Title: Payment of Bar Dues

Summary: Provides legislative findings. Authorizes the payment of dues to The Florida Bar for certain attorneys employed by the state.

Full Text:
An act relating to the payment of bar dues; amending s. 216.345, F.S.; providing legislative findings; authorizing the payment of dues to The Florida Bar for certain attorneys employed by the state; providing an effective date. Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: Section 1. Present subsection (4) of section 216.345, Florida Statutes, is renumbered as subsection (5) and a new subsection (4) is added to that section, to read: 216.345 Professional or other organization membership dues; payment.  (4) The Legislature finds that payment of annual dues to The Florida Bar is essential to the statutory duties and responsibilities of state attorneys, public defenders, and their attorney assistants, and,therefore,specifically authorizes payment of these annual dues. Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.