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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 938
COURT COSTS
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F.S. 938.23
938.23 Assistance grants for alcohol and other drug abuse programs.
(1) In addition to any fine imposed by law for any criminal offense under chapter 893 or for any criminal violation of s. 316.193, s. 856.011, s. 856.015, or chapter 562, chapter 567, or chapter 568, the court shall be authorized, pursuant to the requirements of s. 938.21, to impose an additional assessment in an amount up to the amount of the fine authorized for the offense. Such additional assessments shall be deposited for the purpose of providing assistance grants to drug abuse treatment or alcohol treatment or education programs as provided in s. 893.165.
(2) All assessments authorized by this section shall be collected by the clerk of court and remitted to the jurisdictional county as described in s. 893.165(2) for deposit into the County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund or remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and Families pursuant to guidelines and priorities developed by the department. If a County Alcohol and Other Drug Abuse Trust Fund has not been established for any jurisdictional county, assessments collected by the clerk of court shall be remitted to the Department of Revenue for deposit into the Grants and Donations Trust Fund of the Department of Children and Families.
History.s. 3, ch. 88-381; s. 3, ch. 90-111; s. 2, ch. 93-194; s. 4, ch. 94-107; s. 19, ch. 97-271; s. 307, ch. 99-8; s. 31, ch. 2001-122; s. 6, ch. 2009-47; s. 314, ch. 2014-19.
Note.Former s. 893.16.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 938.23

Total Results: 7

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

assessments collected pursuant to s. 938.23." Section 938.23, Florida Statutes (2003), permits the imposition

Paul Allen Davis v. State of Florida

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 5, 2025 | Docket: 71276453

Published

imposes “Drug Case Fines” of $350 pursuant to section 938.23, Florida Statutes (2021).1 We agree.2

ARGEN ANTOWINE IVORY v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 10, 2022 | Docket: 64881560

Published

Alcohol and Drug Abuse Trust Fund pursuant to section 938.23(1), Florida Statutes (2018). With respect to

MICHAEL BARTOLONE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

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

Published

trust fund. Desrosiers, 286 So. 3d at 300 (citing § 938.23, Fla. Stat.). “The court is authorized to order

MICHAEL BARTOLONE v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 26, 2021 | Docket: 59936583

Published

trust fund. Desrosiers, 286 So. 3d at 300 (citing § 938.23, Fla. Stat.). Moreover, “[t]he court is authorized

TRAVIS T. BRINSON v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 2, 2020 | Docket: 18200661

Published

fees for the county drug abuse trust fund. See § 938.23, Fla. Stat. (2019); Desrosiers v. State, 286 So

JAMAAL DESROSIERS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 2019 | Docket: 16571835

Published

fees for the county drug abuse trust fund. See § 938.23, Fla. Stat. (2017). However, the court must consider