The Department of Children and Families is responsible for all costs relating to the evaluation and treatment of persons committed to the department’s custody as sexually violent predators. A county is not obligated to fund costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, court-appointed counsel, or other costs required by this part. Other costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, and court-appointed counsel required by this part shall be paid from state funds appropriated by general law.
Fla. Stat. § 394.929
Program costs
Known as the Comprehensive Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services Act
The act spans §§ 394.451–394.932 (126 sections).
History.--s. 21, ch. 98-64; s. 24, ch. 99-222; s. 3, ch. 2002-59; s. 107, ch. 2014-19
Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.