Florida Statute 142.9 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 142
COUNTY FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND

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F.S. 142.09

142.09 If defendant is not convicted or dies.—If the defendant is not convicted, or the prosecution is abated by the death of the defendant, or if the costs are imposed on the defendant and execution against him or her is returned no property found, or if a nolle prosse be entered, in each of these cases the fees of witnesses and officers arising from criminal causes shall be paid by the state in the manner specified in s. 40.29; provided, that when a committing trial court judge holds to bail or commits a person to answer to a criminal charge and an information is not filed or an indictment found against such person, the costs and fees of such committing trial shall not be paid by the state, except the costs of executing the warrants.

History.—ss. 3, 7, ch. 4323, 1895; GS 970; RGS 1782; CGL 2833; s. 847, ch. 95-147; s. 6, ch. 2004-11; s. 56, ch. 2004-265.

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Cases Citing Statute 142.09

Total Results: 7

Rose v. Palm Beach Cty.

361 So. 2d 135, 1978 Fla. LEXIS 4857

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 13, 1978 | Docket: 1685747

Cited 37 times | Published

witnesses and officers" are to be paid by the county. § 142.09, Fla. Stat. (1977). [2] Palm Beach County v.

Merkle v. Robinson

737 So. 2d 540, 1999 WL 506972

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 8, 1999 | Docket: 1709516

Cited 23 times | Published

the "exceptional circumstances" envisioned by section 142.[9] This Court has consistently followed the Restatement

Warren v. Capuano

269 So. 2d 380

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 2, 1972 | Docket: 1722368

Cited 15 times | Published

insolvent defendants. The appellee also relies on Section 142.09, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., as authority to

Warren v. Capuano

282 So. 2d 873

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jun 27, 1973 | Docket: 1235437

Cited 13 times | Published

of F.S. Sections 939.06, 939.07 and 939.08, Section 142.09, Section 48.021, and Chapter 942, F.S.A., to

Strauss v. Dade County

253 So. 2d 864

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 11, 1971 | Docket: 1451109

Cited 7 times | Published

the County under Fla. Stat. § 142.09 * * *." We further said: "Section 142.09 is applicable here under its

Lunetto v. State

274 So. 2d 251, 1973 Fla. App. LEXIS 7145

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 9, 1973 | Docket: 64530879

Published

witness were taxable costs under F.S. § 939.06 and § 142.09, F.S.A. In that case the state entered a nolle

Carr v. Dade County

250 So. 2d 865, 1971 Fla. LEXIS 3559

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 12, 1971 | Docket: 64521556

Published

fee must be paid by the County under Fla.Stat. § 142.09, F.S. A.,3 just as the costs of the prosecutions