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The 2025 Florida Statutes
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F.S. 938.23938.23 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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