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TEEN COURT COSTS

TEEN COURT COSTS. Public Hearing August 25, 2009. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Background Teen Court Funding Action Requested. PRESENTATION OUTLINE. Background Teen Court Funding Teen Court Program Action Requested. BACKGROUND. Teen Court established in August 1994

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TEEN COURT COSTS

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  1. TEEN COURT COSTS Public Hearing August 25, 2009

  2. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Teen Court Funding • Action Requested

  3. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Teen Court Funding • Teen Court Program • Action Requested

  4. BACKGROUND • Teen Court established in August 1994 • The purpose of Teen Court is to divert less serious cases away from the more formal Juvenile Court. • A structured environment in which defendants are evaluated and judged by a jury of their peers • An opportunity for defendants to accept responsibility for their actions

  5. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Teen Court Funding • Next Step

  6. TEEN COURT FUNDING • $3 mandatory court cost on each case by persons convicted of a criminal statute or ordinance • Approximately $500,000 annual revenues • Repealed under Article V, Revision 7 effective July 1, 2004

  7. TEEN COURT FUNDING • FY 2005 $2.3 million remained • FY 2010 $400,000 available • Annual cost of program approximately $450,000 • Cash will be depleted in FY 2010

  8. TEEN COURT FUNDING Budget Budget

  9. TEEN COURT FUNDING • July 1, 2007 SB 2162 re-established counties ability to collect $3 court cost • Will generate approximately $500,000 annually • Adequate funding to continue program

  10. PRESENTATION OUTLINE • Background • Teen Court Funding • Action Requested

  11. ACTION REQUESTED Approval of the ordinance to establish a mandatory Teen Court cost of $3, effective October 1, 2009, as authorized by the Florida Legislature

  12. TEEN COURT COSTS Public Hearing August 25, 2009

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