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 What is Revision 7? The recent major court reform, referred to as Revision 7 to Article V, was approved as an amendment to the Florida Constitution by Florida voters in 1998. It was proposed originally by the Florida Constitution Revision Commission to provide a uniform funding system for the trial courts of Florida. Previously, trial courts were funded by the 67 individual counties that each court was identified with. Appellate courts were funded by the State. As a result of the county-by-county funding variations, some counties could obviously afford to provide better funding for Court services, while others were able to provide only bare minimum service. Revision 7 required that both the appellate courts and the trial courts be funded through State appropriation, thus equalizing the funding levels across county lines. The Revision 7 “Justice for all Floridians” slogan used throughout the 2004 Legislative session, became a very real concept when the Revision 7 legislation was finally passed on July 1 of that year. The funding transition occurred seamlessly, but not without several legislative enactments prior to the transition that provided the structure for the newly constituted trial court system. Below, find key Revision 7 links and budgetary information that have been important to Florida Courts current funding structure. 2003, House Bill 113A Manual of Court-Related filing Fees, Service Charges, Costs and Fines
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