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The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Chapter 142
COUNTY FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND
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CHAPTER 142
CHAPTER 142
COUNTY FINE AND FORFEITURE FUND
142.01 Fine and forfeiture fund; disposition of revenue; clerk of the circuit court.
142.02 Levy of a special tax.
142.03 Disposition of fines, forfeitures, and civil penalties to municipalities.
142.09 If defendant is not convicted or dies.
142.15 Prisoner confined in different county.
142.16 Change of venue.
142.01 Fine and forfeiture fund; disposition of revenue; clerk of the circuit court.—
(1)(a) There shall be established by the clerk of the circuit court in each county of this state a separate fund to be known as the fine and forfeiture fund for use by the clerk of the circuit court in performing court-related functions. The fund shall consist of the following:
1. Fines and penalties pursuant to ss. 28.2402(2), 34.045(2), 316.193, 327.35, 327.72, 379.2203(1), and 775.083(1).
2. That portion of civil penalties directed to this fund pursuant to s. 318.21.
3. Court costs pursuant to ss. 28.2402(1)(b), 34.045(1)(b), 318.14(10)(b), 318.18(12)(a), 327.73(9)(a) and (11)(a), and 938.05(3).
4. Proceeds from forfeited bail bonds, unclaimed bonds, unclaimed moneys, or recognizances pursuant to ss. 321.05(4)(a), 379.2203(1), and 903.26(3)(a).
5. Fines and forfeitures pursuant to s. 34.191.
6. Filing fees received pursuant to ss. 28.241 and 34.041, unless the disposition of such fees is otherwise required by law.
7. All other revenues received by the clerk as revenue authorized by law to be retained by the clerk.
(b) The clerk of the circuit court in each county may invest funds held in the fine and forfeiture fund as provided in paragraph (a) in an interest-bearing account.
(2) Interest earned in the fine and forfeiture fund must be deposited into the Public Records Modernization Trust Fund to be used exclusively for additional court-related operations and enhancements.
(3) Notwithstanding this section, all fines and forfeitures arising from operation of s. 318.1215 shall be disbursed in accordance with that section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 4323, 1895; s. 1, ch. 4672, 1899; GS 961; RGS 1774; CGL 2825; s. 2, ch. 77-452; s. 1, ch. 82-107; s. 6, ch. 88-381; s. 2, ch. 90-111; s. 1, ch. 94-107; s. 31, ch. 97-271; s. 81, ch. 2003-402; s. 54, ch. 2004-265; s. 42, ch. 2005-236; s. 185, ch. 2008-247; s. 12, ch. 2009-204; s. 12, ch. 2013-44; s. 22, ch. 2024-57; s. 8, ch. 2024-153.
142.02 Levy of a special tax.—The board of county commissioners of every county may levy a special tax, not to exceed 2 mills, upon the real and personal property of the respective counties, to be assessed and collected as other county taxes are assessed and collected, for such costs of criminal prosecutions. Proceeds of the special tax funds shall be paid out only for criminal expenses, fees, and costs, if the crime was committed in the county, and the fees and costs are a legal claim against the county, in accordance with the provisions of this chapter. Any surplus funds remaining from the tax to fund criminal prosecutions at the end of a fiscal year may be transferred to the county general revenue fund.
History.—s. 1, ch. 4323, 1895; s. 1, ch. 4672, 1899; GS 962; RGS 1775; CGL 2826; s. 82, ch. 2003-402.
142.03 Disposition of fines, forfeitures, and civil penalties to municipalities.—Fines, forfeitures, and civil penalties collected in cases involving violations of municipal ordinances, violations of chapter 316 committed within a municipality, or infractions under the provisions of chapter 318 committed within a municipality shall be paid in full each month to the appropriate municipality as provided in ss. 28.2402, 34.045, 316.660, and 318.21.
History.—s. 2, ch. 4323, 1895; s. 1, ch. 5155, 1903; GS 963; RGS 1776; CGL 2827; s. 20, ch. 73-334; s. 2, ch. 76-31; s. 2, ch. 77-452; s. 7, ch. 88-381; s. 3, ch. 89-297; s. 2, ch. 90-111; s. 2, ch. 94-107; s. 32, ch. 97-271; s. 83, ch. 2003-402; s. 55, ch. 2004-265.
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.
142.15 Prisoner confined in different county.—Where the prisoner is confined in the jail of a different county from the one in which the crime was committed, then the sheriff’s bill for feeding such prisoner shall be presented to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the crime is alleged to have been committed, and paid by such county. If the sheriff should subsequently collect any such fees for feeding a prisoner, he or she shall pay the same to the county in which the crime is alleged to have been committed.
History.—s. 9, ch. 4323, 1895; ch. 4527, 1897; GS 977; RGS 1788; CGL 2839; s. 851, ch. 95-147; s. 84, ch. 2003-402.
142.16 Change of venue.—In case of change of venue in any case, all fines and forfeitures in such case go to the clerk in the county in which the case was adjudicated.
History.—s. 10, ch. 4323, 1895; GS 978; RGS 1789; CGL 2840; s. 85, ch. 2003-402.

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S370.142 2a5 - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6784 - M: S
S370.142 2a5 - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6785 - M: F
S370.142 2c1 - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6786 - M: S
S370.142 2c1 - CONSERVATION-FISH - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6788 - M: S
S370.142 2c1 - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6787 - M: F
S370.142 2c1 - CONSERVATION-FISH - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6789 - M: F
S370.142 2c2 - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6790 - M: S
S370.142 2c2 - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6791 - M: F
S370.142 2c3 - CONSERVATION-FISH - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6793 - M: F
S370.142 2c3 - CONSERVATION-FISH - DUPLICATE. SEE REC # 6794 - F: T
S370.142 2c3 - CONSERVATION-FISH - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6794 - F: T
S370.142 2c3 - CONSERVATION-FISH - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6792 - M: S
S370.142 2c4 - CONSERVATION-FISH - RENUMBERED. SEE REC# 6211 - M: S
S370.142 2c4a - FORGERY OF - RENUMBERED SEE REC #4523 - F: T
S370.142 2c4a - COUNTERFEITING OF - RENUMBERED SEE REC #4524 - F: T
S370.142 2c4b - POSSESS FORGED - RENUMBERED SEE REC #4525 - F: T
S370.142 2c4b - POSSESS COUNTERFEITED - RENUMBERED SEE REC #4526 - F: T
S370.142 2c4c - FRAUD - RENUMBERED SEE REC #4527 - F: T
S370.142 2c5a - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED SEE REC #4528 - F: T
S370.142 2c5a - FORGERY OF - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6795 - F: T
S370.142 2c5a - COUNTERFEITING OF - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6796 - F: T
S370.142 2c5b - POSSESS FORGED - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6797 - F: T
S370.142 2c5b - POSSESS COUNTERFEITED - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6798 - F: T
S370.142 2c5c - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6799 - F: T
S370.142 2c6a - CONSERVATION-LICENSE-STAMP - RENUMBERED. SEE REC # 6800 - F: T
S581.142 - PUBLIC ORDER CRIMES - SELL NON VIABLE PLANT NURSERY STOCK - M: F

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Cases Citing Statute 142

Total Results: 20

Massachusetts Educational Financing Authority v. Ryan T. Fernandez and Silvia Fernandez

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-11

Snippet: added); see also Burkhart v. Gowin, 98 So. 140, 142 (Fla. 1923) (“[S]eparate, unrelated, distinct, and

Mark H. Schofield v. Monroe County, Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: based on Massey v. Charlotte County, 842 So. 2d 142, 144 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003). Massey appears to simply

Baxter v. Baxter

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: action. See Lambertini v. Lambertini, 655 So. 2d 142, 143 (Fla. 3d DCA 1995). But the court noted that

Tyrone T. Johnson v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-19

Snippet: 3d 952, 966-67 (Fla. 2008); Fla. R. App. P. 9.142(a)(5). “In determining the sufficiency of the evidence

Martin Mulderrig v. Unifirst Corporation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-11

Snippet: order for lack of jurisdiction. Kozell v. Kozell, 142 So. 3d 891, 894 (Fla. 4th DCA 2014) (“[T]his court

Roman v. Sos

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-09-06

Snippet: for damages sustained in a car accident. Id. at 142. The defendant admitted liability, and the case went

Loran Cole v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-23

Snippet: relief might be granted.” (quoting Davis v. State, 142 So. 3d 867, 873-74 (Fla. 2014))).

LILLY J. CULVER v. LEONARD R. LEWIS

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-13

Snippet: Lower Tribunal No. 22-DR-142 _____________________________

Christopher Pretzer v. Rick Swearingen, individually and in his official capacity, and Florida Department of Law Enforcement

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-19

Snippet: Prisons before filing suit. McCarthy, 503 U.S. at 142. The Supreme Court unanimously rejected that claim

Mary Catherine Marshall v. Kevin Mac William

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-17

Snippet: Commander Enters. Centereach, LLC, 925 N.Y.S.2d 142, 144 (N.Y. App. Div. 2011); accord Rosiny v. Schmidt

In Re: Amendments to Florida Rules of Appellate Procedure 9.142 and 9.210

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-11

Snippet: FLORIDA RULES OF APPELLATE PROCEDURE 9.142 AND 9.210. July 11,

Tyrone T. Johnson v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-11

Snippet: 3d 952, 966-67 (Fla. 2008); Fla. R. App. P. 9.142(a)(5). “In determining the sufficiency of the evidence

PAGE, PAGE v. UNITED STATES OF AMERICA DEPARTMENT OF TREASURY - INTERNAL REVENUE SERVICE, BANK OF AMERICA, N. A.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-10

Snippet: 842 So. 2d 3 142, 146 (Fla. 2d DCA 2003) ("Procedural due process

Murphy v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-03

Snippet: (Fla. 2008); see also Ferris v. State, 100 So. 3d 142, 144– 45 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) (Wetherell, J., concurring)

James Herard v. State of Florida

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-07-03

Snippet: underlying murder conviction. See Fla. R. App. P. 9.142(a)(5); Kirkman v. State, 233

Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-20

Snippet: of probation. See Douchard v. State, 357 So. 3d 142, 148– 49 (Fla. 4th DCA 2023); Jenkins v. State, 332

Keith Malley v. Cortney Malley

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-06-20

Snippet: parenting plan. See Preudhomme v. Bailey, 82 So. 3d 138, 142 (Fla. 4th DCA 2012) (“Because we are reversing on

Bullion v. Johnson, Florida Sheriff's Risk Management Fund

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-31

Snippet: _____________________________ No. 1D2022-0142 _____________________________

Patterson v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-29

Snippet: to be sanctioned. See Ferris v. State, 100 So. 3d 142, 144 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) (Wetherell, J., concurring)

Usry v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-05-29

Snippet: (Fla. 2008); see also Ferris v. State, 100 So. 3d 142, 144–45 (Fla. 1st DCA 2012) (Wetherell, J., concurring)