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The 1998 Florida Statutes

Title XLVII
CRIMINAL PROCEDURE AND CORRECTIONS
Chapter 916
Mentally Deficient And Mentally Ill Defendants
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916.49  Department of Children and Family Services responsible for costs.--The Department of Children and Family Services is responsible for all costs relating to the evaluation and treatment of persons committed to the department's custody as sexually violent predators. A county is not obligated to fund costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, court-appointed counsel, or other costs required by ss. 916.31-916.49. Other costs for psychological examinations, expert witnesses, and court-appointed counsel required by ss. 916.31-916.49 shall be paid from state funds appropriated by general law.

History.--s. 21, ch. 98-64.