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FL H0763
Bill
Status
Failed
3/8/2024
Primary Sponsor
Paula Stark
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AI Summary
- Adds "improving court technology" to the list of court-related functions that clerks of court may fund from filing fees, service charges, court costs, and fines under s. 28.35, F.S.
- Redistributes the $16 late-payment civil penalty for traffic violations: reduces the General Revenue Fund share from $6.50 to $1.50, maintains $9.50 for the Highway Safety Operating Trust Fund, and directs a new $5.00 share to the clerk for deposit in the Public Records Modernization Trust Fund exclusively for court-related technology needs.
- Redirects the $12.50 administrative fee on noncriminal moving and nonmoving traffic violations away from the General Revenue Fund, splitting it equally between the Public Records Modernization Trust Fund ($6.25 for court-related technology) and the local fine and forfeiture fund ($6.25).
- Removes the prior provision that excluded $4 of the $16 late-payment penalty from being counted as revenue for purposes of clerk budget calculations under ss. 28.35 and 28.36.
- Effective date of July 1, 2024.
Legislative Description
Funding Court Technology
Last Action
Died in Justice Appropriations Subcommittee
3/8/2024
Committee Referrals
Justice Appropriations Subcommittee12/19/2023
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