938.15

Criminal justice education for local government.

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938.15 Criminal justice education for local government.In addition to the costs provided for in s. 938.01, municipalities and counties may assess an additional $2 for expenditures for criminal justice education degree programs and training courses, including basic recruit training, for their respective officers and employing agency support personnel, provided such education degree programs and training courses are approved by the employing agency administrator, on a form provided by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, for local funding.
(1) Workshops, meetings, conferences, and conventions shall, on a form approved by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission for use by the employing agency, be individually approved by the employing agency administrator prior to attendance. The form shall include, but not be limited to, a demonstration by the employing agency of the purpose of the workshop, meeting, conference, or convention; the direct relationship of the training to the officer’s job; the direct benefits the officer and agency will receive; and all anticipated costs.
(2) The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission may inspect and copy the documentation of independent audits conducted of the municipalities and counties which make such assessments to ensure that such assessments have been made and that expenditures are in conformance with the requirements of this subsection and with other applicable procedures.
History.s. 8, ch. 74-386; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 17, ch. 81-24; s. 8, ch. 83-259; s. 5, ch. 84-156; s. 20, ch. 84-258; s. 11, ch. 85-224; s. 11, ch. 86-154; s. 16, ch. 86-187; s. 2, ch. 86-286; ss. 3, 5, 6, ch. 87-186; s. 4, ch. 88-51; s. 5, ch. 91-429; s. 14, ch. 97-271; s. 31, ch. 2010-117.
Note.Former s. 943.25(13).
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 34 cases (9 in the last 5 years), 2001–2026 · leading case: Waller v. State
Waller v. State (2005) fladistctapp · cites it 8× “; § 938.15, Fla. Stat. (1997). The language of the statute did not substantially change, as it still provides that "municipalities and counties may assess an additional for expenditures for criminal justice education degree programs and training courses.”
Edney v. State (2009) fladistctapp · cites it 27× “*1283 § 938.15, Fla. Stat. (2006). Where a county or a municipality or both have made assessment(s), it falls to the state court judge actually to impose the cost(s) in a particular case.”
Cutwright v. State (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 4× “Finally, we address Cutwright's argument that a cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2003), should be stricken because the trial court failed to cite the county ordinance authorizing the imposition of the cost and because the cost can only be imposed for…”
Miller v. State (2005) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “Finally, we affirm the cost for criminal justice education imposed pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2002). See Waller v.”
In Re AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE (2015) fla · cites it 2× “00 as a court cost pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice Education by Municipalities and Counties).”
Kimball v. State (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 6× “800(b), Kimball challenged the assessment for the Criminal Justice Education Fund, authorized by section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2004), and the assessment for the Crime Stoppers Trust Fund, authorized by section 938.”
Terry v. State (2001) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “We strike the 0 investigation and prosecution cost from the written order because the State failed to provide documentation of this requested amount. See Daniels v.”
Glover v. State (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 3× “In the motion to correct sentencing error, Glover claimed that the criminal justice education fee authorized by section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2003), was not a mandatory cost and was improperly imposed.”
T.D.S. v. State (2010) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “At least to a large extent, this requirement can be traced to the en banc decision of this court in Reyes v.”
In RE: AMENDMENTS TO the FLORIDA RULES OF CRIMINAL PROCEDURE-2018 REGULAR-CYCLE REPORT. (2018) fla · cites it 2× “00 as a court cost pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (Criminal Justice Education by Municipalities and Counties).”
Redilla v. State (2006) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “18, Florida Statutes (2003), and the cost imposed pursuant to section 938.15, Florida Statutes (2003). The amended uniform costs order filed on June 6, 2005, deleted those costs but imposed two additional costs that had not been imposed in the original uniform costs order of…”
Griffin v. State (2001) fladistctapp · cites it 2× “The imposition of a cost under section 938.15, Florida Statutes (1997), is reversed, however, because the court failed to announce this discretionary cost at sentencing.”
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