Fla. Stat. 960.14
Manner of payment; execution or attachment

(1)

Any award made under this chapter shall be in accordance with the discretion and direction of the department as to the manner of payment. No award made pursuant to this chapter shall be subject to execution or attachment other than for expenses resulting from the injury or death which is the basis for the claim. In every case providing for compensation to a claimant under this chapter, the department may, if in its opinion the facts and circumstances of the case warrant it, convert the compensation to be paid into a partial or total lump sum without discount. Any eligible bills may be paid by the department directly to affected service providers.

(2)

If a claimant owes money to the Crimes Compensation Trust Fund in connection with any other claim as provided for in ss. 938.03, 960.16, and 960.17, the amount owed shall be reduced from any award.

(3)

The department may reconsider a claim at any time and modify or rescind previous orders for compensation, based upon a change in circumstances of a victim or intervenor.

(4)

Payment made to a service provider will be considered payment in full for the services rendered to the victim by said provider. In the event a provider does not accept the payment as payment in full, then that payment may be made to the claimant.

Source: Section 960.14 — Manner of payment; execution or attachment, https://www.­flsenate.­gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0960.­14 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

960.01
Short title 960.001
Guidelines for fair treatment of victims and witnesses in the criminal justice and juvenile justice systems 960.02
Declaration of policy and legislative intent 960.03
Definitions 960.003
Hepatitis and HIV testing for persons charged with or alleged by petition for delinquency to have committed certain offenses 960.05
Crime Victims’ Services Office 960.07
Filing of claims for compensation 960.09
Determination of claims 960.12
Emergency awards 960.13
Awards 960.14
Manner of payment 960.15
Records 960.0015
Victim’s right to a speedy trial 960.16
Subrogation 960.17
Award constitutes debt owed to state 960.18
Penalty for fraud 960.21
Crimes Compensation Trust Fund 960.0021
Legislative intent 960.22
Application for federal funds 960.23
Notice of provisions of this chapter 960.28
Payment for victims’ initial forensic physical examinations 960.29
Legislative findings and intent 960.045
Department of Legal Affairs 960.065
Eligibility for awards 960.194
Emergency responder death benefits 960.195
Awards to elderly persons or disabled adults for property loss 960.196
Relocation assistance for victims of human trafficking 960.197
Assistance to victims of online sexual exploitation and child pornography 960.198
Relocation assistance for victims of domestic violence 960.199
Relocation assistance for victims of sexual battery 960.291
Definitions 960.292
Enforcement of the civil restitution lien through civil restitution lien order 960.293
Determination of damages and losses 960.294
Effect of civil restitution liens 960.295
Civil restitution lien supplemental to other forms of restitution available to lienholder 960.296
Construction and severability 960.297
Authorization for governmental right of restitution for costs of incarceration 960.298
Priority of liens

Current through Fall 2025

§ 960.14. Manner of payment; execution or attachment's source at flsenate​.gov