Florida Statute 15.08 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

15.08 Not to issue commission until tax therefor is paid.—The Secretary of State is prohibited from affixing her or his signature and the seal of the state to the commission of any public officer until such officer has paid the amount of the tax, if any, required to be paid by said officer for the commission.

History.—s. 1, ch. 1936, 1873; RS 79; GS 80; RGS 95; CGL 117; s. 5, ch. 28086, 1953; s. 3, ch. 81-260; s. 42, ch. 95-147.

Cases Citing F.S. 15.08

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·Maurice Walker v. City of Calhoun, GA, 901 F.3d 1245 (11th Cir. 2018).
Cited 14 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Thomaston Mun. Charter § 25; Warner Robins Mun. Code § 15-8. 4 Although the materials with which
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CriticizedDaves (2023)
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Cited as authorityCHAPMAN (2025)
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Cited as authoritySeaman (2025)
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·Dworkis v. Dworkis, 111 So. 2d 70 (Fla. 3d DCA 1959).
Cited 17 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal
...Kennedy, 101 Fla. 239, 134 So. 201. Rule 1.15(a) and (e) of 1954 Florida Rules of Civil Procedure, 30 F.S.A., authorizes and encourages such amendments when justice so requires, to be determined in the sound discretion of the court. See 3 Moore, Federal Practice, § 15.08 (2d ed....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2017)
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Cited as authorityEvans-Reid (2007)
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Cited as authorityZalis (1986)
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·Pritikin v. Thurman, 311 F. Supp. 1400 (S.D. Fla. 1970).
Cited 15 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1970 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11980
a declaration, 28 U.S.C. §§ 2201, 2202, that Section 15-8 of the Code of the City of North Miami is unconstitutional
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Cited "but see"Price (1992)
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Cited as authorityGaughan (2007)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1991)
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·Bridge Capital Investors, II v. Susquehanna Radio Corp., 458 F.3d 1212 (11th Cir. 2006).
Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2006 U.S. App. LEXIS 19305, 2006 WL 2129501
answer this question, we must look first to Section 15.8, which instructs us to construe the Agreement
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·City of Miami Beach v. State Ex Rel. Pickin'Chicken of Lincoln Road, Inc., 129 So. 2d 696 (Fla. 3d DCA 1961).
Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal
alcoholic content, as provided in subsection (j) of section 15.8 of this Code in any place of business located
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Cited with approvalHardage (1981)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1968)
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·United States v. Joshua Reshi Dudley (11th Cir. 2021).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
notice of this specific information. See Ala. Code § 15-8-30 (1975) (“It is not necessary to state the precise
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·Josey v. Galloway, 482 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).
Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 10 Fla. L. Weekly 2238
law does not require it. Alabama Criminal Code, § 15-8-30. The indictment may allege that the crime was
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Cited as authorityGalloway (1987)
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Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Goyette, 25 F. Supp. 2d 1344 (M.D. Fla. 1996).
Cited 1 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1996 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 22249, 1996 WL 1044968
the Goyettes' claims are time-barred under Section 15. 8. Dean Witter will suffer irreparable injury
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Holmes Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 225 So. 3d 780 (Fla. 2017).
Cited 1 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 42 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 738, 2017 WL 2981863, 2017 Fla. LEXIS 1500
(footnote omitted); 5 Fla. Prac., Civil Practice § 15:8 (2016-17 ed.) (“Florida courts have expressed a
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·Special Disability Trust Fund v. Southland Corp., 322 So. 2d 900 (Fla. 1975).
Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1975 Fla. LEXIS 4391
New York Workmen’s Compensation Law.4 Article II, § 15(8)(d), New York Compensation Law is almost identical
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1988)
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Bill Furst, etc. v. Susan K. DeFrances (Fla. 2021).
Published | Supreme Court of Florida
or been omitted from taxation.” Mont. Code Ann. § 15-8- 601(1)(a) (2021). Our own Legislature has the
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Gen. Tel. Co. of Florida v. City of Bradenton, 192 So. 2d 534 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966).
Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1966 Fla. App. LEXIS 4664
applicable to plaintiff’s marker signs under Section 15(8) of that ordinance styled “exemptions” and provides

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Cases Citing F.S. 15.08

·Maurice Walker v. City of Calhoun, GA, 901 F.3d 1245 (11th Cir. 2018).

·Dworkis v. Dworkis, 111 So. 2d 70 (Fla. 3d DCA 1959).

·Pritikin v. Thurman, 311 F. Supp. 1400 (S.D. Fla. 1970).

·Bridge Capital Investors, II v. Susquehanna Radio Corp., 458 F.3d 1212 (11th Cir. 2006).

·City of Miami Beach v. State Ex Rel. Pickin'Chicken of Lincoln Road, Inc., 129 So. 2d 696 (Fla. 3d DCA 1961).

·United States v. Joshua Reshi Dudley (11th Cir. 2021).

·Josey v. Galloway, 482 So. 2d 376 (Fla. 1st DCA 1985).

Dean Witter Reynolds, Inc. v. Goyette, 25 F. Supp. 2d 1344 (M.D. Fla. 1996).

Holmes Reg'l Med. Ctr., Inc. v. Allstate Ins. Co., 225 So. 3d 780 (Fla. 2017).

·Special Disability Trust Fund v. Southland Corp., 322 So. 2d 900 (Fla. 1975).

Bill Furst, etc. v. Susan K. DeFrances (Fla. 2021).

Gen. Tel. Co. of Florida v. City of Bradenton, 192 So. 2d 534 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1966).