Art. I, § 19, Fla. Const. · Article I. DECLARATION OF RIGHTS
Costs.
Verbatim from the official edition
Text — As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
No person charged with crime shall be compelled to pay costs before a judgment of conviction has become final.
Source of truth
- Edition
- As revised in 1968 and subsequently amended (Online Sunshine, retrieved 2026-10-04)
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?Mode=Constitution&Submenu=3&Tab=statutes
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