Okaloosa County is joining the Florida Association of Counties and 23 other counties in a legal challenge of the most recent Department of Juvenile Justice funding rules.
For Okaloosa's taxpayers, the funding will go from $180,000 to an estimated $685,000 per year.
Okaloosa County has been overcharged about $3 million since 2009.
Several Florida counties seek repayment by DJJ. At the center of both challenges is the exponentially increased costs to house juveniles.
This article originally appeared on Crestview News Bulletin: Okaloosa challenges Department of Juvenile Justice funding rules