Eveland v. State

CASANUEVA, Judge.

Michael James Eveland, Jr. was charged with one count of failure of a sexual offender to report, in violation of section 943.0435(9), Florida Statutes (2012). Mr. Eveland filed a motion to dismiss the information, arguing that he was indigent and unable to pay the fee required for compliance with section 943.0435 and that section 943.0435 is unconstitutional as applied to indigent individuals. The trial court denied the motion. Mr. Eveland entered a guilty plea, reserving the right to appeal the denial of the motion to dismiss. This appeal followed.

Mr. Eveland raises two…