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Fla. Stat. § 17.03 (2025)
To audit claims against the state.
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17.03 To audit claims against the state.—
(1) The Chief Financial Officer of this state, using generally accepted auditing procedures for testing or sampling, shall examine, audit, and settle all accounts, claims, and demands, whatsoever, against the state, arising under any law or resolution of the Legislature, and issue a warrant directing the payment out of the State Treasury of such amount as he or she allows thereon.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer may establish dollar thresholds applicable to each invoice amount and other criteria for testing or sampling invoices on a preaudit and postaudit basis. The Chief Financial Officer may revise such thresholds and other criteria for an agency or the unit of any agency as he or she deems appropriate.
(3) The Chief Financial Officer may adopt and disseminate to the agencies procedural and documentation standards for payment requests and may provide training and technical assistance to the agencies for these standards.
(4) The Chief Financial Officer shall have the legal duty of delivering all state warrants and shall be charged with the official responsibility of the protection and security of the state warrants while in his or her custody. The Chief Financial Officer may delegate this authority to other state agencies or officers.
History.—s. 1, ch. 146, 1848; RS 95; GS 99; RGS 112; CGL 142; s. 1, ch. 71-173; s. 1, ch. 79-95; s. 1, ch. 83-132; s. 54, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 95-312; s. 1, ch. 97-96; s. 16, ch. 2003-261.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5
cases, 1958–2013 · leading case: Fla. Exp. Tobacco v. Dept. of Revenue, 510 So. 2d 936 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987).
Fla. Exp. Tobacco v. Dept. of Revenue, 510 So. 2d 936 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). “At all times material to this dispute, the Comptroller's authority regarding claims against the state was set forth in section 17.03(1), Florida Statutes (1979): The Comptroller of this state, using generally accepted auditing procedures for testing or sampling, shall examine,…”
State, Dep't of Fin. Servs. v. Peter R. Brown Constr., Inc., 108 So. 3d 723 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). “29 and section 17.03 to find authority for the rule.”
Tallahassee Mem'l Reg'l Med. Ctr. v. Lewis, 399 So. 2d 106 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). “Section 17.03, titled To Audit Claims Against the State, provides: (1) The Comptroller of this state, using generally accepted auditing procedures for testing or sampling, shall examine, audit, and settle all accounts, claims, and demands, whatsoever, against the state, arising…”
Fishman v. Thompson, 181 So. 2d 604 (Fla. 3d DCA 1965). “56-25, § 17.03, 11 — 12— 57), that the ,000.00 Fishman contract of June 30, 1964 [sic] is ipso facto, void' ab initio; that the ,000.”
Maund v. Cochrane, 104 So. 2d 48 (Fla. 2d DCA 1958). “” At that time the Civil Service Board of Orlando had in full force and effect Section 17.03 which provides: “Within one year, but not later, an employee who has resigned may file written request for reinstatement with the Secretary, and such request will be considered by the…”
— 17.03(1) — 2 cases
Fla. Exp. Tobacco v. Dept. of Revenue, 510 So. 2d 936 (Fla. 1st DCA 1987). “At all times material to this dispute, the Comptroller's authority regarding claims against the state was set forth in section 17.03(1), Florida Statutes (1979): The Comptroller of this state, using generally accepted auditing procedures for testing or sampling, shall examine,…”
State, Dep't of Fin. Servs. v. Peter R. Brown Constr., Inc., 108 So. 3d 723 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). “29 and section 17.03 to find authority for the rule.”
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