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Florida Statute 960.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 960.21 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
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960.21 Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.—
(1) There is created a special fund, to be known as the “Crimes Compensation Trust Fund,” for the purpose of providing for the payment of all necessary and proper expenses incurred by the operation of the department and the payment of claims. The department shall administer the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.
(2) The moneys placed in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund shall consist of all moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of compensating the victims of crime and other claimants under this act, and of moneys recovered on behalf of the department by subrogation or other action, recovered through restitution, received from the Federal Government, received from additional court costs, received from fines, or received from any other public or private source.
(3) All administrative costs of this chapter and the service charge provided for in chapter 215 shall be paid out of moneys collected pursuant to this chapter and deposited in the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund.
History.—ss. 1, 7, ch. 77-452; s. 312, ch. 79-400; s. 16, ch. 80-146; s. 27, ch. 83-339; s. 11, ch. 91-23.

Cases Citing F.S. 960.21

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·Sullivan v. Fulton Cnty. Adm'r, 662 So. 2d 706 (Fla. 4th DCA 1995).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 540280

...as a bar to an action against him . .. (Emphasis added.) Proctor, 63 So.2d at 71-72 quoting 34 Am. Jur., sec. 231. In Chapter 960, Florida Statutes (1977) entitled "Victim Assistance," the legislature established a "Crimes Compensation Trust Fund," (section 960.21) as well as a number of other services to assist victims of crimes....
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·Strickland v. State, 746 So. 2d 1189 (Fla. 2d DCA 1999).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1999 WL 1127741

...The prosecutor volunteered the document reflecting the amount the Fund had paid, and the trial court then stated it would not require a hearing. The legislature has provided for assistance to crime victims, and in doing so, created the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund. See § 960.21, Fla....
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·LaRue v. State, 397 So. 2d 1136 (Fla. 1981).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1981 Fla. LEXIS 2668

fund created to compensate victims of crimes. See § 960.21, Fla.Stat. (1977). We have jurisdiction under
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Latham v. State, 185 So. 3d 686 (Fla. 2d DCA 2016).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 1754, 2016 WL 540650

..."shall consist of all moneys appropriated by the Legislature for the purpose of compensating the victims of crime and other claimants under this act[] and of moneys recovered on behalf of the department" through various means, including restitution. § 960.21(1), (2)....
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Connor v. State, 944 So. 2d 488 (Fla. 5th DCA 2006).

Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 20577, 2006 WL 3524290

implements these constitutional rights. See, e.g., § 960.0021, Fla. Stat. (2005) (requiring that the trial

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