The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 215
FINANCIAL MATTERS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 215.09

215.09 Delinquent collectors; forfeiture of commissions.—For any failure on the part of any tax collector to make reports or to pay over any money as required by law, the tax collector shall forfeit for every week’s delay one-fifth of his or her commissions, and if the delay extends beyond 30 days he or she shall forfeit all commissions on all amounts to which such failure applies, and all future commissions upon all collections to be made; provided, that the Department of Revenue, for good cause shown, may suspend the force and operation of this section with regard to such defaulting collector.

History.—s. 5, ch. 1977, 1874; RS 412; GS 604; RGS 1039; CGL 1350; ss. 21, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1141, ch. 95-147.

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Amendments to 215.09

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 215.09

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 215.09.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

DAVE KOLB GRADING, INC. v. TERRA VENTURE BRIDGETON PROJECT JOINT- VENTURE,, 879 F. Supp. 1017 (E.D. Mo. 1995)

. . . Court will award attorneys’ fees for the principal amount of $49,741.20 and costs in the amount of $215.09 . . .

In GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC. GLOBAL DISTRIBUTION NETWORK, INC. v. STAR EXPANSION CO., 103 B.R. 949 (Bankr. N.D. Ill. 1989)

. . . PLATING: —Dates and amounts of invoices corresponding to alleged preferential transfer: 1) 9/2/86 for $215.09 . . .

COMPANIA EMBOTELLADORA COCA- COLA, S. A. v. THE UNITED STATES, 134 Ct. Cl. 723 (Ct. Cl. 1956)

. . . 1945, in the amount of $150,525.15, which consisted of the manufacturer of soft drinks tax of $124,-215.09 . . .

v., 38 B.T.A. 1303 (B.T.A. 1938)

. . . For the calendar year 1933 the respondent determined a deficiency of $1,374.23 in income tax and of $215.09 . . .