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Dear Mr. Smith:

As clerk of the circuit court for Putnam County, you ask substantially the following question:

In light of the recent amendment to section 28.241(1)(a)1.b., Florida Statutes, by section 5, Chapter 2009-61, Laws of Florida, is a clerk of court required to assess a filing fee for the filing of a petition for a domestic violence injunction despite the language of section 741.30(2)(a), Florida Statutes, which prohibits the assessment of filing fees for such petitions?

In sum:

In light of the specific prohibition in section 741.30(2)(a), Florida Statutes, the clerk of court may not…