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Fla. Stat. § 394.929 (2025)

Program costs.

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394.929 Program costs.The Department of Children and Families is responsible for all costs relating to the evaluation and treatment of persons committed to the department’s custody as sexually violent predators. A county is not obligated to fund costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, court-appointed counsel, or other costs required by this part. Other costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, and court-appointed counsel required by this part shall be paid from state funds appropriated by general law.
History.s. 21, ch. 98-64; s. 24, ch. 99-222; s. 3, ch. 2002-59; s. 107, ch. 2014-19.
Note.Former s. 916.49.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 2003–2008 · leading case: Garner v. State, 839 So. 2d 924 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003).
Garner v. State, 839 So. 2d 924 (Fla. 4th DCA 2003). “In addition, section 394.929 provides that “[t]he Department of Children and Family Services is responsible for all costs relating to the evaluation and treatment of persons committed to the department’s [Department of Children and Families] custody as sexually violent predators.”
Chapman v. State, 974 So. 2d 625 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). · cites it 2× “There is no statutory authority to impose costs and fees for a prosecution under the Sexually Violent Predators Act.”
Perron v. State, 995 So. 2d 1126 (Fla. 4th DCA 2008). · cites it 2× “§ 394.929, Fla. Stat. (2002). In Chapman v.”
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