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Fla. Stat. § 196.131 (2025)

Homestead exemptions; claims.

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196.131 Homestead exemptions; claims.—

(1) At the time each taxpayer files claim for homestead exemption, the property appraiser shall deliver to the taxpayer a receipt over his or her signature, or that of a duly authorized deputy, which shall appropriately identify the property covered in the application, shall bear date as of the day such application is received by the property appraiser, and shall include any serial number or other identifying data desired by said property appraiser. The possession of such receipt shall constitute conclusive proof of the timely filing of such application.

(2) Any person who knowingly and willfully gives false information for the purpose of claiming homestead exemption as provided for in this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or by fine not exceeding $5,000, or both.

History.—s. 5, ch. 17060, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 897(6); s. 1, ch. 21876, 1943; s. 1, ch. 28105, 1953; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 94, ch. 71-136; s. 15, ch. 74-234; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 9, ch. 81-219; s. 3, ch. 85-315; s. 9, ch. 86-300; s. 3, ch. 88-65; s. 38, ch. 94-353; s. 1476, ch. 95-147.

Note.—Former s. 192.16.

Arrestable Offenses under F.S. 196.131

M = misdemeanor · F = felony · degree: F=1st S=2nd T=3rd

§196.131FRAUD-FALSE STATEMENTGIVE FALSE INFO CLAIM HOMESTEAD TAX EXEMPTIONM · 1st

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1973–1990 · leading case: Horne v. Markham, 288 So. 2d 196 (Fla. 1973).

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Horne v. Markham, 288 So. 2d 196 (Fla. 1973). · cites it 10× “; [1] and, 2) passed upon the validity of Section 196.131, Florida Statutes, 1971, F.”

State v. Parrish, 567 So. 2d 461 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). · cites it 4× “[3] § 196.131(2), Fla. Stat. (1987), provides: Any person who knowingly gives false information for the purpose of claiming homestead exemption as provided for in this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.”

Johns v. May, 402 So. 2d 1166 (Fla. 1981). · cites it 3× “1973), this Court was confronted with a question of a similar nature, specifically whether the right to a homestead exemption from taxation provided for in article VII, section 6, Florida Constitution, was an absolute right or whether it was subject to statutory conditions,…”

Causeway Lumber Co. v. Lewis, 410 So. 2d 511 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981). · cites it 2× “26 cannot be applied in an appropriate situation, and does not by its terms state that a credit, otherwise strictly authorized by § 212.17(3), is forever lost if not claimed in the month that a bad debt is written off.”

— 196.131(2) — 1 case

State v. Parrish, 567 So. 2d 461 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990). “[3] § 196.131(2), Fla. Stat. (1987), provides: Any person who knowingly gives false information for the purpose of claiming homestead exemption as provided for in this chapter is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s.”

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