The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XXX
SOCIAL WELFARE

Chapter 409
SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC ASSISTANCE

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F.S. 409.2571

409.2571 Court and witness fees; bond.—

(1) The department or an authorized agent thereof shall be entitled to the necessary services of the clerk, court reporter, and county comptroller in any proceedings under the IV-D program, including contempt proceedings; and no fees for such court reporter, clerk, or comptroller services shall be charged against the department. No bond shall be required of the department for any action taken pursuant to the IV-D program, except by order of the court. Nothing herein shall prevent the depository from charging and collecting fees for services rendered.

(2) No witness fees shall be paid to any party to a petition or complaint or to any parent or legal custodian of a dependent child described in a petition or complaint filed pursuant to this act.

History.—s. 7, ch. 76-220; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 1, ch. 84-141; s. 146, ch. 86-220; s. 18, ch. 87-95; s. 24, ch. 92-138.

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Amendments to 409.2571

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 409.2571

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 409.2571.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA FAMILY LAW RULES OF PROCEDURE, 126 So. 3d 228 (Fla. 2013)

. . . Security Act, except for such matters relating to dissolution of marriage petitions (sections 409.2564, 409.2571 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE- MANAGEMENT OF CASES INVOLVING COMPLEX LITIGATION, 30 So. 3d 477 (Fla. 2009)

. . . Security Act, except for such matters relating to dissolution of marriage petitions (sections 409.2564, 409.2571 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO THE FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE- MANAGEMENT OF CASES INVOLVING COMPLEX LITIGATION, 15 So. 3d 558 (Fla. 2009)

. . . Security Act, except for such matters relating to dissolution of marriage — petitions—(sections—409.2564, 409.2571 . . . Security Act, except for such matters relating to dissolution of marriage petitions (sections 409.2564, 409.2571 . . .

In AMENDMENTS TO FLORIDA RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE, 682 So. 2d 105 (Fla. 1996)

. . . except for such matters relating to dissolution of marriage petitions (⅞& sections 409.245, 409.2564, 409.2571 . . .

THE FLORIDA BAR RE AMENDMENT TO RULES OF CIVIL PROCEDURE RULE c CAPTION OF PLEADINGS, 488 So. 2d 57 (Fla. 1986)

. . . Act, except for such matters relating to dissolution of marriage petitions (F.S. 409.245, 409.2564, 409.2571 . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. F. HARTSFIELD,, 443 So. 2d 322 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1983)

. . . proceedings instituted by HRS pursuant to Chapter 409, Florida Statutes, despite the provisions of section 409.2571 . . . the interpretation, as well as, if possible, the reconciliation of the following Florida statutes: § 409.2571 . . . HRS contends that the exemption provided in section 409.2571 extends to charges for the copying of court . . . In answering this question in the negative, the attorney general reasoned that section 409.2571 does . . . We are therefore not convinced that section 409.2571 exempts only those charges for services performed . . .

STATE DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. F. HARTSFIELD,, 399 So. 2d 1019 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1981)

. . . Section 409.2571(1), Florida Statutes (1979) provides that HRS or its agents “shall be entitled to the . . .

DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES, v. M. ALPER,, 375 So. 2d 571 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979)

. . . costs by placing the burden on the defendant in such child support actions to pay costs (See Section 409.2571 . . .