Florida Statute 215.20 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 215
FINANCIAL MATTERS: GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 215.20

215.20 Certain income and certain trust funds to contribute to the General Revenue Fund.—

(1) A service charge of 8 percent, representing the estimated pro rata share of the cost of general government paid from the General Revenue Fund, is hereby appropriated from all income of a revenue nature deposited in all trust funds except those enumerated in s. 215.22. Income of a revenue nature shall include all earnings received or credited by such trust funds, including the interest or benefit received from the investment of the principal of such trust funds as may be permitted by law. This provision shall be construed in favor of the General Revenue Fund in each instance. All such appropriations shall be deposited in the General Revenue Fund.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of subsection (1), the trust funds of the Department of Citrus and the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services, including funds collected in the General Inspection Trust Fund for marketing orders and in the Florida Citrus Advertising Trust Fund, shall be subject to a 4 percent service charge, which is hereby appropriated to the General Revenue Fund. This subsection does not apply to the Citrus Inspection Trust Fund, the Florida Forever Program Trust Fund, the Market Improvements Working Capital Trust Fund, the Pest Control Trust Fund, the Plant Industry Trust Fund, or other funds collected in the General Inspection Trust Fund in the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services.

(3) Subsection (1) does not prohibit the applicability of s. 215.24 should the Governor determine that for the reasons mentioned in s. 215.24 the money or trust funds should be exempt herefrom, as it is the purpose of this law to exempt income from its force and effect when, by the operation of this law, federal matching funds or contributions or private grants to any trust fund would be lost to the state.

(4) There is appropriated from the proper respective trust funds from time to time such sums as may be necessary to pay to the General Revenue Fund the service charges imposed by this section.

History.—s. 2, ch. 20890, 1941; s. 1, ch. 61-493; s. 1, ch. 63-567; s. 1, ch. 83-339; s. 10, ch. 90-110; s. 75, ch. 90-132; s. 103, ch. 91-112; s. 86, ch. 92-33; ss. 24, 59, ch. 93-120; s. 1, ch. 94-167; s. 9, ch. 95-250; s. 61, ch. 95-280; s. 128, ch. 95-417; s. 11, ch. 96-321; s. 35, ch. 96-418; s. 170, ch. 98-166; s. 70, ch. 99-255; s. 21, ch. 2001-56; s. 4, ch. 2001-225; s. 2, ch. 2002-46; s. 920, ch. 2002-387; ss. 60, 61, ch. 2002-402; ss. 199, 200, ch. 2003-261; s. 1, ch. 2003-400; s. 20, ch. 2004-234; s. 18, ch. 2005-2; s. 4, ch. 2006-79; s. 4, ch. 2006-162; s. 3, ch. 2007-14; s. 4, ch. 2008-9; s. 13, ch. 2008-240; s. 191, ch. 2008-247; s. 3, ch. 2009-71; s. 1, ch. 2009-78; s. 11, ch. 2015-229.

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Amendments to 215.20

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 215.20

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 215.20.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 215.20

Total Results: 12

Sarnoff v. FLA. DEPT. OF HIGHWAY SAFETY AND MOTOR VEHICLES

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-08-22

Citation: 825 So. 2d 351, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 693, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1752, 2002 WL 1926598

Snippet: this chapter, less the deductions required by s. 215.20, shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating

State, Dept. of Highway Safety v. Sarnoff

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-12-29

Citation: 776 So. 2d 976, 2000 WL 1880157

Snippet: this chapter, less the deductions required by s. 215.20, shall be deposited into the Highway Safety Operating

Leon County v. Department of Revenue

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1995-01-17

Citation: 648 So. 2d 1215, 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 147, 1995 WL 13428

Snippet: present dispute began when DOR retained the section 215.20(1), Florida Statutes (1983), service charge for

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1992-10-22

Snippet: the fund by such nonstate users pursuant to s. 215.20, F.S.? 2. May DMS increase rates for all SUNCOM

Department of Revenue v. Leon County

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1990-04-23

Citation: 560 So. 2d 318, 1990 Fla. App. LEXIS 2791, 1990 WL 48658

Snippet: 160 Fla. 230, 34 So.2d 443, 449 (1948). Section 215.20(1), Florida Statutes (1983) provides in part: A

Ewing v. A-1 Management, Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-01-07

Citation: 481 So. 2d 99, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 159, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 5825

Snippet: above statute. See Cason v. Baskin, 155 Fla. 198, 215, 20 So.2d 243, 251 (1944); see also *100Valentine v

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1985-07-08

Snippet: the constitutional scheme of distribution); ss 215.20 and 215.22 (providing for a service charge to be

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1985-05-29

Snippet: department and any board. . . ." (e.s.) See also, ss 215.20, F.S. and 215.22(22), F.S. (1984 Supp.); s 215

STATE, ETC. v. Office of Comptroller

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1982-05-12

Citation: 416 So. 2d 820

Snippet: in lieu of the service charge provided for in § 215.20; provided, however, that if any moneys are withdrawn

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1979-12-19

Snippet: Treasury subject to a deduction according to s. 215.20, F. S.? SUMMARY: Until legislatively or judicially

BYRON, HARLESS, SCHAFFER, REID AND ASSOC., INC. v. State Ex Rel. Schellenberg

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1978-06-01

Citation: 360 So. 2d 83, 3 Media L. Rep. (BNA) 2425

Snippet: ed.). See also Cason v. Baskin, 155 Fla. 198, 215, 20 So.2d 243, 251 (1945). Common Law concepts cannot

Swartz v. Lipsky

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1970-12-01

Citation: 241 So. 2d 448, 1970 Fla. App. LEXIS 5445

Snippet: proceedings to her daughter . Harriet Benson at 215-20 23rd Road, Bayside, Long Island, New York, and