Florida Statute 197.217 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 197
TAX COLLECTIONS, SALES, AND LIENS

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F.S. 197.217

197.217 Judicial sale; payment of taxes.—All officers of the court selling property under process or court order shall pay all taxes that are due and unpaid against the property from the proceeds of the sale after the payment of the costs of the proceedings and any attorney’s fee allowed by the court when the court order or process directs that taxes shall be paid.

History.—s. 1, ch. 10285, 1925; CGL 954; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 47, ch. 82-226; s. 140, ch. 85-342.

Note.—Former ss. 192.28, 197.255, 197.143, 197.352.

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Amendments to 197.217

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 197.217

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 197.217.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 197.217

Total Results: 2

First Union v. Goodwin Beach Partnership

644 So. 2d 1361, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 8865, 1994 WL 501294

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 1994 | Docket: 1248925

Cited 3 times | Published

So.2d 170. The court in Consales relied on section 197.217, Florida Statutes (1991), which provides: All

Consales N.V. v. Sunshine State Mortgage Trust, 92-079 ex rel. Sussman

639 So. 2d 170, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 6615, 1994 WL 316207

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1994 | Docket: 64749546

Published

authorized under the binding provisions of section 197.217, Florida Statutes (1991), which states: 197