HB 5301 Summary

• Transfers the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund from the Justice Administrative Commission to the Department of Revenue, effective July 1, 2013

• Revises filing fee distributions in circuit and county courts, modifying amounts remitted to the General Revenue Fund, State Courts Revenue Trust Fund, and Administrative Trust Fund for clerk operations and audits

• Repeals section 28.2455 and establishes new procedures for clerks to report revenue deficits to the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation, with authority for deficit relief from the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund

• Adds procurement requirements (chapter 287) for expenditures by clerks of court and the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation

• Provides authorized budgets of $110,845,078 for circuit court clerks and $405,412 for the Operations Corporation for July-September 2013, and $443,380,312 and $1,621,648 respectively for fiscal year 2013-2014