FERNANDEZ D. GUNTER
v.
STATE OF FLORIDA
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State attorney costs of prosecution must be set at a minimum of $100 per case when a felony offense is charged, and any amount above $100 requires a showing of sufficient proof of higher costs incurred.
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Statutory requirement for state attorney costs of prosecution under § 938.27(8), Fla. Stat. (2023)
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SIXTH DISTRICT COURT OF APPEAL
STATE OF FLORIDA
Case No. 6D2025-1045 Lower Tribunal No. 2020-CF-000148
FERNANDEZ D. GUNTER, Appellant,
V.
STATE OF FLORIDA, Appellee.
Appeal from the Circuit Court for Polk County. Jalal A. Harb, Judge.
September 10, 2026
WHITE, J.
Fernandez D. Gunter appeals the order of revocation of community control and sentence entered after he admitted to violating community control. Gunter asserts that the Monetary Obligations Order improperly imposes “Additional SAO Costs of Prosecution Fees" of $150. Because the State failed to present any proof showing that it incurred costs greater than $100, we agree. See § 938.27(8), Fla. Stat. (2023) ("Costs for the state attorney must be set in all cases at . . . no less than $100 per case when a felony offense is charged, including a proceeding in which the underlying offense is a violation of . . . community control. The court may set a higher amount upon a showing of sufficient proof of higher costs incurred."); see also Golphin v. State, 413 So. 3d 828, 828 (Fla. 6th DCA 2024).
Therefore, we reverse the improper cost imposition of $150 and remand for the trial court to enter a corrected Monetary Obligations Order imposing $100 for state attorney costs of prosecution. Gunter's presence is not required for that ministerial correction. See Golphin, 413 So. 3d at 829. Otherwise, we affirm the order of revocation of community control and sentence without further discussion.
AFFIRMED in part; REVERSED in part; and REMANDED with instructions.
SMITH and KAMOUTSAS, JJ., concur.
Blair Allen, Public Defender, and Lisa Martin, Assistant Public Defender, Bartow, for Appellant.
James Uthmeier, Attorney General, Tallahassee, and Helene S. Parnes, Manager II Assistant Attorney General, Tampa, for Appellee.