Florida Statute 29.006 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 29
COURT SYSTEM FUNDING

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29.006 Indigent defense costs.—For purposes of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the elements of the public defenders’ offices and criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices to be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:

(1)(a) The public defender of each judicial circuit and assistant public defenders and other staff as determined by general law.

(b) The regional counsel of each judicial district, the assistant regional counsel, and other staff as determined by general law.

(2) Reasonable court reporting and transcription services necessary to meet constitutional or statutory requirements, including the cost of transcribing and copying depositions of witnesses and the cost of foreign language and sign-language interpreters and translators.

(3) Witnesses, including expert witnesses, summoned to appear for an investigation, preliminary hearing, or trial in a case when the witnesses are summoned on behalf of an indigent defendant, and any other expert witnesses required in a court hearing by law or whomever the public defender or regional counsel deems necessary for the performance of his or her duties.

(4) Mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 394.473 and required in a court hearing involving an indigent, and mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 916.115(2) and required in a court hearing involving an indigent.

(5) Reasonable transportation services in the performance of constitutional and statutory responsibilities.

(6) Travel expenses reimbursable under s. 112.061 reasonably necessary in the performance of constitutional and statutory responsibilities.

(7) Reasonable library and electronic legal research services, other than a public law library.

(8) Reasonable pretrial consultation fees and costs.

History.—s. 6, ch. 2000-237; s. 42, ch. 2003-402; s. 27, ch. 2004-265; s. 17, ch. 2007-62; s. 8, ch. 2019-3.

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Total Results: 5

Bennett v. Jacksonville Expressway Authority

131 So. 2d 740

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 28, 1961 | Docket: 1750144

Cited 20 times | Published

[5] Constitution State of Florida, art. 16, Section 29. [6] Constitution State of Florida, Dec. Rights

Carter v. State Road Department

189 So. 2d 793

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 22, 1966 | Docket: 1327965

Cited 10 times | Published

Declaration of Rights, §§ 3[4] and 12[5] and Article XVI, § 29[6] of the Florida Constitution, F.S.A. We construe

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

the Public Defender's Office is required by section 29.006(3), Florida Statutes (2004), to pay for expert

Lawrence v. State

632 So. 2d 1099, 1994 WL 59777

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 2, 1994 | Docket: 1514069

Cited 1 times | Published

criminal case in the Circuit Court ... Further, section 29.06, Florida Statutes, provides that the report

State v. Stang

41 So. 3d 206, 35 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 448, 2010 Fla. LEXIS 1117, 2010 WL 2682255

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 8, 2010 | Docket: 2398361

Published

Philip J. Padovano, Florida Appellate Practice § 29.6 (2009). That is, unless habeas corpus was employed

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