The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title VI
CIVIL PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE

Chapter 57
COURT COSTS

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F.S. 57.051

57.051 Costs; prohibition against unlawful exaction.—

(1) PROHIBITION.—No officer shall make two charges for the same official act or service, nor charge for any constructive service. No fee shall be charged for any official service performed or claimed to be performed by any officer unless the fee is specifically authorized and its amount is specified by law.

(2) PENALTY.—When any officer willfully charges or levies more than he or she is entitled to, the officer shall forfeit and pay to the party injured 4 times the amount unjustly claimed which may be recovered on motion in the court where the services were rendered.

History.—ss. 2, 8, ch. 73, 1847; ss. 3, 4, ch. 1535, 1866; RS 1305; GS 1737; RGS 2952; CGL 4676; s. 13, ch. 67-254; s. 312, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 58.05.

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Amendments to 57.051

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 57.051

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 57.051.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

H. BECKWITH, Jr. v. WEBB S FABULOUS PHARMACIES, INC., 374 So. 2d 951 (Fla. 1979)

. . . The statute is also unconstitutional, says the receiver, because it violates section 57.051, Florida . . . county governing authority the total interest earned on all investments during the preceding year. . § 57.051 . . .