HomeMy WebLinkAbout2009-086RESOLUTION NO. 2009 - 086
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA,
ESTABLISHING REGISTRATION FEES FOR CONVICTED
FELONS, CAREER OFFENDERS, SEXUAL OFFENDERS
AND SEXUAL PREDATORS.
WHEREAS, state and federal law requires require convicted felons, career
offenders, sexual offenders and sexual predators to register their residency with the
sheriff of the county in which they reside; and
WHEREAS, in 2008 the County had 824 individuals required to register their
residency with the Indian River County Sheriff; and
WHEREAS, the County does not receive any state or federal funding to operate
the registration program; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff currently has one investigator/detective whose primary
responsibility is to monitor offenders and predators, investigate suspected law violations
regarding offenders/predators, insure community notification and provide assistance to
other investigators or agencies regarding offenders and predators; and
WHEREAS, the Sheriff also employs a staff assistant that spends approximately
90% of his/her time assisting the investigator/detective in monitoring and registering the
individuals; and
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners enacted Indian River County
Code section 306.07 requiring convicted felons, career offenders, sexual offenders and
sexual predators to pay registration fees and the ordinance requires the fees to be set
by resolution of the Board; and
WHEREAS, in order to offset the resources expended in registering and
monitoring these individuals, a reasonable fee shall be charged pursuant to ordinance,
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that:
1. The above recitals are affirmed in their entirety.
2. Any individual who is required to register, re -register or report changes of
either a temporary or permanent address, or modify statutorily required
information to the Sheriff, as a Convicted Felon, Career Offender, Sexual
Offender or Sexual Predator shall pay the following fees to the Indian
River County Sheriff's Office for such services:
Initial Registration — the sum of fifty dollars ($50.00).
Re -registration — the sum of twenty-five dollars ($25.00).
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Address / Information Change —the sum of ten dollars ($10.00).
3. Said payment shall be paid at the time of registration and shall be paid in
exact change/cash or certified funds, certified check or money order; no
personal checks. All fees are non-refundable and non -transferable to or
from other counties or jurisdictions with similar registration fee structures.
4. All Registration Fees paid by a Convicted Felon, Career Offender, Sexual
Offender or Sexual Predator shall be recorded, and a copy of the receipt
provided thereof.
5. The effective date for these new fees is June , 2009.
This resolution was moved for adoption by Commissioner Flescher , and the
motion was seconded by Commissioner Davis and upon being put to a vote,
the vote was as follows:
Chairman Wesley S. Davis AYE
Vice Chairman Joseph E. Flescher AYE
Commissioner Peter D. O'Bryan AYE
Commissioner Bob Solari AYE
Commissioner Gary C. Wheeler AYE
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly passed and adopted this
9th day of June _'2009.
Attest: J. K. Barton, Clerk
By
Deputy Clerk
Approved as to form and legal
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William K. DeBraal
Deputy County Attorney
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
by its Board of County Commissioners
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Wes'ley S. Davis, Chairman
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