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Florida Statute 215.10 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 215.10 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 215.10 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
215.10 Delinquent collectors; suspension.For a failure or refusal of any tax collector or other officer, whose duty it is to perform any act connected with the assessment or collection of taxes, to perform any duty or act, to make any return, or pay over any money required by law, the Governor, by his or her written order, may suspend any such defaulting or noncomplying collector or other officer from office, and from further acting in his or her office until the Governor’s further order, but not beyond the adjournment of the next session of the Senate; and appoint or designate some other person to perform and discharge all the duties of such collector or other officer, who shall discharge such duties until the further order of the Governor, but not beyond the adjournment of the next session of the Senate, and to whom the official tax rolls, books and statements as required by law shall be delivered.
History.s. 4, ch. 1977, 1874; RS 413; GS 605; RGS 1040; CGL 1351; s. 1142, ch. 95-147.

Cases Citing F.S. 215.10

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·In Re Polygraphex Sys., Inc., 275 B.R. 408 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2002).

Cited 4 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 48 Collier Bankr. Cas. 2d 96, 15 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 123, 2002 Bankr. LEXIS 241, 39 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 68

...any tax collector or other officer, whose duty it is to perform any act connected with the assessment or collection of taxes," who failed or refused "to perform any duty or act, to make any return, or pay over any money required by law." Fla.Stat. § 215.10....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2014)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Lake Worth Generation, LLC (2004)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Metromedia Fiber Network, Inc. (2003)
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