Florida Statute 960.21 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 960
VICTIM ASSISTANCE

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F.S. 960.21

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.

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Cases Citing Statute 960.21

Total Results: 5

Sullivan v. Fulton County Adm'r

662 So. 2d 706, 1995 WL 540280

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 13, 1995 | Docket: 1282952

Cited 5 times | Published

established a "Crimes Compensation Trust Fund," (section 960.21) as well as a number of other services to assist

Strickland v. State

746 So. 2d 1189, 1999 WL 1127741

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 10, 1999 | Docket: 1714954

Cited 1 times | Published

created the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund. See § 960.21, Fla. Stat. (1997). Section 960.17, Florida Statutes

Latham v. State

185 So. 3d 686, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 1754, 2016 WL 540650

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 10, 2016 | Docket: 3035162

Published

through various means, including restitution. § 960.21(1), (2). Section 960.17(1) provides that “[a]ny

Connor v. State

944 So. 2d 488, 2006 Fla. App. LEXIS 20577, 2006 WL 3524290

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 8, 2006 | Docket: 64848248

Published

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

LaRue v. State

397 So. 2d 1136, 1981 Fla. LEXIS 2668

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 1981 | Docket: 64582432

Published

fund created to compensate victims of crimes. See § 960.21, Fla.Stat. (1977). We have jurisdiction under