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fl AN ORDINANCE AMENDING SECTION 1-7-8 OF THE CODE OF
ORDINANCES OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY INCREASING THE SURCHARGE
FOR STATE COURT FACILITIES FROM $15.00 to $30.00;
PROVIDING FOR SEVERABILITY; AND PROVIDING EFFECTIVE DATE
WHEREAS, House Bill 2108, signed by the Governor on June 18, 2009, amended Section
318.18, Florida Statutes, to allow the County to increase the surcharge for state court facilities
from fifteen and 0/100 dollars ($15.00) to thirty and 0/100 dollars ($30.00);
WHEREAS, the Board has determined that the adoption of this Ordinance imposing an
additional court cost is in the best interest of the citizens of St. Lucie County, Florida.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida:
PART A. ARTICLE I. "In General," of Chapter 1-7, "Courts," of the Code of
Ordinances of St. Lucie County, Florida, is amended as follows:
Sec. 1-7-8. Imposition of surcharge for state court facilities.
Pursuant to F.S. §318.18(13)(a)(1), a court shall charge a surcharge of r:F~,.,...
j-thirty dollars (530.00) for any non-criminal traffic infraction in St. Lucie County pursuant
to F.S. Ch. 318, or for criminal violations in St. Lucie County listed in F.S. §318.17, to assist in
the cost of providing and maintaining state court facilities in St. Lucie County. When assessed,
the funds will be paid to the clerk. The clerk will forward to the board on a monthly basis, those
costs collected pursuant to §318.18(13)(a)(1), for deposit of said funds into a special and
separate account titled "Court Facilities Fund" as established in section 1-7-9 of the Code.
PART 6. SEVERABILITY.
If any word, phrase, clause, section or portion of this ordinance shall be held invalid or
unconstitutional by a court of competent jurisdiction, such portion or words shall be deemed a
separate and independent provision and such holding shall not affect the validity of the remaining
portions thereof.
PART C. EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall become effective September 1, 2009.
TrOGlTT portions are deleted. JOSEPH E. SMITH, CLERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
Underlined portions are added. 1 SAINT LUCIE COUNTY
FILE # 3384632 09/01/2009 at 04:28 PM
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RECORDING: $18.50
PART D. FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The Clerk is hereby directed forthwith to send a certified copy of this ordinance to the
Bureau of Administrative Code and Laws, Department of State, The Capitol, Tallahassee, Florida
32304.
PART E. ADOPTION.
After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows:
Chair Paula A. Lewis AYE
Vice Chair Charles Grande AYE
Commissioner Doug Coward AYE
Commissioner Chris Craft AYE
Commissioner Chris Dzadovsky AYE
PART F. CODIFICATION.
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated into the Code of Ordinances of St. Lucie
County, Florida, and the word "ordinance" may be changed to "section", "article", or other
appropriate word, and the sections of this ordinance may be renumbered or relettered to
accomplish such intention; provided, however, that Parts "B" through "F" shall not be codified.
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