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes. We agree. Section 938.29(1)(a) is clear that, “The

TAMMY LYNN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-08-30T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: statutory minimum for a misdemeanor offense. See § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2021). Appellant requests we reverse…sufficient proof of higher fees or costs incurred.” § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2021). However, an “award of public…section 2 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2021), or to impose a higher

TERRY TYRONE PULLEN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-08-09T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: higher fees” incurred as required by section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2020). The defendant …the defendant by court- appointed counsel. § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2020). A trial court may only “

SARA ROSENBERG, etc. v. U.S. BANK, N.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-05-03T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 8 judgment was entered. § 56.29(1), Fla. Stat. It is not a new case but simply a

ROYTEZ LEONARD TAYLOR v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-12-06T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: The minimum public defender fee is $50. § 938.29(1), Fla. Stat. (2021). This fee may be increased only…sufficient proof of higher fees or costs incurred.” § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2021). And if the trial court imposes

STEVEN ELLIS vs STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-10-14T00:00:00-07:00

Snippet: reducing the public defender fee to $100. See § 938.29(1), Fla. Stat. (2021). AFFIRMED; REMANDED WITH

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.720 and Florida Rule of Juvenile Procedure 8.115 & In Re: Amendments to Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure 3.720

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2022-07-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: imposed the statutory minimum fee under section 938.29(1)(a)). Accordingly, we amend the Florida Rules

JACQUELINE RIVERA v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-03-30T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: claim of insufficient evidence under section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2020), or lack of notice

MOISES SANCHEZ, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-01-04T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: $100 statutory minimum public defender fee. § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2020). “[T]he imposition of a public

TYRONE G. JENKINS, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-01-04T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 938.27(1) and (8), Florida Statutes, and section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes, that were imposed by the

JOHN G. MCGREGOR v. FOWLER WHITE BURNETT, P.A.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-11-30T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: White and Ritter Zaretsky pursuant to sections 56.29(1), (2), (3)(b), and (6), Florida Statutes. The Plaintiffs

TIMOTHY ADAM WALDING v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-11-03T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: sufficient proof of higher fees or costs incurred.” § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2018) (emphasis added). “[A] public

MICHAEL BARTOLONE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-10-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: public defender fees under sections 938.27(8) and 938.29(1), respectively. See Hogle v. State, 250 So. 3d 178…and (8), Florida Statutes, and section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes, that were imposed by

ROY LEE ICON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-06-09T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: support the requested amounts. Section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2020), states that “[a] defendant…per case when a felony offense is charged.” § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2020). “The court may set a higher… a $100.00 public defender fee on him. See § 938.29(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2020). However, the trial court

State of Florida v. J.A.R., etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2021-06-03T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: .” § 938.29(1)(a). -5- Notably, section 938.29(1)(a) does …statute in cases involving felony charges. § 938.29(1)(a). The trial court did not apprise J.A.R. of …imposes the minimum fee required under section 938.29(1)(a), the court need not notify the defendant of …We hold that, by its plain language, section 938.29(1)(a) does not afford a defendant the right to contest…analysis by focusing on the text of section 938.29(1)(a), Florida Statutes, which provides:

MICHAEL D. JONES v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-05-26T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: reliability for such statements.” Hayward, 24 So. 3d at 29. One court has observed that the “requirement that the