Florida Statute 938.06 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 938
COURT COSTS

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F.S. 938.06

938.06 Cost for crime stoppers programs.—

(1) In addition to any fine prescribed by law, when a person is convicted of any criminal offense, the county or circuit court shall assess a court cost of $20.

(2) The clerk of the court shall collect and forward, on a monthly basis, all costs assessed under this section, less $3 per assessment as a service charge to be retained by the clerk, to the Department of Revenue for deposit in the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, to be used as provided in s. 16.555.

(3) As used in this section, the term “convicted” means a determination of guilt that is the result of a trial or the entry of a plea of guilty or nolo contendere, regardless of whether adjudication is withheld.

History.—s. 1, ch. 98-319; s. 22, ch. 2001-122; s. 125, ch. 2003-402; s. 31, ch. 2010-162.

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Cases Citing Statute 938.06

Total Results: 40

VKE v. State

934 So. 2d 1276, 2006 WL 1838948

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 2006 | Docket: 2185398

Cited 29 times | Published

benefit of the Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and section 938.06 imposes, as a court cost, a $20.00 surcharge

Derrell J. Chamblee v. State of Florida

905 F.3d 1192

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 28, 2018 | Docket: 7950400

Cited 26 times | Published

938.05 ; (2) a $20 court cost under Fla. Stat. § 938.06 ; and (3) a $50 fine under Fla. Stat. § 775.083(2)

VKE v. State

902 So. 2d 343, 2005 WL 1250783

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 27, 2005 | Docket: 1675050

Cited 16 times | Published

benefit of the Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and section 938.06 imposes, as a court cost, a $20.00 surcharge

Pullam v. State

55 So. 3d 674, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 2215, 2011 WL 589928

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 22, 2011 | Docket: 2525847

Cited 8 times | Published

for any criminal offense prescribed by law." Section 938.06(1) authorizes a $20 court cost "in addition

Dadds v. State

946 So. 2d 1129, 2006 WL 3687106

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 15, 2006 | Docket: 1771848

Cited 6 times | Published

resentencing was not required). Relying on section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2004), the trial court also

Lang v. State

856 So. 2d 1105, 2003 WL 22399538

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 22, 2003 | Docket: 1298028

Cited 5 times | Published

imposed, except the $20.00 assessed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2001), for the Crime Stoppers

Sanders v. State

101 So. 3d 373, 2012 WL 4512774, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16705

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 3, 2012 | Docket: 60226271

Cited 4 times | Published

Crime Stoppers Trust Fund imposed pursuant to section 938.06(1), Florida Statutes (2009), and the $100 cost

Perdue v. State

17 So. 3d 1283, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 14714, 2009 WL 3151347

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2009 | Docket: 985071

Cited 4 times | Published

costs towards the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund. Section 938.06(1) authorizes the cost as "an additional surcharge"

Kimball v. State

933 So. 2d 1285, 2006 WL 2135842

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 2, 2006 | Docket: 1309017

Cited 4 times | Published

the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, authorized by section 938.06. Regarding the $2 assessment, Kimball asserts

Mallory v. State

70 So. 3d 738, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 15031, 2011 WL 4398535

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 2011 | Docket: 1314964

Cited 3 times | Published

Statutes (2009); and a $20 court cost pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2009). As the State properly

Masengale v. State

969 So. 2d 1218, 2007 WL 4355282

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 14, 2007 | Docket: 1403788

Cited 3 times | Published

Trust Fund pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2005). Section 938.06(1) authorizes this cost

Clavelle v. State

80 So. 3d 456, 2012 WL 603815, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 2935

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 27, 2012 | Docket: 1315100

Cited 2 times | Published

Costs" for the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, under section 938.06, Florida Statutes, which provides that this

Colson v. State

114 So. 3d 415, 2013 WL 2360939, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 8569

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 30, 2013 | Docket: 60231915

Cited 1 times | Published

Crime Stoppers Trust Fund imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes, would have been stricken

Sharpe v. State

115 So. 3d 1021, 2013 WL 2232316, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 8219

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 22, 2013 | Docket: 60232050

Cited 1 times | Published

Statutes; and a $20 court cost pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes. Because the trial court

Youman v. State

112 So. 3d 693, 2013 WL 1859186, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 7289

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 6, 2013 | Docket: 60231225

Cited 1 times | Published

and the $20 court cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06(1), Florida Statutes, in all six cases. The

Sims v. State

110 So. 3d 975, 2013 WL 1403316, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 5599

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 8, 2013 | Docket: 60230549

Cited 1 times | Published

Crime Stoppers Trust Fund imposed pursuant to section 938.06(1), Florida Statutes, must also be stricken

Spear v. State

109 So. 3d 232, 2013 WL 163432

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 16, 2013 | Docket: 60229519

Cited 1 times | Published

stoppers programs in criminal cases pursuant to section 938.06(1), Florida Statutes (2010), is mandatory regardless

Giles v. State

103 So. 3d 1058, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 337, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 121

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 10, 2013 | Docket: 60226873

Cited 1 times | Published

fine, the $20 court cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06 must also be stricken. See Sanders v. State

Kirkland v. State

106 So. 3d 4, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 65, 2013 WL 11876

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 2, 2013 | Docket: 60228193

Cited 1 times | Published

trial court did not impose a fine, pursuant to section 938.06(1), Fla. Stat (2009), the $20 imposition of

Pruitt v. State

98 So. 3d 231, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16491, 2012 WL 4497732

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2012 | Docket: 60312243

Cited 1 times | Published

imposition of the $20 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2010), because no fine was

Moreno-Gonzalez v. State

67 So. 3d 1020, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 360, 2011 Fla. LEXIS 1567, 2011 WL 2637438

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 2011 | Docket: 60301917

Cited 1 times | Published

affiant, Detective Hernandez, as mandated by section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2007). On March 3, 2008

V.K.E. v. State

934 So. 2d 1276, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 505, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 1475

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 2006 | Docket: 64845913

Cited 1 times | Published

benefit of the Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and section 938.06 imposes, as a court cost, a $20.00 surcharge

Derrell J. Chamblee v. State of Florida

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 28, 2018 | Docket: 7968600

Published

938.05; (2) a $20 court cost under Fla. Stat. § 938.06; and (3) a $50 fine under Fla. Stat. § 775.083(2)

Robert B. Talbot v. State of Florida

159 So. 3d 365

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 11, 2015 | Docket: 2641085

Published

imposing a $20 surcharge on the fine pursuant to section 938.06, and (5) imposing a $100 indigent legal assistance

Eric Michael Crapser v. State of Florida

148 So. 3d 794

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 22, 2014 | Docket: 1311328

Published

the $20 cost pursuant *795 to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2007), was erroneous because

Alvarez v. State

111 So. 3d 969, 2013 WL 1775550, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 6721

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 26, 2013 | Docket: 60230932

Published

We recognize that, effective July 1, 2010, section 938.06(1) was amended to provide that the $20 assessment

Baity v. State

111 So. 3d 267, 2013 WL 1590256, 2013 Fla. App. LEXIS 5973

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 16, 2013 | Docket: 60230794

Published

the additional surcharge of $20 pursuant to section 938.06(1), Florida Statutes (2009), because the court

Rodriguez v. State

104 So. 3d 1199, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20876, 2012 WL 6030634

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 5, 2012 | Docket: 60227359

Published

for the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2009). Because the trial

Burke v. State

101 So. 3d 406, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 20243, 2012 WL 5907090

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 26, 2012 | Docket: 60226308

Published

to strike the $20 court cost imposed under section 938.06(1), Florida Statutes (cost for crime stoppers

Harris v. State

100 So. 3d 245, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 18993, 2012 WL 5373496

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 2, 2012 | Docket: 60225734

Published

strike the $20 court cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2009), because no fine was

Pruitt v. State

98 So. 3d 236, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16489, 2012 WL 4497738

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2012 | Docket: 60312248

Published

imposition of the $20 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2010), because no fine was

Pruitt v. State

98 So. 3d 233, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16494, 2012 WL 4497735

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2012 | Docket: 60312245

Published

imposition of the $20 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2010), because no fine was

Pruitt v. State

98 So. 3d 232, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16490, 2012 WL 4497734

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2012 | Docket: 60312244

Published

imposition of the $20 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2010), because no fine was

Pruitt v. State

98 So. 3d 234, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16488, 2012 WL 4497736

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2012 | Docket: 60312246

Published

imposition of the $20 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2010), because no fine was

Pruitt v. State

98 So. 3d 237, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16486, 2012 WL 4497739

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2012 | Docket: 60312249

Published

imposition of the $20 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2010), because no fine was

Pruitt v. State

98 So. 3d 235, 2012 WL 4497737, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 16487

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 2, 2012 | Docket: 60312247

Published

imposition of the $20 cost imposed pursuant to section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2010), because no fine was

Chamblee v. State

93 So. 3d 1184, 2012 WL 3193935, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13158

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 8, 2012 | Docket: 60310488

Published

surcharge in addition to any fine pursuant to section 938.06(1), Florida Statutes. Appellant preserved this

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 27, 2010 | Docket: 3258527

Published

the following question: Does the language in section 938.06, Florida Statutes, as amended by section 31

Smith v. State

33 So. 3d 124, 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 5581, 2010 WL 1688293

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 28, 2010 | Docket: 1649199

Published

Crime Stoppers Trust Fund in accordance with section 938.06, Florida Statutes (2006). The $175 fine was

V.K.E. v. State

902 So. 2d 343, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 8060

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 27, 2005 | Docket: 64838431

Published

benefit of the Fine and Forfeiture Fund, and section 938.06 imposes, as a court cost, a $20.00 surcharge