Florida Statute 938.07 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS

Chapter 938
COURT COSTS

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938.07 Driving or boating under the influence.—Notwithstanding any other provision of s. 316.193 or s. 327.35, a court cost of $135 shall be added to any fine imposed pursuant to s. 316.193 or s. 327.35. The clerks shall remit the funds to the Department of Revenue, $25 of which shall be deposited in the Emergency Medical Services Trust Fund, $50 shall be deposited in the Operating Trust Fund of the Department of Law Enforcement to be used for operational expenses in conducting the statewide criminal analysis laboratory system established in s. 943.32, and $60 shall be deposited in the Brain and Spinal Cord Injury Program Trust Fund created in s. 381.79.

History.—s. 9, ch. 97-271; s. 22, ch. 98-94; s. 10, ch. 2000-155; s. 23, ch. 2001-122; s. 11, ch. 2002-263; s. 4, ch. 2006-176; s. 12, ch. 2010-161.

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Glaubius v. State of Florida (Fla. 2d DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...that it is imposed under subsection (6). See Johnson v. State, 354 So. 3d 598, 600-01 (Fla. 2d DCA 2022) (remanding for correction of scrivener's error to reflect the correct statute). In Ground 8, Glaubius argues that the $25, $50, and $60 court costs imposed pursuant to section 938.07, should be stricken. If the trial court finds that the $1,000 fine was imposed for driving under the influence under section 316.193, the additional $135 is proper. See § 938.07 ("[A] court cost of $135 shall be added to any fine imposed pursuant to s....

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Robert Everett Allen v. State of Florida (Fla. 4th DCA 2025).

Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal

...Therefore, we reverse and remand for the trial court to strike the $50 in investigative costs in the final cost order. As to the $150 DUI costs, under Florida law, if a defendant is convicted of DUI, “a court cost of $135 shall be added to any fine imposed pursuant to s. 316.193 or s. 327.35.” § 938.07, Fla....

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