Fla. Stat. § 29.0195

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29.0195 Recovery of expenditures for state-funded services.

Official statutory text

(1) 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 is 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; translations; and any other service for which state funds were used to provide a product or service within the circuit.

(2) This section does not authorize cost recovery for court-appointed interpreting services, except translations, or cost recovery from entities described in ss. 29.005-29.007.

History: s. 67, ch. 2005-236; s. 4, ch. 2006-23; s. 16, ch. 2010-162; s. 2, ch. 2024-154.

Status: in_force · Read it on the official government site

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