Florida Statute 29.007 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 29
COURT SYSTEM FUNDING

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F.S. 29.007

29.007 Court-appointed counsel.—For purposes of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the elements of court-appointed counsel to be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:

(1) Private attorneys appointed by the court to handle cases where the defendant is indigent and cannot be represented by the public defender or the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel.

(2) When the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel has a conflict of interest, private attorneys appointed by the court to represent indigents or other classes of litigants in civil proceedings requiring court-appointed counsel in accordance with state and federal constitutional guarantees and federal and state statutes.

(3) 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.

(4) 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, and any other expert witnesses approved by the court.

(5) Mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 394.473 and required in a court hearing involving an indigent, mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 916.115(2) and required in a court hearing involving an indigent, and any other mental health professionals required by law for the full adjudication of any civil case involving an indigent person.

(6) Reasonable pretrial consultation fees and costs.

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

Subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) apply when court-appointed counsel is appointed; when the court determines that the litigant is indigent for costs; or when the litigant is acting pro se and the court determines that the litigant is indigent for costs at the trial or appellate level. This section applies in any situation in which the court appoints counsel to protect a litigant’s due process rights. The Justice Administrative Commission shall approve uniform contract forms for use in processing payments for due process services under this section. In each case in which a private attorney represents a person determined by the court to be indigent for costs, the attorney shall execute the commission’s contract for private attorneys representing persons determined to be indigent for costs.

History.—s. 7, ch. 2000-237; s. 43, ch. 2003-402; s. 16, ch. 2005-236; s. 18, ch. 2007-62.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 29.007

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 29.007.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 29.007

Total Results: 20

In Re: Amendments to Florida Probate Rules - 2023 Legislation

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2023-12-14T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: chart. - 29 - 7. Type or print answers to all of the questions

JULIANNE M. HOLT, P.D. v. MICHAEL EDWARD KEETLEY & STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-06-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: , as prescribed by ss. 29.006 and 29.007, funded by the state. 2Among other…conflict precluding representation. See §§ 27.5304, 29.007, Fla. Stat. (2016).

Holt v. Keetley

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2018-06-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 250 So. 3d 206

Snippet: process services, as prescribed by ss. 29.006 and 29.007, funded by the state. Among other things, the…conflict precluding representation. See §§ 27.5304, 29.007, Fla. Stat. (2016). This court subsequently denied

Rodriguez v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2017-10-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 230 So. 3d 1249

Snippet: of a motion to authorize payment under section 29.007(4), Florida Statutes (2015), for a polygraph examination

Charles D. Patten v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 204 So. 3d 977, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 17886

Snippet: process services, as prescribed by ss. 29.006 and 29.007, funded by the state. § 27.52(5), Fla. Stat

Kevin Watkins v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-03-08T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 159 So. 3d 323

Snippet: process services, as prescribed by ss. 29.006 and 29.007, funded by the state.” 2 . We see

Dufour v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2011-08-25T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 69 So. 3d 235, 2011 WL 320985

Snippet: in the majority opinion. See majority op. at 28-29. [7] Atkins adopted this framework from the AAIDD&

Justice Administrative Commission v. Official Reporters, Inc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-05-27T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 61 So. 3d 1269, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 7746

Snippet: excess of the statutory rates in those cases. See §§ 29.007 (requiring the state to pay the “[reasonable court

Justice Administrative Commission v. McNeilly

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-04-15T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 59 So. 3d 302, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 5370, 2011 WL 1431535

Snippet: JAC was not obligated to pay counsel’s fees. § 29.007(2), Florida Statutes (2010); see also Goettel;

Criminal Specialist Investigations, Inc. v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2011-02-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 58 So. 3d 883, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 1587, 2011 WL 362423

Snippet: necessary expenses” in accordance with section 29.007(6), Florida Statutes (2009). § 27.5304(1), Fla.…easonable pretrial consultation fees and costs.” § 29.007(6). Although the JAC is the entity that provides

Justice Administration Commission v. Goettel

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2010-04-30T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 32 So. 3d 786, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5956, 2010 WL 1728924

Snippet: surrendered her rights to her child in writing. Section 29.007, Florida Statutes (2008), authorizes payment for…guarantees and federal and state statutes." § 29.007(2) (emphasis added). If the mother had a right

Justice Administrative Commission v. Harp

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-12-31T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 24 So. 3d 779, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 20568, 2009 WL 5150300

Snippet: mother during the termination proceeding.[2] Section 29.007(2), Florida Statutes (2009), authorizes the JAC

PMI Mortgage Insurance Co. v. Kahn

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-12-09T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 26 So. 3d 25, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 19078, 2009 WL 4639638

Snippet: magistrate, or a special magistrate. Under subsection 56.29(7), a special magistrate "shall be paid the fees…Florida § 11.12, at 11-15 (3d. ed. 2007) (citing § 56.29(7), (11), Fla. Stat.). 3D09-65 District

Justice Administrative Commission v. Berry

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2009-02-04T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 5 So. 3d 696, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 760, 2009 WL 249231

Snippet: to order the state, in contravention of section 29.007 of the Florida Statutes, to pay the fees of an …to represent someone who is not indigent. See § 29.007(1), Fla. Stat. (2007) (authorizing the use of state

Justice Administrative Com'n v. Peterson

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2008-07-23T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 989 So. 2d 663

Snippet: Because the plain language of the statute, section 29.007(2), Florida Statutes (2006), authorizing the JAC…constitutional due process right to appointed counsel. See § 29.007(2) (authorizing the JAC to pay attorney's

OFFICE OF STATE ATTORNEY v. Polites

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2005-05-25T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 904 So. 2d 527

Snippet: section 916.115(2). See §§ 29.005(4), 29.006(4), 29.007(5), Fla. Stat. (2004). The Florida Legislature …When it passed sections 29.005(4), 29.006(4), and 29.007(5), the Legislature acknowledged that system and…similar statutes: sections 29.006(3) and (4) and 29.007(4) and (5), Florida Statutes (2004), respectively

Chatlos Foundation, Inc. v. D'Arata

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2004-08-06T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 882 So. 2d 1021

Snippet: attorneys' fees pf $4,306.50 for Jonathan McCants (29.7 hours x $145.00 per hour thru 3/15/02); attorneys

DeGregorio v. Balkwill

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2003-08-21T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 853 So. 2d 371

Snippet: had seized a vehicle on July 22, 1983. On July 29, seven days after the seizure, the owner of the vehicle

Durant v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2000-01-18T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 763 So. 2d 1157

Snippet: scoresheet showed a recommended minimum sentence of 29.7 imprisonment and a maximum sentence of 49.5 months

McDuffy v. Moore

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1999-12-07T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 747 So. 2d 1003

Snippet: pursuant to Florida Administrative Code Rule 33-29.007 all the way to the Secretary of the Department …Mr. McDuffy's grievance was denied, rule 33-29.007(8) governed the process by which the Department…, the Department of Corrections amended rule 33-29.007 to clarify when an order is filed with the agency… (July 17, 1998). The amendment brought rule 33-29.007 in line with the Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure…and mailed. Under this amended version of rule 33-29.007, the date the order is mailed is also the date