Taylor v. State

We affirm the circuit court’s sentence, but with two exceptions. The court erred by ordering the defendant to pay, as a condition of probation, crime lab costs of $166.80 and a public defender fee of $400.00, because the court did not follow the procedural steps for imposing such costs and fee. We address each in turn.

On the costs issue, as we stated in Finkelstein v. State, 944 So.2d 1226 (Fla. 4th DCA 2006).

Costs cannot be assessed in a criminal case unless there is statutory authority for their imposition. Statutorily mandated costs may be imposed without notice to the defendant. However,…