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Fla. Stat. § 960.297

Authorization for governmental right of restitution for costs of incarceration

Known as the Florida Crimes Compensation Act

The act spans §§ 960–960 (38 sections).

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case William A. White v. Dennis Lemma (2020)

Most recently applied in William A. White v. Dennis Lemma (January 2020)

History.--s. 9, ch. 94-342; s. 35, ch. 95-184; s. 17, ch. 2009-63.

(1) The state and its local subdivisions, in a separate civil action or as counterclaim in any civil action, may seek recovery of the damages and losses set forth in s. 960.293.

(2) For those convicted offenders convicted before July 1, 1994, the state and its local subdivisions, in a separate civil action or as a counterclaim in any civil action, may seek recovery of the damages and losses set forth in s. 960.293, for the convicted offender’s remaining sentence after July 1, 1994.

(3) Civil actions authorized by this section may be commenced at any time during the offender’s incarceration and up to 5 years after the date of the offender’s release from incarceration or supervision, whichever occurs later.

Official source: Online Sunshine (Florida Legislature). Reproduced from public-domain Florida statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.