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RESOLUTION NO. 87-35
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, TO THE LEGIS-
LATIVE DELEGATION OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, IN
SUPPORT OF STATE FUNDING OF CCWPENSATiON AND COSTS
FOR ATTORNEYS APPOINTED FOR INDIGENT DEFENDANTS.
WHEREAS, the state court system is and ought to be an
obligation of the State of Florida;
WHEREAS, in spite of this state obligation, the
counties of Florida are required to fund certain significant
operational costs of the state court system; and
WHEREAS, a Bill has been drafted to correct this
situation:
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY
COMMISSIONERS OF INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA, that:
The local legislative delegation of Indian River County
is respectfully requested to lend its support to a Bill
similar to the one attached, which would amend §925.035,
§925.036, and §27.53, Florida Statutes, by making the State,
rather than the counties, responsible for certain costs of
prosecution.
The foregoing resolution was offered by
Commissioner Wheeler who moved its adoption. The
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motion was seconded by Commissioner Eggert ---- and,
upon being put to a vote, the vote was as follows:
Chairman Don C. Scurlock, Jr. Aye
Vice -Chairman Margaret C. Bowman Aye
Commissioner Richard N. Bird Aye
Commissioner Carolyn K. Eggert Aye
Commissioner Gary C. Wheeler Aye
The Chairman thereupon declared the resolution duly
passed and adopted this 7 day of April, 1987.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA
By
Attest _ Don Cci r ock, r
Chairman
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Approved as to form
legal sufficiency:
�fia-r es V1tunac
County Attorney
Attachment: Proposed Bill
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A Bill to be entitled an Act
relating to compensation and
costs of attorneys for indigent
defendants, amending subsection
(6) of Section 925.035, F. S.
to require the State, rather
than the Counties, to pay such
compensation and costs, and
creating subsection (3) of
Section 925.036 to provide
that the State shall pay the
compensation and costs of
counsel appointed pursuant to
Sections 27.53 and 925.035,
F. S. from funds appropriated
to the Supreme Court for that
purpose.
Be it enacted by the Legislature of the
State of Florida:
Section 1: Subsection (6) of Section 925.035
F. S. is amended to read:
925.035(6) All compensation and costs provided
for in this section; except as provided in subsection f43—
shall be paid by the r_onnt7 state in which the trial is
held nn+ess the trial was moved to that county on the
gretind that a fair and r.mpertia} trial c_s+4 -„t be -
held in another c0tnt7— in which event the compensation
and eosts she++ be 178+4 b7 the original eonnt7 from which
the eanse was removed.
Section 2: Subsection (3) of Section 925.036,
F. S. is created to read:
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1 925.036(3). The state shall pay the compensation
2 and costs of attorneys appointed pursuant to s. 27.53 or
3 s.925.035 from funds appropriated to the Supreme Court
4 for that purpose.
5 Section 3: This Act shall take effect on July
6 1, 1987.
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