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.
Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2006 WL 399663
...ers protected under Rule 3.216(a), Florida Rule of Criminal Procedure, and Hamilton; see also McKinniss v. State, 439 So.2d 302 (Fla. 2d DCA 1983). We recognize that the County is no longer responsible for funding Rule 3.216 expert appointments, see § 29.019, Florida Statutes (2005), and that perhaps the Nolasco procedure will change. However, the changes did not take effect until July 1, 2004, after the Orders at issue in the instant case were entered. § 29.019, Fla....
...CONCLUSION The State's Petition for Certiorari is granted in part, the Writ of Prohibition is granted, and the matter remanded for further proceedings consistent with this opinion. NOTES [1] We decline to address what the proper procedure should be in light of the changes to section 29.019, Florida Statutes, however, it seems if the State Attorney's office is the party receiving notice of the request for expert appointment, the purpose of Rule 3.216 is thwarted....
McQuillin, The Law of Municipal Corporations § 29.19 (3d Ed.1966)). As in the instant case the contract
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