Florida Statute 29.007 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 29
COURT SYSTEM FUNDING

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F.S. 29.007

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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Total Results: 13

Justice Administrative Com'n v. Peterson

989 So. 2d 663, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 11220, 2008 WL 2811999

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 23, 2008 | Docket: 1210658

Cited 17 times | Published

Because the plain language of the statute, section 29.007(2), Florida Statutes (2006), authorizing the

Clark v. Riley

595 F.3d 1258, 2010 U.S. App. LEXIS 2457, 108 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1284, 2010 WL 377020

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Feb 4, 2010 | Docket: 227312

Cited 10 times | Published

"section" during the codification process, see Ala.Code § 29-7-8(a) ("The Code Commissioner. . . . may . . .

Justice Administrative Commission v. Berry

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 4, 2009 | Docket: 1663604

Cited 4 times | Published

authority to order the state, in contravention of section 29.007 of the Florida Statutes, to pay the fees of

Justice Administrative Commission v. Harp

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 31, 2009 | Docket: 1648473

Cited 3 times | Published

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

Rodriguez v. State

230 So. 3d 1249

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 25, 2017 | Docket: 6179298

Published

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

Justice Administrative Commission v. McNeilly

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 15, 2011 | Docket: 60299675

Published

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

Criminal Specialist Investigations, Inc. v. State

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 2011 | Docket: 60299536

Published

and necessary expenses” in accordance with section 29.007(6), Florida Statutes (2009). § 27.5304(1),

Justice Administration Commission v. Goettel

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

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 2010 | Docket: 1662416

Published

surrendered her rights to her child in writing. Section 29.007, Florida Statutes (2008), authorizes payment

PBP Holdings, Inc. v. Department of Revenue

550 So. 2d 127, 14 Fla. L. Weekly 2308, 1989 Fla. App. LEXIS 5463, 1989 WL 114467

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 1989 | Docket: 64645494

Published

Dade County did so. Its version, contained in section 29-7 of the Metropolitan Dade County Code (1983)

Green v. Board of County Commissioners, Metropolitan Dade County

396 So. 2d 1209, 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 19286

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 21, 1981 | Docket: 64581916

Published

qualify as ‘Special Court Reporters’ pursuant to Section 29.07, Florida Statutes, which provides: “ ‘In case

State v. Garrett

310 So. 2d 751, 1975 Fla. App. LEXIS 14072

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 7, 1975 | Docket: 64545566

Published

the trial proper, pursuant to F.S. § 29.02 and § 29.07 (1973). The trial court entered the contested order

Robbin v. Brewer

236 So. 2d 448, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 6320

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 12, 1970 | Docket: 64515011

Published

the court function properly, and pursuant to Section 29.07, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., appointed the defendant

Cleary Bros. Construction Co. v. Phelps

24 So. 2d 51, 156 Fla. 461, 1945 Fla. LEXIS 898

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 1945 | Docket: 3261168

Published

case was tried, but, if not, the provisions of Section 29.07 could have been invoked. It provides that where