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FL Stat § 29.004 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.004 - State Courts System.

29.004 State courts system.—For purposes of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the elements of the state courts system to be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:(1) Judges appointed or elected pursuant to chapters 25, 26, 34, and 35.(2) Juror compensation and expenses.(3) Reasonable court reporting and transcription services necessary to meet constitutional requirements.(4) Construction or lease of facilities, maintenance, utilities, and security for the district courts of appeal and the Supreme Court.(5) Court foreign language and sign-language interpreters and translators essential to comply with constitutional requirements.(6) Expert witnesses who are appointed by the court pursuant to an express grant of statutory authority.(7) Judicial assistants, law clerks, and resource materials.(8) General magistrates, special magistrates, and hearing officers.(9) Court administration.(10) Case management. Case management includes:(a) Initial review and evaluation of cases, including assignment of cases to court divisions or dockets.(b) Case monitoring, tracking, and coordination.(c) Scheduling of judicial events.(d) Service referral, coordination, monitoring, and tracking for treatment-based drug court programs under s. 397.334.(e) Service referral, coordination, monitoring, and tracking for treatment-based mental health court programs under chapter 394.Case management may not include costs associated with the application of therapeutic jurisprudence principles by the courts. Case management also may not include case intake and records management conducted by the clerk of court.(11) Mediation and arbitration, limited to trial court referral of a pending judicial case to a mediator or a court-related mediation program, or to an arbitrator or a court-related arbitration program, for the limited purpose of encouraging and assisting the litigants in partially or completely settling the case prior to adjudication on the merits by the court. This does not include citizen dispute settlement centers under s. 44.201 and community arbitration programs under s. 985.16.(12) Basic legal materials reasonably accessible to the public other than a public law library. These materials may be provided in a courthouse facility or any library facility.(13) The Judicial Qualifications Commission.(14) Offices of the appellate clerks and marshals and appellate law libraries.History.—s. 4, ch. 2000-237; s. 40, ch. 2003-402; s. 3, ch. 2004-11; s. 14, ch. 2005-236; s. 104, ch. 2006-120; s. 1, ch. 2016-241.
FL Stat § 29.005 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.005 - State Attorneys’ Offices and Prosecution Expenses.

29.005 State attorneys’ offices and prosecution expenses.—For purposes of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the elements of the state attorneys’ offices to be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:(1) The state attorney of each judicial circuit and assistant state attorneys and other staff as determined by general law.(2) Reasonable court reporting and transcription services necessary to meet constitutional or statutory requirements, including the cost of transcribing and copying depositions of witnesses and the cost of foreign language and sign-language interpreters and translators.(3) Witnesses, including expert witnesses, summoned to appear for an investigation, preliminary hearing, or trial in a case when the witnesses are summoned by a state attorney, and any other expert witnesses required in a court hearing by law or whomever the state attorney deems necessary for the performance of his or her duties.(4) Reasonable transportation services in the performance of constitutional and statutory responsibilities.(5) Travel expenses reimbursable under s. 112.061 reasonably necessary in the performance of constitutional and statutory responsibilities.(6) Reasonable library and electronic legal research services, other than a public law library.(7) Reasonable pretrial consultation fees and costs.History.—s. 5, ch. 2000-237; s. 41, ch. 2003-402; s. 26, ch. 2004-265; s. 15, ch. 2005-236; s. 7, ch. 2019-3.
FL Stat § 29.006 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.006 - Indigent Defense Costs.

29.006 Indigent defense costs.—For purposes of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the elements of the public defenders’ offices and criminal conflict and civil regional counsel offices to be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:(1)(a) The public defender of each judicial circuit and assistant public defenders and other staff as determined by general law.(b) The regional counsel of each judicial district, the assistant regional counsel, and other staff as determined by general law.(2) Reasonable court reporting and transcription services necessary to meet constitutional or statutory requirements, including the cost of transcribing and copying depositions of witnesses and the cost of foreign language and sign-language interpreters and translators.(3) Witnesses, including expert witnesses, summoned to appear for an investigation, preliminary hearing, or trial in a case when the witnesses are summoned on behalf of an indigent defendant, and any other expert witnesses required in a court hearing by law or whomever the public defender or regional counsel deems necessary for the performance of his or her duties.(4) Mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 394.473 and required in a court hearing involving an indigent, and mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 916.115(2) and required in a court hearing involving an indigent.(5) Reasonable transportation services in the performance of constitutional and statutory responsibilities.(6) Travel expenses reimbursable under s. 112.061 reasonably necessary in the performance of constitutional and statutory responsibilities.(7) Reasonable library and electronic legal research services, other than a public law library.(8) Reasonable pretrial consultation fees and costs.History.—s. 6, ch. 2000-237; s. 42, ch. 2003-402; s. 27, ch. 2004-265; s. 17, ch. 2007-62; s. 8, ch. 2019-3.
FL Stat § 29.007 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.007 - Court-Appointed Counsel.

29.007 Court-appointed counsel.—For purposes of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the elements of court-appointed counsel to be provided from state revenues appropriated by general law are as follows:(1) Private attorneys appointed by the court to handle cases where the defendant is indigent and cannot be represented by the public defender or the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel.(2) When the office of criminal conflict and civil regional counsel has a conflict of interest, private attorneys appointed by the court to represent indigents or other classes of litigants in civil proceedings requiring court-appointed counsel in accordance with state and federal constitutional guarantees and federal and state statutes.(3) Reasonable court reporting and transcription services necessary to meet constitutional or statutory requirements, including the cost of transcribing and copying depositions of witnesses and the cost of foreign language and sign-language interpreters and translators.(4) Witnesses, including expert witnesses, summoned to appear for an investigation, preliminary hearing, or trial in a case when the witnesses are summoned on behalf of an indigent, and any other expert witnesses approved by the court.(5) Mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 394.473 and required in a court hearing involving an indigent, mental health professionals appointed pursuant to s. 916.115(2) and required in a court hearing involving an indigent, and any other mental health professionals required by law for the full adjudication of any civil case involving an indigent person.(6) Reasonable pretrial consultation fees and costs.(7) Travel expenses reimbursable under s. 112.061 reasonably necessary in the performance of constitutional and statutory responsibilities.Subsections (3), (4), (5), (6), and (7) apply when court-appointed counsel is appointed; when the court determines that the litigant is indigent for costs; or when the litigant is acting pro se and the court determines that the litigant is indigent for costs at the trial or appellate level. This section applies in any situation in which the court appoints counsel to protect a litigant’s due process rights. The Justice Administrative Commission shall approve uniform contract forms for use in processing payments for due process services under this section. In each case in which a private attorney represents a person determined by the court to be indigent for costs, the attorney shall execute the commission’s contract for private attorneys representing persons determined to be indigent for costs.History.—s. 7, ch. 2000-237; s. 43, ch. 2003-402; s. 16, ch. 2005-236; s. 18, ch. 2007-62.
FL Stat § 29.0081 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.0081 - County Funding of Additional Court Personnel.

29.0081 County funding of additional court personnel.—(1) A county and the chief judge of a judicial circuit that includes that county may enter into an agreement under which the county funds personnel positions to assist in the operation of the circuit.(2) The agreement shall, at a minimum, provide that:(a) Funding for the positions is provided on at least a court fiscal-year basis.(b) The personnel whose employment is funded under the agreement are hired, supervised, managed, and fired by personnel of the judicial circuit. The county shall be considered the employer for purposes of s. 440.10 and chapter 443. Employees funded by the county under this section and other county employees may be aggregated for purposes of a flexible benefits plan pursuant to s. 125 of the Internal Revenue Code of 1986. The judicial circuit shall supervise the personnel whose employment is funded under the agreement; be responsible for compliance with all requirements of federal and state employment laws, including, but not limited to, Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964, Title I of the Americans with Disabilities Act, 42 U.S.C. s. 1983, the Family Medical Leave Act, the Fair Labor Standards Act, chapters 447 and 760, and ss. 112.3187, 440.105, and 440.205; and fully indemnify the county from any liability under such laws, as authorized by s. 768.28(19), to the extent such liability is the result of the acts or omissions of the judicial circuit or its agents or employees.(c) The positions terminate upon the expiration of, or substantial breach of, the agreement or upon the expiration of county funding for the positions.(3) Positions funded under this section shall not count against any formula or similar process used by the Office of the State Courts Administrator to determine personnel needs or levels of a judicial circuit.(4) Nothing in this section obligates the state to fund any personnel positions.History.—s. 18, ch. 2005-236; s. 1, ch. 2007-170.
FL Stat § 29.0085 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.0085 - Annual Statement of Certain Revenues and Expenditures.

29.0085 Annual statement of certain revenues and expenditures.—(1) Each county shall submit annually to the Chief Financial Officer a statement of revenues and expenditures as set forth in this section in the form and manner prescribed by the Chief Financial Officer in consultation with the President of the Senate and the Speaker of the House of Representatives, provided that such statement identify total county expenditures on each of the services outlined in s. 29.008.(2)(a) Within 4 months of the close of the local government fiscal year, each county shall submit to the Chief Financial Officer a statement of compliance from its independent certified public accountant, engaged pursuant to s. 218.39, that the certified statement of expenditures was in accordance with s. 29.008 and this section. All discrepancies noted by the independent certified public accountant shall be included in the statement furnished by the county to the Chief Financial Officer.(b) If the Chief Financial Officer determines that additional auditing procedures are appropriate because:1. The county failed to submit timely its annual statement;2. Discrepancies were noted by the independent certified public accountant; or3. The county failed to file before January 31 of each year the certified public accountant statement of compliance, the Chief Financial Officer may send his or her personnel or contract for services to bring the county into compliance. The costs incurred by the Chief Financial Officer shall be paid promptly by the county upon certification by the Chief Financial Officer.(c) Where the Chief Financial Officer elects to utilize the services of an independent contractor, such certification by the Chief Financial Officer may require the county to make direct payment to a contractor. Any funds owed by a county in such matters shall be recovered pursuant to s. 17.04 or s. 17.041.(3) The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt any rules necessary to implement his or her responsibilities pursuant to this section.History.—s. 46, ch. 2003-402; s. 8, ch. 2006-122; s. 15, ch. 2011-34.
FL Stat § 29.012 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.012 - Construction.

29.012 Construction.—Nothing in this act shall require the Legislature to fund any court function or court-related activities of the court system, the state attorneys’ offices, public defenders’ offices, conflict counsel, the statewide prosecutor, or the clerks of the circuit and county courts.History.—s. 14, ch. 2000-237.
FL Stat § 29.016 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.016 - Contingency Fund; Judicial Branch.

29.016 Contingency fund; judicial branch.—(1) An appropriation may be provided in the General Appropriations Act for the judicial branch to serve as a contingency fund to alleviate deficits in contracted due process services appropriation categories that may occur from time to time due to extraordinary events that lead to unexpected expenditures.(2) In the event that a chief judge incurs such a deficit, the following steps shall be taken in order:(a) The chief judge shall attempt to identify surplus funds from other appropriation categories within his or her circuit and submit a request to the Chief Justice for a budget amendment pursuant to chapter 216 to transfer funds from within the circuit budget.(b) In the event that the chief judge is unable to identify surplus funds from within his or her circuit, he or she shall certify this to the Office of the State Courts Administrator along with a complete explanation of the circumstances which led to the deficit and steps taken to reduce or alleviate the deficit. The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall inquire as to whether any other circuit has surplus funds in its contracted due process service appropriation categories which can be transferred to the circuit that is experiencing the deficit. If other circuits indicate that surplus funds are available, the Office of the State Courts Administrator shall notify the Trial Court Budget Commission established within the judicial branch by Rule of Judicial Administration. The Trial Court Budget Commission shall make recommendations to the Chief Justice to alleviate the deficit. The Chief Justice may authorize a transfer of funds among circuits to alleviate the deficit.(3) If no other circuits indicate that surplus funds are available to alleviate the deficit, the Trial Court Budget Commission may request the Chief Justice to request a budget amendment to transfer funds from the contingency fund. Such transfers shall be requested subject to the notice and review requirements set forth in s. 216.177. The Office of the State Courts Administrator shall include in the budget amendment documentation provided by the chief judge explaining the circumstances that led to the deficit and the steps taken to identify surplus funds to alleviate the deficit.(4) Notwithstanding any provisions in chapter 216 to the contrary, no circuit shall transfer funds from a contracted due process services appropriation category or from a contingency fund category authorized in this section except as specifically authorized in this section.History.—s. 50, ch. 2003-402; s. 30, ch. 2004-265.
FL Stat § 29.017 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.017 - Pending Proceedings; Applicability of Ch. 2003-402.

29.017 Pending proceedings; applicability of ch. 2003-402.—For the purpose of implementing s. 14, Art. V of the State Constitution, the transfer of the funding responsibility for the state courts system shall not affect the validity of any judicial or administrative proceeding pending on the day of the transfer. The entity providing appropriations on and after July 1, 2004, shall be considered the successor in interest to any existing contracts ratified by the successor entity, but is not responsible for funding or payment of any service rendered or provided, in whole or in part, prior to July 1, 2004.History.—s. 146, ch. 2003-402.
FL Stat § 29.018 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.018 - Cost Sharing of Due-Process Services; Legislative Intent.

29.018 Cost sharing of due-process services; legislative intent.—It is the intent of the Legislature to provide state-funded due-process services to the state courts system, state attorneys, public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and private court-appointed counsel in the most cost-effective and efficient manner. The state courts system, state attorneys, public defenders, criminal conflict and civil regional counsel, and the Justice Administrative Commission on behalf of private court-appointed counsel may enter into contractual agreements to share, on a pro rata basis, the costs associated with court reporting services, court interpreter and translation services, court experts, and all other due-process services funded by the state pursuant to this chapter. These costs shall be budgeted within the funds appropriated to each of the affected users of services.History.—s. 95, ch. 2004-265; s. 20, ch. 2005-236; s. 21, ch. 2007-62.
FL Stat § 29.0185 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.0185 - Provision of State-Funded Due Process Services to Individuals.

29.0185 Provision of state-funded due process services to individuals.—Due process services may not be provided with state revenues to an individual unless the individual on whose behalf the due process services are being provided is eligible for court-appointed counsel under s. 27.40, based upon a determination of indigency under s. 27.52, regardless of whether such counsel is appointed or the individual on whose behalf the due process services are being provided is eligible for court-appointed counsel under s. 27.40 and has been determined indigent for costs pursuant to s. 27.52.History.—s. 21, ch. 2005-236.
FL Stat § 29.019 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.019 - Billings Rendered for Pre-July 1, 2004, Services.

29.019 Billings rendered for pre-July 1, 2004, services.—Billings submitted for payment of due process services, including, but not limited to, court reporter services, court interpreter services, expert witness services, mental health evaluations, and court-appointed counsel services must be paid by the counties if the services were rendered before July 1, 2004. Counties must also pay for the entire cost of any flat-fee-per-case payment pursuant to a contract or professional services agreement with court-appointed counsel for appointments made before July 1, 2004, regardless of whether work on the case is actually concluded prior to July 1, 2004. Except for flat-fee contracts with court-appointed counsel, billings for services on any case that commenced prior to July 1, 2004, but continues past July 1, 2004, must be submitted with an itemized listing of payment due for services rendered before July 1, 2004, and on or after July 1, 2004. The county shall pay the portion of the bill for services rendered before July 1, 2004, and provide a copy of the itemized bill to the Justice Administrative Commission or the Office of the State Courts Administrator as appropriate for payment of the portion of the bill for services provided on or after July 1, 2004.History.—s. 97, ch. 2004-265.
FL Stat § 29.0195 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.0195 - Recovery of Expenditures for State-Funded Services.

29.0195 Recovery of expenditures for state-funded services.—The trial court administrator of each circuit shall recover expenditures for state-funded services when those services have been furnished to a user of the state court system who possesses the present ability to pay. The rate of compensation for such services shall be the actual cost of the services, including the cost of recovery. The trial court administrator shall deposit moneys recovered under this section in the Administrative Trust Fund within the state courts system. The trial court administrator shall recover the costs of court reporter services and transcription; court interpreter services, including translation; and any other service for which state funds were used to provide a product or service within the circuit. This section does not authorize cost recovery from entities described in ss. 29.005, 29.006, and 29.007.History.—s. 67, ch. 2005-236; s. 4, ch. 2006-23; s. 16, ch. 2010-162.
FL Stat § 29.21 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.21 - Department of Management Services to Provide Assistance in Procuring Services.

29.21 Department of Management Services to provide assistance in procuring services.—In accordance with s. 287.042, the Department of Management Services may assist the Office of the State Courts Administrator and the Justice Administrative Commission with competitive solicitations for the procurement of state-funded services under this chapter. This may include assistance in the development and review of proposals in compliance with chapter 287, and rules adopted under that chapter.History.—s. 99, ch. 2004-265; s. 4, ch. 2005-2.
FL Stat § 29.22 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.22 - State Courts Revenue Trust Fund.

29.22 State Courts Revenue Trust Fund.—The State Courts Revenue Trust Fund is created within the state courts system. Moneys credited to the trust fund shall be used for the purpose of funding the activities of the state courts system.History.—s. 1, ch. 2009-7; s. 2, ch. 2011-19.
FL Stat § 29.23 (2021)
2021 Florida Statutes|Title V - Judicial Branch|Chapter 29 - Court System Funding|29.23 - Salaries of Certain Positions in the Judicial Branch.

29.23 Salaries of certain positions in the judicial branch.—(1) The salaries of justices, judges of the district courts of appeal, circuit judges, and county judges shall be fixed annually in the General Appropriations Act.(2) The clerk and the marshal of the Supreme Court, or a clerk or marshal of a district court of appeal, shall be paid an annual salary to be determined in accordance with s. 25.382(3).History.—s. 11, ch. 2014-182.