Case Name: Felix R. MOULTRIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee
Court: Florida District Court of Appeal
Jurisdiction: Florida
Decision Date: 2002-06-28
Citations: 819 So. 2d 269
Docket Number: No. 2D00-4304
Parties: Felix R. MOULTRIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
Judges: ALTENBERND and SILBERMAN, JJ., concur.
Reporter: Southern Reporter, Second Series
Volume: 819
Pages: 269–269

Head Matter:
Felix R. MOULTRIE, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, Appellee.
No. 2D00-4304.
District Court of Appeal of Florida, Second District.
June 28, 2002.
James Marion Moorman, Public Defender, and Richard P. Albertine, Jr., Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
Robert A. Butterworth, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Sonya Roebuck Hor-belt, Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.

Opinion:
GREEN, Judge.
Felix Moultrie appeals from a final judgment adjudicating him guilty of aggravated battery in which he was sentenced as a prison releasee reoffender to fifteen years' imprisonment. Out of the five issues raised on appeal, only one merits discussion and requires reversal.
Moultrie claims and the State agrees that the trial court erred in imposing discretionary costs without orally announcing same and without making the required statutory finding that he had the ability to pay the additional assessment. See § 939.18, Fla. Stat. (1999); Patterson v. State, 796 So.2d 572 (Fla. 2d DCA 2001); Tolbert v. State, 698 So.2d 1288 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997) (holding trial court must comply with procedures in imposing discretionary costs pursuant to section 939.01). Because these requirements were not followed, we strike the imposition of discretionary costs and remand for further proceedings. The costs at issue may be reimposed provided the court considers Moultrie's financial ability to pay the costs and orally announces imposition of the costs. See Armstrong v. State, 696 So.2d 913 (Fla. 2d DCA 1997).
Reversed in part and remanded.
ALTENBERND and SILBERMAN, JJ., concur.