624.506 County tax; deposit and remittance. - Florida Statutes

624.506 County tax; deposit and remittance.

   (1) The department shall deposit in the Agents County Tax Trust Fund all moneys accepted as county tax under this part. She or he shall keep a separate account for all moneys so collected for each county and, after deducting therefrom the service charges provided for in s. 215.20, shall remit the balance to the counties.

   (2) The payment and collection of county tax under this chapter shall be in lieu of collection thereof by the respective county tax collectors.

   (3) The Chief Financial Officer shall annually, as of January 1 following the date of collection, and thereafter at such other times as she or he may elect, draw her or his warrants on the State Treasury payable to the respective counties entitled to receive the same for the full net amount of such taxes to each county.

History. s. 78, ch. 59-205; s. 2, ch. 61-119; s. 6, ch. 65-269; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-237; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 14, ch. 85-61; s. 196, ch. 90-363; s. 118, ch. 91-112; s. 194, ch. 97-102; s. 842, ch. 2003-261; s. 18, ch. 2003-267; s. 11, ch. 2003-281.