Florida Statute 893.165 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVI
CRIMES

Chapter 893
DRUG ABUSE PREVENTION AND CONTROL

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893.165 County alcohol and other drug abuse treatment or education trust funds.—

(1) Counties in which there is established or in existence a comprehensive alcohol and other drug abuse treatment or education program which meets the standards for qualification of such programs by the Department of Children and Families are authorized to establish a County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund for the purpose of receiving the assessments collected pursuant to s. 938.23 and disbursing assistance grants on an annual basis to such alcohol and other drug abuse treatment or education program.

(2) Assessments collected by the clerks of court pursuant to s. 938.23 shall be remitted to the board of county commissioners of the county in which the indictment was found or the prosecution commenced for payment into the County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund. The county commissioners shall require a full report from all clerks of county courts and clerks of circuit courts once each month of the amount of assessments imposed by their courts.

(3)(a) No county shall receive assessments collected pursuant to s. 938.23 in an amount exceeding that county’s jurisdictional share as described in subsection (2).

(b) Assessments collected by clerks of circuit courts having more than one county in the circuit, for any county in the circuit which does not have a County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund, shall be remitted to the Department of Children and Families, in accordance with administrative rules adopted, for deposit into the department’s Grants and Donations Trust Fund for distribution pursuant to the guidelines and priorities developed by the department.

(4) No assessments shall be remitted to a county until the board of county commissioners has submitted documentation to the court substantiating the establishment of its County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund.

(5) If the board of county commissioners chooses to establish a County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund, the board shall be responsible for the establishment of such fund and its implementation, administration, supervision, and evaluation.

(6) In order to receive assistance grants from the County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund, county alcohol and other drug abuse prevention, treatment, or education programs shall be designated by the board of county commissioners as the chosen program recipients. Designations shall be made annually, based on success of the programs.

(7) An alcohol and other drug abuse treatment or education program recipient shall, in seeking assistance grants from the County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund, provide the board of county commissioners with detailed financial information and requests for expenditures.

History.—s. 4, ch. 88-381; s. 3, ch. 93-194; s. 37, ch. 97-271; s. 305, ch. 99-8; s. 5, ch. 2009-47; s. 307, ch. 2014-19.

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Cases Citing Statute 893.165

Total Results: 8

Reyes v. State

655 So. 2d 111, 1995 WL 65502

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 15, 1995 | Docket: 457341

Cited 105 times | Published

abuse treatment or drug education programs. Section 893.165 allows these funds to be distributed to a county

Ayoub v. State

901 So. 2d 311, 2005 WL 1025960

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 4, 2005 | Docket: 1216237

Cited 13 times | Published

take steps to include a reference to both section 893.165 and ordinance 88-52 in future cost orders")

Cook v. State

896 So. 2d 870, 2005 WL 433216

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 2005 | Docket: 1683511

Cited 8 times | Published

Fund "pursuant to Florida Statutes 893.165." Section 893.165, Florida Statutes (2003), provides for the

Brown v. State

666 So. 2d 240, 1996 WL 2274

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 5, 1996 | Docket: 1510973

Cited 4 times | Published

authorized under paragraph 893.13(4)(a)[2] and section 893.165, Florida Statutes (1991). These statutes were

Stephen Trusty v. State of Florida

210 So. 3d 758, 2017 WL 573799, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 1831

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 14, 2017 | Docket: 4584636

Cited 1 times | Published

involving certain alcohol or drug offenses, and section 893.165 *761 provides for those fines

MICHAEL BARTOLONE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 20, 2021 | Docket: 60660145

Published

an alcohol or drug program as provided in section 893.165, Florida Statutes. That statute authorizes

Munfus v. State

675 So. 2d 1054, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 7148, 1996 WL 372492

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1996 | Docket: 64765557

Published

to the County Drug Abuse Fund pursuant to section 893.165, Florida Statutes. The statute only authorizes

Brown v. State

675 So. 2d 219, 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 6045, 1996 WL 303071

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 7, 1996 | Docket: 64765257

Published

pursuant to section 893.165, Florida Statutes (Florida Drug Abuse Trust Fund).” Section 893.165 references

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