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ORDINANCE NO. 05-031
AN ORDINANCE AMENDING CHAPTER 1-7, "COURTS", OF
THE CODE OF ORDINANCES OF ST. LUCIE COUNTY
PROVIDING THAT 25'0 OF COURT FACILITIES FUND
SHALL BE USED TO SUPPORT LOCAL LAW LIBRARIES;
PROVIDING FOR CONFLICTING PROVISIONS,
SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY; PROVIDING FOR
FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE; PROVIDING
FOR AN EFFECTIVE DATE; PROVIDING FOR ADOPTION
AND CODIFICATION.
WHEREAS, the Florida Legislature created Section 318.18(13), Florida Statutes,
which authorizes a county to impose a surcharge not to exceed fifteen and 00/100 dollars
($15.00) for non-criminal traffic infractions pursuant to Chapter 318, Florida Statutes, or
imposed for criminal violations listed in Section 318.17, Florida Statutes, to assist in providing
and maintaining state court facilities.
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St, Lucie County, Florida ("Board")
is authorized by Section 318.18(13(a), Florida Statutes, to use up to twenty-five percent
(25'Yo) of the revenue from such surcharge to support local law libraries.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT ORDAINED by the Board of County Commissioners of
St. Lucie County, Florida:
ARTICLE I. "In General," of Chapter 1-7, "Courts," of the Code of Ordinances of St.
Lucie County, Florida, is amended as follows:
Sec. 1-7-9 Disposition of state court facilities funds from the surcharge; Accounting
by Clerk of the Court
Court Facilities Fund - Surcharge: AH Seventy-five percent (75'Yo) of all monies
collected for court facilities from the surcharge imposed by Section 1-7-8 shall be set aside
by the clerk in a special and separate account titled "Court Facilities Fund" to be used
exclusively for the construction, operation and maintenance of state court facilities as
determined by the Board. Twenty-five percent (25'Yo) of the monies collected from the
surcharge shall be set aside by the clerk in a special and separate account titled "Law Library
Fund" to be used to support the Rupert J. Smith Law Library.
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EDWIN M FRY J CL
SAINT LUCIE ¿o~rIJTY ERK OF THE CIRCUIT COURT
FILE # 268549708/10/2005 at 02'03 PM
OR BOOK 2329 PAGE 7 '
RECORDING: $27.00 41·743 Doc Type: ORDN
The clerk in her his capacity as accountant to the Board shall provide to the Board an
annual financial report on the "Court Facilities Fund" outlining the amount of court costs
collected, expenditures and earnings from the investment of said funds,
PART A.
CONFLICTING PROVISIONS.
Special acts of the Florida legislature applicable only to unincorporated areas of St.
Lucie County, and adopted prior to January 1, 1969, County ordinances and County resolutions,
or parts thereof, in conflict with this ordinance are hereby superseded by this ordinance to
the extent of such conflict.
PART B.
SEVERABILITY AND APPLICABILITY.
If any portion of this ordinance is for any reason held or declared to be
unconstitutional, inoperative, or void, such holding shall not affect the remaining portions of
this ordinance. If this ordinance or any provision thereof shall be held to be inapplicable to
any person, property, or circumstance, such holding shall not affect its applicability to any
other person, property, or circumstance,
PART C.
FILING WITH THE DEPARTMENT OF STATE.
The clerk be and 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 D.
EFFECTIVE DATE.
This ordinance shall take effect on the 1st day of September, 2005.
PART E.
ADOPTION.
After motion and second, the vote on this ordinance was as follows:
Chair Frannie Hutchinson
Vice Chairman Doug Coward
Chairman Paula Lewis
Commissioner Joseph E. Smith
Commissioner Chris Craft
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
AYE
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PART F.
CODIFICATION.
Provisions of this ordinance shall be incorporated into the St. Lucie County Code and
Compiled Laws, 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" A" through "F" shall not be codified.
APPROVED AS TO FORM Af\J
CORRECT ESS:
BY:
PASSED AND DULY ENACTED this 2nd day of August, 2005.
ATTEST:
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