In Fiscal Year 2021-22, state attorneys filed 151,789 felony cases, 361,437 misdemeanor cases, and 20,839 juvenile cases.
Pay Increases and Other Appropriations. In the 2023 General Appropriations Act (Ch. 2023-239, Laws of Florida),the Legislature allocated $24.8 million to provide pay increases of up to 10% to recruit and retain assistant state attorneys, assistant public defenders, and conflict counsel attorneys. In addition, they allocated $2.8 million to replace motor vehicles for state attorneys and public defenders and $2.4 million for 24 additional state attorney positions.
Protection of Specified Personnel. The 2023 Legislature enacted Ch. 2023-194, Laws of Florida, to create a new first degree misdemeanor offense to prohibit a person from knowingly and willfully harassing a law enforcement officer, a state attorney, an assistant state attorney, a firefighter, a judge, a justice, a judicial assistant, a clerk of court, clerk personnel, or an elected official, with the intent to intimidate or coerce such a person to perform or refrain from performing a lawful duty.
Visiting County and Municipal Detention Facilities. The 2023 Legislature enacted Ch. 2023-232, Laws of Florida, to authorize the following individuals who are elected or appointed to serve the county or municipality in which the county or municipal detention facility is located, to visit such detention facilities at their pleasure.
Due Process Services, Report 19-18, December 2019 |
Other Reports
The Auditor General reports on state attorney's operations are available on its website.
Websites of Interest
Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association
Florida State Courts
U.S. Department of Justice
Performance Information
Garett Berman, Executive Director, Florida Prosecuting Attorneys Association, Inc., 850-922-0467
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