State of Florida v. Rupert Rolle

District Court of Appeal of Florida

State of Florida v. Rupert Rolle

192 So. 3d 717, 2016 WL 3185952, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8826

District Court of Appeal of Florida·Decided June 8, 2016·No. 4D15-3598·Published

Opinion

PER CURIAM.

The State challenges the trial court’s order holding unconstitutional section 796.07(6), Florida Statutes (2013), which imposes a mandatory civil fine of $5,000 for a violation of section 796.07(2)(f), Florida Statutes, prohibiting soliciting prostitution. We have previously held that the *718 statutory fíne is constitutional. See State v. Jones, 180 So.3d 1085, 1090 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015); State v. Sookraj, 182 So.3d 886, 887 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016); State v. Trotman, 186 So.3d 43, 43 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). Appellee’s attempts to distinguish these cases are meritless. We reverse and remand for imposition of the fíne.

CIKLIN, C.J., WARNER and GERBER, JJ., concur.

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PER CURIAM.

The State challenges the trial court’s order holding unconstitutional section 796.07(6), Florida Statutes (2013), which imposes a mandatory civil fine of $5,000 for a violation of section 796.07(2)(f), Florida Statutes, prohibiting soliciting prostitution. We have previously held that the *718 statutory fíne is constitutional. See State v. Jones, 180 So.3d 1085, 1090 (Fla. 4th DCA 2015); State v. Sookraj, 182 So.3d 886, 887 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016); State v. Trotman, 186 So.3d 43, 43 (Fla. 4th DCA 2016). Appellee’s attempts to distinguish these cases are meritless. We reverse and remand for imposition of the fíne.

CIKLIN, C.J., WARNER and GERBER, JJ., concur.

State of Florida v. Rupert Rolle, 192 So. 3d 717, 2016 WL 3185952, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 8826 (Fla. Ct. App. 2016).

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