Current Rates
Rates Adopted By The Indigent Services Committee (ISC)
For Due Process Services Within The 20th Judicial Circuit
(As Amended August 14, 2006)
| Court Interpreter Rates |
ISC Rates Circuit-Wide
For Services Performed On or After October 1, 2004 |
| Spanish |
$30.00 per hour/skilled $40.00 per hour/qualified |
| Haitian / Creole |
$50.00 per hour/skilled $60.00 per hour/qualified – 2 hr min3 |
| Other languages |
Not to exceed $75.00 per hour - 2 hr min |
| Sign language |
$80.00 per hour - 2 hr min; under special circumstances, not to exceed $120.00 per hour5 |
| Translation |
$30.00 per hour |
| Expert Witness Fees |
ISC Rates Circuit-Wide
For Services Performed On or After October 1, 2004 |
| Investigators |
Not to Exceed $100.00 per hour total expenses |
| General Expert Witness Fee in-court or out-of-court |
$200.00 per hour |
| Psychological Exams |
$300.00 per exam |
| Psychologist out-of-court |
$200.00 per hour |
| Psychologist in-court or depo testimony |
$200.00 per hour |
| Medical Doctor out-of-court |
Not to exceed $300.00 per hour |
| Medical Doctor in-court or depo testimony |
Not to exceed $400.00 per hour |
| Court Reporting Fees |
ISC Rates Circuit-Wide
For Services Performed On or After October 1, 2004 |
| Attendance Fee to record event |
$35.00 1st hour
$15.00 ea ½ hour that exceeds 5 min up to 5 P.M.;
additional rate of $10.00 per hour before 7:45 A.M. or after 5 P.M. |
| Attendance Fee to record video6 |
$150.00 1st hour
$25.00 ea ½ hour that exceeds 5 min up to 5 P.M.;
additional rate of $10.00 per hour before 7:45 A.M. or after 5 P.M.
$75.00 cancellation fee after equipment is set up. |
| Transcripts - Regular per pg |
$3.50 per original page
$1.25 per page - ea additional copy |
| Transcripts - Expedited per pg |
Same day $8.00 per page
Over Night $7.00 per page
Within 2-3 days: $5.00 per page
Within 4 days: $4.50 per page
Each copy: $1.25 per page |
| Media Copies |
$25.00 per copy |
| Other |
Med/tech/expert $3.95 per original page
$1.25 per page - each additional copy |
Transcription From
Electronic Recordings |
ISC Rates Circuit-Wide
For Services Performed On or After October 1, 2004 |
| 20 - 25 calendar days |
$3.50 per page |
| 11 - 19 calendar days |
$3.75 per page |
| 7 - 10 calendar days |
$4.00 per page |
| 4 - 6 calendar days |
$5.00 per page |
| 2 - 3 calendar days |
$6.00 per page |
| Within or Less than 24 hrs. |
$8.00 per page |
| Each Additional Copy |
$1.25 per page 1 st copy; $1.00 per page ea additional copy |
| Appeals Court transcripts |
$1.00 extra per original page7 |
| Legal, Medical or Expert transcripts |
$0.45 extra per original page |
| Poor Quality as determined by Court Administrator or designee |
$0.25 extra per original page |
| Sanitization of Transcript |
$0.10 extra per original page |
| Minimum Fee |
$50.00 – to be applied only when the fee based on page rate does not exceed $50.00 |
| Media Copy of Electronic Recording |
$25.00 per copy |
| Court-Appointed Attorneys |
ISC Rates Circuit-Wide
For all appointments On or After October 1, 2004 |
| Juvenile Dependency |
Dependency Cases: $1000.00 per case, to include shelter hearings, payable at adjudication/disposition of the case; $250.00 additional fee for work subsequent to disposition but prior to TPR petition1
Termination of Parental Rights: $1,000.00 per case
* see Committee Note below
Extraordinary Rate for travel out-of-circuit4: $100 per hour as attorney's fees, with trial judge's approval |
| Juvenile Delinquency |
$500.00 per defendant for up to 5 hours; thereafter, $75.00 per hour up to the statutory maximum* |
| Misdemeanor, Criminal Traffic2 |
$500.00 per defendant for up to 5 hours; thereafter, $75.00 per hour up to the statutory maximum* |
| Non-Capital, Non-Life Felonies |
$2,000.00 per defendant for up to 20 hours; thereafter, $100.00 per hour up to the statutory maximum* |
| Jimmy Ryce 2 |
$2,000.00 per defendant for up to 20 hours; thereafter, $100.00 per hour up to the statutory maximum* |
| PBLs / Life Felonies (includes Capital Sexual Battery) |
$2,500.00 per defendant up to 20 hours; thereafter, $100.00 per hour up to the statutory maximum* |
| Capital Cases/Death Penalty |
$3,500.00 per case up to 20 hours; thereafter, $125.00 per hour8 up to the statutory maximum* |
| V.O.P. |
Juvenile Delinquency: $500.00 per defendant3
Misdemeanor: $500.00 per defendant
Felony: $750.00 per defendant |
| Appeals/Postconvictions |
$100.00 per hour up to the statutory maximum* |
| Guardianship |
$150.00 Ward per month
Max 120 Wards per month |
| Incapacity Proceedings |
$650.00 per case |
| Juvenile Dependency Drug Court |
$300.00 per session5 |
| Marchman & Baker Act Proceedings |
$100.00 per hour1,7 |
| Contempt Proceedings2 |
$75 per hour, not to exceed $1000 per case, unless extraordinary circumstances and approved by Court Order2 |
| Miscellaneous – any proceedings not otherwise listed2 |
$75 per hour, not to exceed $1000 per case, unless extraordinary circumstances and approved by Court Order2 |
Note: Invoices billed at an hourly rate or over the statutory maximum require a court order.
Statutory Maximums pursuant to Florida Statute '27.5304(3)(2004)
| Misdemeanors and Juveniles |
$1,000 |
| Non-capital, non-life felonies: |
$2,500 |
| Life felonies: |
$3,000 |
| Capital cases: |
$3,500 |
| Appeals: |
$2,000 |
Out-of-Circuit Travel:
If travel is completed as part of the professional service, a Reimbursement for Travel Voucher should be submitted following Section 112.061, Florida Statutes. Travel will only be reimbursed when the party is traveling beyond the Twentieth Judicial Circuit.
Miscellaneous Expenses:
General office overhead is not compensable.
Amended: Oct. 25, 2004; Dec. 6, 20041; Feb. 14, 20052; Apr. 11, 20053; Aug. 15, 20054; Feb. 13, 20065; May 15, 2006 (eff. July 1, 2004)6; Jun. 19, 2006 (eff. for 12 months)7; Aug. 14, 2006(subject to Laws of Florida Ch. 2006-25, Sec. 4, Item 876. Note: FY 05/06 rate was $100/hr.)8; printed: June 20, 2006 at 2:06 PM
* Committee Note (Dec 2004): Schedule of Payment of Attorney Fees on Dependency Cases
The adjudication/disposition of a dependency case is defined by one of the following triggering events: Order on Disposition Hearing has been entered; Order on First Review Hearing after Appointment has been entered; or Filing of Notice of Voluntary Dismissal. The payment for work subsequent to disposition is due at one of the following triggering events: Order on Review/Permanency Hearing has been entered; Order Discharging Attorney has been entered; or Closing Order Discharging Attorney has been entered. The payment for representation after the filing of a TPR petition is due at one of the following triggering events: Order on Disposition Hearing has been entered; Order Discharging Attorney has been entered; or Closing Order Discharging Attorney has been entered.
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