Florida Statute 189.021 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIII
PLANNING AND DEVELOPMENT

Chapter 189
UNIFORM SPECIAL DISTRICT ACCOUNTABILITY ACT

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F.S. 189.021

189.021 Refund of certain special assessments.—If a dependent special district has levied assessments for an improvement or specialized function for which it was created; no bonds have been issued against which the special assessments are pledged; and the county or municipality which created the special district determines that the demand for the improvement or function no longer exists or the majority of the land against which the special assessments were authorized has been purchased by a tax-exempt governmental agency to be preserved for environmental purposes and which cannot receive the benefit for which the assessments were levied, unspent and unobligated moneys collected as assessments, along with any interest collected thereon, shall be refunded to the original payors of the assessments when the costs of distributing the refund do not exceed the amount available for refund. This section shall operate retroactively to January 1, 1987.

History.—s. 12, ch. 97-255; s. 26, ch. 2014-22.

Note.—Former s. 189.4047.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 189.021

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 189.021.

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Cases Citing Statute 189.021

Total Results: 1

Trout v. Bucher

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-12-07T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 205 So. 3d 876, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 18088

Snippet: ’s request, advising that (1) a de*878posit of $189.21 was required to inspect the ballots and (2) there…locating the requested ballots after Trout paid a $189.21 deposit. Trout refused to pay the deposit and filed…Public Records Act. His complaint focused on the $189.21 hourly fee. He contended that, as a matter of law