The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title V
JUDICIAL BRANCH

Chapter 34
COUNTY COURTS

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F.S. 34.191

34.191 Fines and forfeitures; dispositions.—

(1) All fines and forfeitures arising from offenses tried in the county court shall be collected and accounted for by the clerk of the court and, other than the charge provided in s. 318.1215, disbursed in accordance with ss. 28.2402, 34.045, 142.01, and 142.03 and subject to the provisions of s. 28.246(5) and (6). Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, all fines and forfeitures arising from operation of the provisions of s. 318.1215 shall be disbursed in accordance with that section.

(2) All fines and forfeitures received from violations of municipal ordinances committed within a municipality within the territorial jurisdiction of the county court, other than the charge provided in s. 318.1215, shall be paid monthly to the municipality except as provided in s. 28.2402(2), s. 34.045(2), s. 318.21, or s. 943.25. A municipality does not include the unincorporated areas, if any, of a government created pursuant to s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

(3) All other fines and forfeitures collected by the clerk, other than the charge provided in s. 318.1215, shall be considered income of the office of the clerk for use in performing court-related duties of the office.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 72-70; s. 17, ch. 72-404; s. 3, ch. 80-179; s. 3, ch. 83-215; s. 1, ch. 85-250; s. 1, ch. 85-255; s. 2, ch. 86-154; s. 3, ch. 96-350; s. 2, ch. 98-258; s. 56, ch. 2003-402; s. 34, ch. 2004-265; s. 6, ch. 2005-2; s. 23, ch. 2005-236.

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Amendments to 34.191

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 34.191

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 34.191.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

KLEINMAN v. CITY OF SAN MARCOS,, 597 F.3d 323 (5th Cir. 2010)

. . . . § 34.191. . . .

STATE v. M. GARNER,, 402 So. 2d 1333 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . not be waived but shall be paid to the Traffic Violations Bureau and distributed as provided in ss. 34.191 . . .

In ABOLITION OF MUNICIPAL COURTS TRANSITION RULE, 339 So. 2d 1119 (Fla. 1976)

. . . . § 34.191(2), F.S.A., to be assessed against a defendant in the county court and paid to the county. . . .

In TRANSITION RULE, 270 So. 2d 739 (Fla. 1972)

. . . . § 34.191, F.S.A., relating to fines, forfeitures and costs contains the following: “(1) All fines and . . . V, § 20 (c)(8), and Fla.Stat. § 34.191(2), F.S.A., of costs required to be assessed in the county court . . .