The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 218
FINANCIAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

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F.S. 218.05

218.05 Certain bonds sold to Federal Government, etc., validated.—

(1) All bonds heretofore issued for the purpose of financing or aiding in financing any work, undertaking or project by any public body to which any loan or grant has heretofore been made or agreed to be made by the United States through the Federal Emergency Administrator of Public Works for the purpose of financing or aiding in financing of such work, undertaking or project, including all proceedings for the authorization and issuance of such bonds and the sale, execution and delivery thereof, are validated, ratified, approved and confirmed, notwithstanding any lack of power of such public body or the governing board, council or commission or officers thereof, to authorize and issue such bonds, or to sell, execute or deliver the same, and notwithstanding any defects or irregularities in such proceedings, or in such sale, execution or delivery; and such bonds are and shall be binding, legal, valid and enforceable obligations of such public body.

(2) The term “bonds” includes bonds, notes, warrants, debentures, certificates of indebtedness, revenue certificates and all instruments or obligations evidencing or representing indebtedness, or evidencing or representing the borrowing of money or evidencing or representing a charge, lien, or encumbrance on specific revenues, income or property of a public body, including all instruments or obligations payable from a special fund.

History.—ss. 1, 4, ch. 17750, 1937; CGL 1940 Supp. 1365(43),(45).

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Amendments to 218.05

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 218.05

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 218.05.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

BARK, a v. NORTHROP, Mt. a v. RLK, 300 F.R.D. 486 (D. Or. 2014)

. . . in December 2013, and $263 for his February 2014 work; $216.29 for Regenold’s October 2013 work and $218.05 . . .

LITTLE ROCK SCHOOL DISTRICT, v. ARKANSAS v. M. NAACP v. v., 674 F.3d 990 (8th Cir. 2012)

. . . Pressman, the LDF attorneys, and two paralegals (comprising 218.05 hours attributable solely to PCSSD . . .

CATES U. S. v. MORGAN PORTABLE BUILDING CORP. a, 780 F.2d 683 (7th Cir. 1985)

. . . As the setoff was almost equal to the damages, the Cateses ended up with a net award of only $218.05. . . . The Cateses are entitled to their consequential damages as admeasured by the district judge, plus $218.05 . . .

CURRENCY SERVICES, v. MATTHEWS, 90 F. Supp. 40 (W.D. Wis. 1950)

. . . Attorney General of Wisconsin, from enforcing the Wisconsin Community Currency Exchange Act, Section 218.05 . . . do not violate the Constitution’s equal protection clause; thus they deny that the effect of Section 218.05 . . . Council, 226 Wis. 215, 276 N.W. 311, — it would seem to follow that plaintiffs must prevail, for Section 218.05 . . . the sale of postal money orders, had no alternative but to exempt them from the provisions of Section 218.05 . . . An injunction shall issue restraining defendants from enforcing, against plaintiffs, Section 218.05, . . .