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Albert RICHARDS, Appellant, v. The STATE of Florida, Appellee.
    No. 87-1339.
    District Court of Appeal of Florida, Third District.
    July 24, 1990.
    Bennett H. Brummer, Public Defender, and Robert Urich, Sp. Asst. Public Defender, for appellant.
    Robert A. Butterworth, Atty. Gen., and Anita J. Gay, Asst. Atty. Gen., for appellee.
    Before SCHWARTZ, C.J., and NESBITT and COPE, JJ.
   PER CURIAM.

We reverse the assessment of costs for lack of notice to the defendant and opportunity to be heard on his ability to pay. See Mays v. State, 519 So.2d 618 (Fla.1988); Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla.1984).

As in Vamper v. State, 562 So.2d 816 (Fla. 3d DCA 1990), we certify the question decided herein as one of great public importance.

We find no merit to the other points raised and thus affirm the defendant’s convictions.