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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 938
COURT COSTS
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F.S. 938.17
938.17 County delinquency prevention; juvenile assessment centers and school board suspension programs.—
(1) Prior to the use of costs received pursuant to s. 939.185, the sheriff’s office of the county must be a partner in a written agreement with the Department of Juvenile Justice to participate in a juvenile assessment center or with the district school board to participate in a suspension program.
(2) Assessments collected by clerks of the circuit courts comprised of more than one county shall remit the funds collected pursuant to s. 939.185 to the county in which the offense at issue was committed for deposit and disbursement.
(3) Any other funds the sheriff’s office obtains for the implementation or operation of an assessment center or suspension program may be deposited into the designated account for disbursement to the sheriff as needed.
(4) A sheriff’s office that receives proceeds pursuant to s. 939.185 shall account for all funds annually by August 1 in a written report to the Department of Juvenile Justice if funds are used for assessment centers, and to the district school board if funds are used for suspension programs.
History.—s. 1, ch. 96-382; s. 15, ch. 97-271; s. 1, ch. 98-207; s. 55, ch. 98-280; s. 11, ch. 2000-135; s. 85, ch. 2004-265; s. 3, ch. 2013-118; s. 5, ch. 2024-133.
Note.—Former s. 775.0833.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 938.17

Total Results: 4

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

that this is a mandatory cost pursuant to section 938.17(1), (2), Florida Statutes (2002), and that

EJ v. State

912 So. 2d 382, 2005 WL 2654943

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 2005 | Docket: 1755562

Cited 3 times | Published

03, Florida Statutes (2003); $3 pursuant to section 938.17; and $3 pursuant to section 938.19. E.J. filed

Meier v. State

912 So. 2d 1277, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 17219, 2005 WL 2863051

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 2, 2005 | Docket: 64840704

Published

juvenile assessment center cost pursuant to section 938.17, Florida Statutes (2001); (3) the $150 court

E.J. v. State

912 So. 2d 382, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 16586

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 19, 2005 | Docket: 64840617

Published

03, Florida Statutes (2003); $3 pursuant to section 938.17; and $3 pursuant to section 938.19. E.J. filed