Florida Statute 394.473 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XXIX
PUBLIC HEALTH

Chapter 394
MENTAL HEALTH

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394.473 Attorney’s fee; expert witness fee.—

(1) In the case of an indigent person for whom an attorney is appointed pursuant to the provisions of this part, the attorney shall be compensated by the state pursuant to s. 27.5304. In the case of an indigent person, the court may appoint a public defender. The public defender shall receive no additional compensation other than that usually paid his or her office.

(2) In the case of an indigent person for whom expert testimony is required in a court hearing pursuant to the provisions of this act, the expert, except one who is classified as a full-time employee of the state or who is receiving remuneration from the state for his or her time in attendance at the hearing, shall be compensated by the state pursuant to s. 27.5304.

History.—s. 13, ch. 71-131; s. 10, ch. 73-133; s. 25, ch. 73-334; s. 12, ch. 79-298; s. 3, ch. 82-176; s. 14, ch. 82-212; s. 713, ch. 95-148; s. 107, ch. 2003-402; s. 70, ch. 2004-265.

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Hill v. State, 358 So. 2d 190 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978).

Cited 18 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

...57, 201, 202-03 (1976) (contrasting views of Wilkie, Lumbard and Wright, JJ.). Baxtrom, Jackson, and Humphrey are analyzed in Waite v. Jacobs, 154 U.S.App.D.C. 281, 286-88, 475 F.2d 392, 397-99 (1973) and in United States v. Ecker, 177 U.S.App.D.C. 31, 47-52, 543 F.2d 178, 194-99 (1976). [23] Section 394.473 provides for such representation of indigents, and there is no reason to suppose that Fla.R.Crim.P....

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Dade Cnty. v. Baker, 362 So. 2d 151 (Fla. 3d DCA 1978).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

...rivate counsel for an insolvent defendant in a criminal case under Sections 27.53(2), 27.53(3) and 925.035, Florida Statutes (1977), or for an insolvent respondent in an involuntary hospitalization proceeding (as to reasonable attorney's fees) under Section 394.473, Florida Statutes (1977)....

...ppointing the public defender or private counsel to represent an insolvent respondent. If private counsel is appointed, the court may award reasonable attorney's fees for such counsel to be paid by the county in which the respondent is hospitalized. § 394.473, Fla....

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Seminole Cnty. v. Mize, 533 So. 2d 853 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1988).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 13 Fla. L. Weekly 2362, 1988 Fla. App. LEXIS 4636, 1988 WL 107913

...Section 43.28 states: "The counties shall provide appropriate courtrooms, facilities, equipment, and, unless provided by the state, personnel necessary to operate the circuit and county courts." . Section 394.451, et seq., Florida Statutes (1987). . Section 394.467(2)(b), Florida Statutes (1987). . Section 394.473, Florida Statutes (1987).

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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1975).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

Mental Health Act, Part I of Chapter 394, F.S. Section 394.473(3) does not have any effect on payment of witness