Legal Opinion
Crist v. Ervin
Supreme Court of Florida
Decided November 4, 2010No. Nos. SC10-1317, SC10-1319PublishedCited by 32 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtPolston, J.
Appellants (collectively referred to as the State) argue that the trial court erred by ruling that statutes directing portions of civil filing fees to the general revenue fund are unconstitutional.1 We agree and reverse the trial court as explained below.
I. BACKGROUND
On June 3, 2010, the trial court granted summary judgment and declared unconstitutional sections of the Florida Statutes that direct portions of civil action filing fees to the general revenue fund. Specifically, the trial court ruled that provisions of sections 28.24(1)(a), 28.241(a)(2)(d), 28.241(2), 34.041(1)(b), and 28.2455,…
2Cases cited13 opinions
- LeCroy v. HanlonTexas Supreme Court · 1986
- Fla. Dept. of Rev. v. City of GainesvilleSupreme Court of Florida · 2005
- City of Boca Raton v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1992
- City of Miami v. McGrathSupreme Court of Florida · 2002
- State v. BalesSupreme Court of Florida · 1977
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3Cited by32 opinions
- State v. AdkinsSupreme Court of Florida · 2012
- Scott v. WilliamsSupreme Court of Florida · 2013
- Searcy, Denney, Scarola, Barnhart & Shipley, etc. v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2017
- and SC14-1952 Jean Claude Noel v. State of Florida and Jean Claude Noel v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
- Jermaine C. Jackson v. State of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 2016
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