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Florida Fla. Stat. §828.27(6) Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty
The governing body of a county or municipality may require mandatory court appearances for certain aggravated violations of a local ordinance resulting in the unprovoked biting, attacking, or wounding of
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a domestic animal; violations resulting in the destruction or loss of personal property; second or subsequent violations of local animal cruelty laws; or violations resulting in the issuance of a third or subsequent citation to a person. The citation must clearly inform the person of the mandatory court appearance. The governing body of the county or municipality shall maintain records to prove the number of citations issued to the person. Persons required to appear in court do not have the option of paying the fine instead of appearing in court.
Obligation to collect or record Local jurisdiction
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Florida Fla. Stat. §938.19(5) Mandatory Court Costs Authorized by Local Governmental Entities: Teen courts

A teen court must account for all funds received under this section in a written report to the board of county commissioners. The report must be given to the commissioners

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by August 1 of each year or by a date required by the commissioners.

Obligation to report/conduct analysis Municipal court
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Florida Fla. Stat. §939.185(1)(a) Assessment of additional court costs and surcharges

(a) The board of county commissioners may adopt by ordinance an additional court cost, not to exceed $65, to be imposed by the court when a person pleads guilty or nolo

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contendere to, or is found guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any felony, misdemeanor, delinquent act, or criminal traffic offense under the laws of this state . . . Each county receiving funds under this section shall report the amount of funds collected pursuant to this section and an itemized list of expenditures for all authorized programs and activities. The report shall be submitted in a format developed by the Supreme Court to the Governor, the Chief Financial Officer, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2004. Quarterly reports shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the quarter. Any unspent funds at the close of the county fiscal year allocated under subparagraphs 2., 3., and 4., shall be transferred for use pursuant to subparagraph 1.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §316.1937(2) Ignition interlock devices, requiring; unlawful acts

(2) If the court imposes the use of an ignition interlock device, the court shall:

(a) Stipulate on the record the requirement for, and the period of, the use of a

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certified ignition interlock device.

(b) Order that the records of the department reflect such requirement.

(c) Order that an ignition interlock device be installed, as the court may determine necessary, on any vehicle owned or operated by the person.

(d) Determine the person's ability to pay for installation of the device if the person claims inability to pay. If the court determines that the person is unable to pay for installation of the device, the court may order that any portion of a fine paid by the person for a violation of s. 316.193 shall be allocated to defray the costs of installing the device.

(e) Require proof of installation of the device and periodic reporting to the department for verification of the operation of the device in the person's vehicle.

Obligation to collect or record Department of Motor Vehicles
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Florida Fla. Stat. §985.039(10) Cost of supervision; cost of care

The department or the collection agency shall provide to the payor documentation of the payment of any fee paid pursuant to this section. Except as provided in subsection (9), all

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payments received by the department or the collection agency pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the department' s Grants and Donations Trust Fund.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §938.15(2) Criminal justice education for local government

In addition to the costs provided for in s. 938.01, municipalities and counties may assess an additional $2 for expenditures for criminal justice education degree programs and training courses, including

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basic recruit training, for their respective officers and employing agency support personnel, provided such education degree programs and training courses are approved by the employing agency administrator, on a form provided by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, for local funding. (2) The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission may inspect and copy the documentation of independent audits conducted of the municipalities and counties which make such assessments to ensure that such assessments have been made and that expenditures are in conformance with the requirements of this subsection and with other applicable procedures.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §28.24 Service charges

The clerk of the circuit court shall charge for services rendered manually or electronically by the clerk's office in recording documents and instruments and in performing other specified duties.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §828.27(6) Local animal control or cruelty ordinances; penalty

The governing body of a county or municipality may require mandatory court appearances for certain aggravated violations of a local ordinance resulting in the unprovoked biting, attacking, or wounding of

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a domestic animal; violations resulting in the destruction or loss of personal property; second or subsequent violations of local animal cruelty laws; or violations resulting in the issuance of a third or subsequent citation to a person. The citation must clearly inform the person of the mandatory court appearance. The governing body of the county or municipality shall maintain records to prove the number of citations issued to the person. Persons required to appear in court do not have the option of paying the fine instead of appearing in court.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §938.19(5) Mandatory Court Costs Authorized by Local Governmental Entities: Teen courts

A teen court must account for all funds received under this section in a written report to the board of county commissioners. The report must be given to the commissioners

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by August 1 of each year or by a date required by the commissioners.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §939.185(1)(a) Assessment of additional court costs and surcharges

(a) The board of county commissioners may adopt by ordinance an additional court cost, not to exceed $65, to be imposed by the court when a person pleads guilty or nolo

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contendere to, or is found guilty of, or adjudicated delinquent for, any felony, misdemeanor, delinquent act, or criminal traffic offense under the laws of this state . . . Each county receiving funds under this section shall report the amount of funds collected pursuant to this section and an itemized list of expenditures for all authorized programs and activities. The report shall be submitted in a format developed by the Supreme Court to the Governor, the Chief Financial Officer, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives on a quarterly basis beginning with the quarter ending September 30, 2004. Quarterly reports shall be submitted no later than 30 days after the end of the quarter. Any unspent funds at the close of the county fiscal year allocated under subparagraphs 2., 3., and 4., shall be transferred for use pursuant to subparagraph 1.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §316.1937(2) Ignition interlock devices, requiring; unlawful acts

(2) If the court imposes the use of an ignition interlock device, the court shall:

(a) Stipulate on the record the requirement for, and the period of, the use of a

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certified ignition interlock device.

(b) Order that the records of the department reflect such requirement.

(c) Order that an ignition interlock device be installed, as the court may determine necessary, on any vehicle owned or operated by the person.

(d) Determine the person's ability to pay for installation of the device if the person claims inability to pay. If the court determines that the person is unable to pay for installation of the device, the court may order that any portion of a fine paid by the person for a violation of s. 316.193 shall be allocated to defray the costs of installing the device.

(e) Require proof of installation of the device and periodic reporting to the department for verification of the operation of the device in the person's vehicle.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §985.039(10) Cost of supervision; cost of care

The department or the collection agency shall provide to the payor documentation of the payment of any fee paid pursuant to this section. Except as provided in subsection (9), all

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payments received by the department or the collection agency pursuant to this section shall be deposited in the department's Grants and Donations Trust Fund.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §794.055(3)(c) Access to services for victims of sexual battery

The department shall ensure that funds allocated under this section are expended in a manner that is consistent with the requirements of this section. The department may require an annual

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audit of the expenditures and shall provide a report to the Legislature by February 1 of each year.

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Florida Fla. Stat. §938.15(2) Criminal justice education for local government

In addition to the costs provided for in s. 938.01, municipalities and counties may assess an additional $2 for expenditures for criminal justice education degree programs and training courses, including

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basic recruit training, for their respective officers and employing agency support personnel, provided such education degree programs and training courses are approved by the employing agency administrator, on a form provided by the Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission, for local funding. (2) The Criminal Justice Standards and Training Commission may inspect and copy the documentation of independent audits conducted of the municipalities and counties which make such assessments to ensure that such assessments have been made and that expenditures are in conformance with the requirements of this subsection and with other applicable procedures.

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Florida Fla. Stat. § 943.6871 Department of Law Enforcement: Criminal justice data transparency.—

In order to facilitate the availability of comparable and uniform criminal justice data, the department shall:
(1) Collect, compile, maintain, and manage the data submitted by local and state entities

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pursuant to s. 900.05 and coordinate related activities to collect and submit data. The department shall create a unique identifier for each criminal case received from the clerks of court which identifies the person who is the subject of the criminal case. The unique identifier must be the same for that person in any court case and used across local and state entities for all information related to that person at any time. The unique identifier shall be randomly created and may not include any portion of the person’s social security number or date of birth.
(2) Promote criminal justice data sharing by making such data received under s. 900.05 comparable, transferable, and readily usable.
(3) Create and maintain an Internet-based database of criminal justice data received under s. 900.05 in a modern, open, electronic format that is machine-readable and readily accessible through an application program interface. The database shall allow the public to search, at a minimum, by each data element, county, judicial circuit, or unique identifier. The department may not require a license or charge a fee to access or receive information from the database.
(4) Develop written agreements with local, state, and federal agencies to facilitate criminal justice data sharing.
(5) Establish by rule:
(a) Requirements for the entities subject to the requirements of s. 900.05 to submit data through an application program interface.
(b) A data catalog defining data objects, describing data fields, and detailing the meaning of and options for each data element reported pursuant to s. 900.05.
(c) How data collected pursuant to s. 900.05 is compiled, processed, structured, used, or shared. The rule shall provide for tagging all information associated with each case number and unique identifier.
(d) Requirements for implementing and monitoring the Internet-based database under subsection (3).
(e) How information contained in the Internet-based database under subsection (3) is accessed by the public.
(6) Consult with local, state, and federal criminal justice agencies and other public and private users of the database under subsection (3) on the data elements collected under s. 900.05, the use of such data, and adding data elements to be collected.
(7) Monitor data collection procedures and test data quality to facilitate the dissemination of accurate, valid, reliable, and complete criminal justice data.
(8) Develop methods for archiving data, retrieving archived data, and data editing and verification.

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Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 967.04(8)(a) Depositions in criminal proceedings
(8) (a) If the court orders a deposition under sub. (7), the judge shall preside at the taking of the deposition and enforce compliance with the applicable provisions of ss.
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885.44 to 885.47. Notwithstanding s. 885.44 (5), counsel may make objections and the judge shall make rulings thereon as at trial. The clerk of court shall keep the certified original recording of a deposition taken under sub. (7) in a secure place. No person may inspect or copy the deposition except by order of the court upon a showing that inspection or copying is required for editing under s. 885.44 (12) or for the investigation, prosecution or defense of the action in which it was authorized or the provision of services to the child.
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Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 59.40(2)(im) County Clerk of the Court
The clerk of circuit court shall Keep a record of all payments ordered by the court under s. 973.05 (4) or 778.30 (1) to be paid to the clerk of
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circuit court.
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Wisconsin Wis. Stat. § 19.35(1)(a); Wis. Stat. § 19.35(1)(am) Access to records; fees
(1) RIGHT TO INSPECTION. (a) Except as otherwise provided by law, any requester has a right to inspect any record. Substantive common law principles construing the right to inspect, copy
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or receive copies of records shall remain in effect. The exemptions to the requirement of a governmental body to meet in open session under s. 19.85 are indicative of public policy, but may be used as grounds for denying public access to a record only if the authority or legal custodian under s. 19.33 makes a specific demonstration that there is a need to restrict public access at the time that the request to inspect or copy the record is made. (am) In addition to any right under par. (a), any requester who is an individual or person authorized by the individual has a right to inspect any personally identifiable information pertaining to the individual in a record containing personally identifiable information that is maintained by an authority and to make or receive a copy of any such information. The right to inspect or copy information in a record under this paragraph does not apply to any of the following: 1. Any record containing personally identifiable information that is collected or maintained in connection with a complaint, investigation or other circumstances that may lead to an enforcement action, administrative proceeding, arbitration proceeding or court proceeding, or any such record that is collected or maintained in connection with such an action or proceeding. 2. Any record containing personally identifiable information that, if disclosed, would do any of the following: a. Endanger an individual’s life or safety. b. Identify a confidential informant. c. Endanger the security, including the security of the population or staff, of any state prison under s. 302.01, jail, as defined in s. 165.85 (2) (bg), juvenile correctional facility, as defined in s. 938.02 (10p), secured residential care center for children and youth, as defined in s. 938.02 (15g), mental health institute, as defined in s. 51.01 (12), center for the developmentally disabled, as defined in s. 51.01 (3), or facility, specified under s. 980.065, for the institutional care of sexually violent persons. d. Compromise the rehabilitation of a person in the custody of the department of corrections or detained in a jail or facility identified in subd. 2. c. 2m. The actual address, as defined in s. 165.68 (1) (b), of a participant in the program established in s. 165.68.
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