Florida Statute 939.185 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 939
COSTS

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F.S. 939.185

939.185 Assessment of additional court costs and surcharges.—

(1)(a) The board of county commissioners may adopt by ordinance an additional court cost, not to exceed $65, to be imposed by the court when a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any felony, misdemeanor, delinquent act, or criminal traffic offense under the laws of this state. Such additional assessment shall be accounted for separately by the county in which the offense occurred and be used only in the county imposing this cost, to be allocated as follows:

1. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be allocated to fund innovations, as determined by the chief judge of the circuit, to supplement state funding for the elements of the state courts system identified in s. 29.004 and county funding for local requirements under s. 29.008(2)(a)2.

2. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be allocated to assist counties in providing legal aid programs required under s. 29.008(3)(a).

3. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be allocated to fund personnel and legal materials for the public as part of a law library.

4. Twenty-five percent of the amount collected shall be used as determined by the board of county commissioners to support teen court programs, except as provided in s. 938.19(7), juvenile assessment centers, and other juvenile alternative programs.

Each county receiving funds under this section shall report the amount of funds collected pursuant to this section and an itemized list of expenditures for all authorized programs and activities. The report shall be submitted in a format developed by the Supreme Court to the Governor, the Chief Financial Officer, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2004. Quarterly reports shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the quarter. Any unspent funds at the close of the county fiscal year allocated under subparagraphs 2., 3., and 4., shall be transferred for use pursuant to subparagraph 1.

(b) In addition to the court costs imposed under paragraph (a) and any other cost, fine, or penalty imposed by law, any unit of local government which is consolidated as provided by s. 9, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, and which is granted the authority in the State Constitution to exercise all the powers of a municipal corporation, and any unit of local government operating under a home rule charter adopted pursuant to ss. 10, 11, and 24, Art. VIII of the State Constitution of 1885, as preserved by s. 6(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, which is granted the authority in the State Constitution to exercise all the powers conferred now or hereafter by general law upon municipalities, may impose by ordinance a surcharge in the amount of $85 to be imposed by the court when a person pleads guilty or nolo contendere to, or is found guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any felony, misdemeanor, delinquent act, or criminal traffic offense under the laws of this state. Revenue from the surcharge shall be transferred to such unit of local government for the purpose of replacing fine revenue deposited into the clerk’s fine and forfeiture fund under s. 142.01. Proceeds from the imposition of the surcharge authorized in this paragraph shall not be used for the purpose of securing payment of the principal and interest on bonds.

(c) The disbursement of costs collected under this section shall be subordinate in priority order of disbursement to all other state-imposed costs authorized in this chapter, restitution or other compensation to victims, and child support payments.

(d) The clerk of court shall cause a certified copy of the court order imposing such costs to be recorded in the public records. Such record constitutes a lien against the person upon whom the costs are imposed and shall attach as a lien on any real property owned by such person located in the county in which such order is recorded in the same manner and to the same extent as a judgment recorded as provided in s. 55.10. Such order shall attach as a lien on any personal property owned by such person located in the state upon the filing with the Department of State of a judgment lien certificate regarding such order as provided in ss. 55.202-55.209. A lien created under this paragraph does not attach to, or make subject to execution of levy or foreclosure, any real or personal property otherwise exempt under s. 4, Art. X of the State Constitution. A lien created under this paragraph is enforceable in the same manner as provided by law.

(2) The court shall order a person to pay the additional court cost. If the person is determined to be indigent, the clerk shall defer payment of this cost.

History.—s. 88, ch. 2004-265; ss. 63, 72, ch. 2005-236; s. 3, ch. 2007-71; s. 14, ch. 2009-61; s. 10, ch. 2009-215; s. 35, ch. 2010-162.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 939.185

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 939.185.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 939.185

Total Results: 20

Whitley v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-13

Snippet: costs associated with section 939.185, Florida Statutes (2018). Section 939.185 states in relevant part, “(1)(a)

GRACE ANN KING v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-12-07

Snippet: Statutes (2021), and a $65 cost, citing section 939.185, Florida Statutes (2021). Section 938.15 provides

T. J. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-01

Snippet: court erred in imposing a $65 fee under section 939.185, Florida Statutes (2022), without a citation to

Kahasim Rashid Brown v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-09-21

Snippet: 938.03, 938.05, 938.06, 938.07, 938.13, 938.19, 939.185, 775.083(2), 318.18(17), Fla. Stat.; ESCAMBIA CNTY

MOISES SANCHEZ, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2022-01-05

Snippet: misdemeanor . . . under the laws of this state.” § 939.185(1)(a), Fla. Stat. (2020). Additionally, Martin

E. C. T. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-09-04

Snippet: erred by imposing a $1 fee pursuant to section 939.185(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2018). That statute authorizes

GEORGE SUMMERS, JR. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-08-09

Snippet: imposing a $65 assessment pursuant to section 939.185, Florida Statutes (2017), because the order assessing

J. S. v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-31

Snippet: erred by imposing a $1 fee pursuant to section 939.185(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2017). That statute permits

Jason Robert Powell v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-07-15

Snippet: improperly imposed a $65 court cost under section 939.185, Florida Statutes, and reverse so the trial court

Paul Byrd v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-06-07

Citation: 272 So. 3d 1289

Snippet: trial court imposed a $65 cost pursuant to section 939.185, Florida Statutes, without including the local

Jason Wilson Wall v. State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2019-01-08

Citation: 264 So. 3d 248

Snippet: ordinance for a $65 fine imposed pursuant to section 939.185, Florida Statutes. See Carter v. State, 173 So

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-12-06

Citation: 258 So. 3d 1254

Snippet: ........., an Aadditional cost, under section 939.185, Florida Statutes, if authorized by county ordinance

McCann v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-27

Citation: 249 So. 3d 792

Snippet: imposing a $65 assessment pursuant to section 939.185(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2015), because the order

MALLORY MC CANN v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-07-27

Snippet: imposing a $65 assessment pursuant to section 939.185(1)(a), Florida Statues (2015), because the order

JAMIN CHAVIS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-05-16

Citation: 247 So. 3d 9

Snippet: imposition of a $65 assessment, pursuant to section 939.185, Florida Statutes (2016). In response to the

K.M. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-12-06

Snippet: for “[additional] court costs” under section 939.185(1)(a), Florida Statutes (2016). This timely appeal

H.S. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-10-04

Citation: 229 So. 3d 423

Snippet: to correct a disposition error. Because section 939.185(l)(a) of the Florida Statutes (2015) does not authorize

H.S. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-10-04

Snippet: to correct a disposition error. Because section 939.185(1)(a) of the Florida Statutes (2015) does not

F.F. v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2017-04-19

Citation: 218 So. 3d 455, 2017 WL 1401465, 2017 Fla. App. LEXIS 5365

Snippet: July 1, 2007, the legislature amended section 939.185 to apply specifically to an adjudication of delinquency

Carter v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2015-07-21

Citation: 173 So. 3d 1048, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 10949, 2015 WL 4429085

Snippet: trial court imposed a $65 cost pursuant to section 939.185, Florida Statutes, but failed to cite the applicable