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570 So. 2d 1132

Meyer v. State

District Court of Appeal of Florida

Decided December 12, 1990

District Court of Appeal of Florida · decided 1990-12-12

Relies on 444 So. 2d 947 - Jenkins v. State · 519 So. 2d 618 - Mays v. State · 565 So. 2d 721 - Beasley v. State

Decided 1990-12-12

PER CURIAM.

¶1The order of community control reflects the imposition of costs against appellant. However, appellant was adjudicated insolvent, but was not given notice or an opportunity to respond and object. Such an imposition of costs is improper, and was held so in Beasley v. State, 565 So.2d 721 (Fla. 4th DCA 1990). We, therefore, remand for a determination of ability to pay pursuant to Mays v. State, 519 So.2d 618 (Fla.1988), and Jenkins v. State, 444 So.2d 947 (Fla.1984).

¶2The state here is making the same assertion made in Beasley, namely, that the imposition of assessments on an indigent, per se, does not offend the constitution, and that constitutional principles are implicated only if the government seeks to force collection of the assessments when the defendant is unable to comply. We, therefore, again certify the Beasley questions to the Supreme Court of Florida:

WHETHER THE IMPOSITION OF COSTS AGAINST AN INDIGENT DEFENDANT IS DIFFERENT THAN THE COLLECTION OF THOSE COSTS MAKING THE QUESTION OF ABILITY TO PAY PREMATURE UNTIL ATTEMPT IS MADE TO COLLECT SUCH COSTS?

¶3In all other respects, the judgment and order of community control are affirmed.

¶4AFFIRMED IN PART; REMANDED IN PART.

LETTS and GLICKSTEIN, JJ., concur. STONE, J., concurs specially with opinion.
STONE, J.,

¶5concurring specially.

¶6I do not concur in certifying the question but do agree that judgment be reversed as to costs.

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