COURT-APPOINTED ATTORNEY FLAT RATES BY CASE TYPE & FISCAL YEAR*
REGISTRY
CATEGORY
CASES INCLUDED IN
CATEGORY
FLAT
FLAT
FLAT
FLAT
FEE
FEE
FEE
FEE
FY
FY
FY
FY
200720082014 - 2016 &
2008
2014
2015
AFTER
1ST Degree Murder (Lead Counsel)
$15,000 $15,000 $25,000 $25,000
CAPITAL
1ST Degree Murder (Co- Counsel)
$15,000 $15,000 $25,000 $25,000
Capital Sexual Battery
$2,000 $2,000 $4,000
$4,000
Capital (Non-Death other than Capital $2,500 $2,500 $9,000 $15,000
Sexual Battery)
Felony – Life (RICO)
$2,500 $2,500 $9,000
$9,000
Felony – Punishable by Life (RICO
$2,000 $2,000 $6,000
$6,000
CRIMINAL-RICO
Felony 1st Degree (RICO)
$1,500 $1,500 $5,000
$5,000
Felony – Noncapital Murder
N/A
N/A
N/A
$15,000
Felony – Life
$2,500 $2,500 $5,000
$5,000
Felony – Punishable by Life
$2,000 $2,000 $2,000
$2,500
Felony – 1st Degree
$1,500 $1,500 $1,500
$1,875
Felony – 2nd Degree
$1,000 $1,000 $1,000
$1,250
CRIMINAL
Felony – 3rd Degree
$750
$750
$750
$935
Violation of Probation – Felony
$500
$500
$500
$625
(include VOCC)
Misdemeanor
$400
$400
$400
$500
Criminal Traffic
$400
$400
$400
$500
Felony
or
Misdemeanor
(No
$400
$400
$400
$500
Information filed)
Violation of Probation – Misdemeanor
$300
$300
$300
$375
(includes VOCC)
Contempt Proceedings
$400
$400
$400
$500
Extradition
$500
$500
$500
$625
Juvenile Delinquency – Felony Life
$700
$700
$700
$875
Juvenile Delinquency – 1st Degree
$600
$600
$600
$750
Felony
DELINQUENCY
Juvenile Delinquency – 2nd Degree
$400
$400
$400
$500
Felony
Juvenile Delinquency – 3rd Degree
$300
$300
$300
$375
Felony
Juvenile Delinquency – Misdemeanor
$300
$300
$300
$375
Juvenile Delinquency – (Direct File or
$300
$300
$300
$375
No Information Filed)
Violation of Probation– Juvenile
$300
$300
$300
$375
Delinquency (includes VOCC)
$1,250
POST-CONVICTION Rules 3.850 and 3.800 at trial and $1,000 $1,000 $1,000
appellate
level
(also
includes
postconviction petitions for habeas
corpus and petitions for belated
appeal)
$2,000 $2,000 $9,000
$9,000
CAPITAL APPEALS Capital Appeals
Felony Appeals
$1,500 $1,500 $1,500
$1,875
CRIMINAL APPEALS Juvenile Delinquency Appeals
$1,000 $1,000 $1,000
$1,250
Misdemeanor Appeals
$750
$750
$750
$935
Dependency – Up to 1 Year
Dependency – Each year after 1st year
DEPENDENCY &
Dependency – Reactivation of
TPR
Protection Supervision –Up to 1 Year
Dependency – No Petition Filed or
Dismissed at Shelter
Termination of Parental Rights – Ch
39, F.S., Up to 1 year
Termination of Parental Rights– Ch.
39, F.S., Each year after 1st
Termination of Parental Rights – Ch.
63, F.S., Up to 1 year
Termination of Parental Rights – Ch.
63, F.S., Each year after 1st
Dependency – Children with Certain
Special Needs – Up to 1 Year
Dependency – Children with Certain
Special Needs – Each Year After 1st
Year
Dependency Appeals
DEPENDENCY &
TPR APPEALS
Dependency Appeals – No brief filed
due to lack of issues that could be
raised on appeal (withdrawal granted)
TPR Appeals
TPR Appeals – No brief filed due to
lack of issues that could be raised on
appeal (withdrawal granted)
Guardianship – Ch. 744, F.S.
GUARDIANSHIP
Guardianship – Emergency Ch. 744,
F.S.
BAKER/MARCHMAN Baker/Mental Health – Ch. 394, F.S.
ACT
Marchman Act/Substance Abuse – Ch.
397, F.S.
CINS/FINS – Ch. 984, F.S.
OTHER
Emancipation – Section 743.015, F.S.
CHILDREN’S CIVIL Parental Notification of Abortion Act
Adult Protective Services – Ch 415,
OTHER ADULT
F.S.
CIVIL
Developmentally Disabled Adult – Ch
393, F.S.
Admission of Inmate to Mental Health
Facility
OTHER CIVIL
HEALTH
Medical Procedures – Section
394.459(3), F.S.
Tuberculosis – Ch. 392, F.S.
Civil Appeals
CIVIL APPEALS
$1,000
$200
$200
$800
$200
$200
$800
$200
$200
$800
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200
$200
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$200
$200
$200
$200
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$200
$200
$200
$200
N/A
N/A
$1,000
$1,000
N/A
N/A
$1,000
$1,000
$1,000
$750
$1,000
$750
$1,000
$750
$1,000
$750
$2,000
$1,000
$2,000
$1,000
$2,000
$1,000
$2,000
$1,000
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$400
$300
$400
$300
$400
$300
$400
$300
$750
$400
$400
$500
$750
$400
$400
$500
$750
$400
$400
$500
$750
$400
$400
$500
$400
$400
$400
$400
$300
$300
$300
$300
$400
$400
$400
$400
$300
$400
$300
$400
$300
$400
$300
$400
*The flat rates for appointments on or after July 1, 2007 are set forth in the General Appropriations
Act (GAA) for each fiscal year. The state’s fiscal year commences on July 1st and concludes on June
30th. The GAA for each fiscal year is available on the Department of State’s website at
http://laws.flrules.org/. The applicable flat fee is determined by the flat fee in effect on the date of
appointment.
History.—lines 913 & 915, ch. 2007-72, L.O.F.; lines 819 & 821, ch. 2008-152, L.O.F.; lines 792 &
794, ch. 2009-81, L.O.F.; lines 770 & 772, ch. 2010-152, L.O.F.; lines 819 & 821, ch. 2011-69,
L.O.F.; lines 826 & 829, ch. 2012-118, L.O.F.; lines 747 & 750, ch. 2013-40, L.O.F.; lines 796 & 800,
ch. 2014-51, L.O.F.; lines 791 & 795, ch. 2015-232, L.O.F.; lines 776 & 780, ch. 2016-66, L.O.F.