Florida Statute 29.004 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 29
COURT SYSTEM FUNDING

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F.S. 29.004

29.004 State courts system.—For purposes of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the elements of the state courts system to be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:

(1) Judges appointed or elected pursuant to chapters 25, 26, 34, and 35.

(2) Juror compensation and expenses.

(3) Reasonable court reporting and transcription services necessary to meet constitutional requirements.

(4) Construction or lease of facilities, maintenance, utilities, and security for the district courts of appeal and the Supreme Court.

(5) Court foreign language and sign-language interpreters and translators essential to comply with constitutional requirements.

(6) Expert witnesses who are appointed by the court pursuant to an express grant of statutory authority.

(7) Judicial assistants, law clerks, and resource materials.

(8) General magistrates, special magistrates, and hearing officers.

(9) Court administration.

(10) Case management. Case management includes:

(a) Initial review and evaluation of cases, including assignment of cases to court divisions or dockets.

(b) Case monitoring, tracking, and coordination.

(d) Service referral, coordination, monitoring, and tracking for treatment-based drug court programs under s. 397.334.

(e) Service referral, coordination, monitoring, and tracking for treatment-based mental health court programs under chapter 394.

Case management may not include costs associated with the application of therapeutic jurisprudence principles by the courts. Case management also may not include case intake and records management conducted by the clerk of court.

(11) Mediation and arbitration, limited to trial court referral of a pending judicial case to a mediator or a court-related mediation program, or to an arbitrator or a court-related arbitration program, for the limited purpose of encouraging and assisting the litigants in partially or completely settling the case prior to adjudication on the merits by the court. This does not include citizen dispute settlement centers under s. 44.201 and community arbitration programs under s. 985.16.

(12) Basic legal materials reasonably accessible to the public other than a public law library. These materials may be provided in a courthouse facility or any library facility.

(13) The Judicial Qualifications Commission.

(14) Offices of the appellate clerks and marshals and appellate law libraries.

History.—s. 4, ch. 2000-237; s. 40, ch. 2003-402; s. 3, ch. 2004-11; s. 14, ch. 2005-236; s. 104, ch. 2006-120; s. 1, ch. 2016-241.

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In Re May

12 B.R. 618, 1980 Bankr. LEXIS 4287

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Oct 16, 1980 | Docket: 348564

Cited 51 times | Published

425 F.2d 984, 986 (9th Cir. 1970); 2A Collier § 29.04[2]. The bulk of the criminal provisions are devoted

OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY v. Polites

904 So. 2d 527

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 25, 2005 | Docket: 1365400

Cited 8 times | Published

of Criminal Procedure 3.210(b) and 3.218(c). Section 29.004 covers the Circuit Courts by stating, in pertinent

Coral Imaging Services v. Geico Indem. Ins.

955 So. 2d 11, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 16469, 2006 WL 2819614

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 4, 2006 | Docket: 1659265

Cited 3 times | Published

23(2)(a)3; § 27.34(2); § 27.711(3); § 28.241(3),(4); § 29.004(10)(d); § 39.012; § 39.013(2); § 44.06(2); § 63

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Adult Use of Marijuana

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 29, 2021 | Docket: 59864609

Published

have the same meaning as defined in Article X, Section 29. (4) “Marijuana accessories” means any equipment

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Adult Use of Marijuana

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 22, 2021 | Docket: 59844636

Published

have the same meaning as defined in Article X, Section 29. (4) “Marijuana accessories” means any equipment

Steiner v. Guardianship of Steiner

159 So. 3d 253, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 2968, 2015 WL 894259

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 4, 2015 | Docket: 60246533

Published

s. 29.004(6).” S.B. 366; C.S./C.S./H.B. 5. Section 29.004(6), Florida Statutes (2014), provides that

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 2, 2008 | Docket: 3257839

Published

elements of the state courts system identified in section 29.004, Florida Statutes, 1 and innovations to supplement

Williams v. Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement

678 So. 2d 1282, 21 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 344, 1996 Fla. LEXIS 1426, 1996 WL 490183

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Aug 29, 1996 | Docket: 64767064

Published

Williams summarized the effect of these statutes: Section 29.04, Florida Statutes (1991), provides for salary

Williams v. State, Department of Management Services, Division of Retirement

647 So. 2d 317, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 12533, 1994 WL 704800

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 20, 1994 | Docket: 64752949

Published

She was paid an annual salary pursuant to Section 29.04, Florida Statutes, she received “compensation

Buffalo Tank Corp. v. Environmental Control Equipment, Inc.

544 So. 2d 1037, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 1179, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 2596, 1989 WL 49590

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 12, 1989 | Docket: 64643128

Published

3 S. Rakusin, Florida Mechanics’ Lien Manual § 29.04(D)(1) (1974). Section 255.05(2) does not require