State Attorney

The State Attorney appears in the Circuit and County Courts within this judicial circuit and prosecutes or defends on behalf of the State all suits in which the State is a party, except as provided in Chapter 39, Florida Statutes. Most costs associated with the State Attorney have been assumed by the State, effective July 1, 2004. The expenses in this budget are for technology needs for the State Attorney’s Office.

The legislature increased the fees of documents that are recorded by the Clerk of the Court by $4 per page. The counties receive $2 of that amount to fund court-related technology and court technology needs for the State trial courts, State Attorney, Public Defender, and Criminal Conflict and Civil Regional Counsel in that county.

Core Services

The State Attorney represents the State of Florida in the court system within the Sixth Judicial Circuit. The State Attorney's primary duty is to prosecute or defend criminal or civil case lawsuits, motions, and applications, in which that state is involved. In addition, the State Attorney is responsible for providing advice to law enforcement agencies within the judicial circuit. According to the Constitution of the State of Florida, Article V, the County is mandated to fund the information technology needs for the State Attorney. This financial data can be found on the Court Technology - Administration page.