T.L.S. v. State

We are once again confronted with the issue of imposition of criminal statutory costs in a juvenile case. Specifically, we must decide whether the trial court properly imposed costs under section 775.083(2), Florida Statutes (2005), in the amount of $20, and section 939.185(l)(a), Florida Statutes (2005), in the amount of $65, in a juvenile proceeding that concluded with an order withholding adjudication of delinquency for the offense of domestic battery. We believe that the costs were improperly assessed and, therefore, reverse that part of the order under review.1

At the outset, we observe…