S.M. v. State

ALTENBERND, Judge.

S.M. appeals a restitution order that requires this juvenile to pay the victim $8629 for a stolen car. We disagree with the trial court that the State presented the predicate information needed to take judicial notice of an online “Kelley Blue Book” valuation of a used car under section 90.202(12), Florida Statutes (2012). Nevertheless, at least in the context of a restitution award arising from a theft, we conclude that the owner of the vehicle could express an opinion as to the value of her car. In so doing, she could base her opinion, in part, upon information obtained…