Meyers v. State, 676 So. 2d 57

PER CURIAM.

Steven Meyers appeals his judgment and sentence for lewd and lascivious act in the ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍presence of a child.1 We affirm the judgment and sentence, but we strike the assessments for investigative costs imposed pursuant to section 939.01, Florida Statutes (1993). The record does not ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍establish that the state requested investigative costs or documented the amount of costs incurred by law enforcement. See § 939.01(1), Fla. Stat. (1993). This is in derogation of the statute. Absent a ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍request along with documentation, the imposition of investigative costs is error. See Madison v. State, 664 So.2d 1140 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995); Brown v. State, 657 So.2d 1280 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995). We remand ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍for reim-position of the investigative costs, if appropriate, once the state complies with section 939.01(1). See Reyes v. State, 655 So.2d 111, 119 (Fla. 2d DCA 1995).

Judgment and Sentence AFFIRMED; Investigative ‍‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌​​​​​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌​‌‍Costs STRICKEN; and REMANDED.

PETERSON, C.J., and DAUKSCH and THOMPSON, JJ., concur.

Notes

. § 800.04(1), Fla. Stat. (1993).

Case Details

Case Name: Meyers v. State

Court Name: District Court of Appeal of Florida

Date Published: Jul 5, 1996

Citations: 676 So. 2d 57; 1996 WL 372235; 1996 Fla. App. LEXIS 7158; No. 95-3023

Docket Number: No. 95-3023

Court Abbreviation: Fla. Dist. Ct. App.