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Fla. Stat. § 215.965 (2025)

Disbursement of state moneys.

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215.965 Disbursement of state moneys.Except as provided in s. 17.076, s. 253.025(17), s. 717.124(4)(b) and (c), s. 732.107(5), or s. 733.816(5), all moneys in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and payable to the ultimate beneficiary. This authorization shall include electronic disbursement.
History.s. 31, ch. 69-106; s. 3, ch. 81-277; s. 6, ch. 85-61; s. 2, ch. 89-291; s. 7, ch. 89-299; s. 4, ch. 91-56; s. 12, ch. 94-240; s. 24, ch. 96-301; s. 7, ch. 99-247; s. 59, ch. 2000-371; s. 33, ch. 2001-36; s. 191, ch. 2001-226; s. 232, ch. 2003-261; s. 24, ch. 2006-1; s. 32, ch. 2016-233.
Note.Former s. 216.331.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10 cases, 2012–2014 · leading case: Atwater v. City of Cape Coral, 120 So. 3d 595 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).
Atwater v. City of Cape Coral, 120 So. 3d 595 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). · cites it 2× “See § 215.965, Fla. Stat. (2008) (“Except as provided in .”
Atwater v. Citibank, F.S.B., Inc., 96 So. 3d 1010 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla. Stat. (2011) (“[A]ll moneys in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and payable to the ultimate beneficiary.”
Crescenzo v. Atwater, 136 So. 3d 1248 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). · cites it 4× “Section 215.965, Florida Statutes (2011), generally requires that money in the state treasury be disbursed by a state warrant, drawn by the CFO, and payable to the “ultimate beneficiary.”
Atwater v. Citibank Fed. Sav. Bank, 96 So. 3d 1000 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla. Stat. (2011) (“[A]ll moneys in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and payable to the ultimate beneficiary.”
Atwater v. Bruneau, 96 So. 3d 1014 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla. Stat. (2011) (“[A]ll moneys in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and payable to the ultimate beneficiary.”
Atwater v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, 96 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla. Stat. (2011) (“[A]ll moneys in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and payable to the ultimate beneficiary.”
Atwater v. Equity One, Inc., 96 So. 3d 1012 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla. Stat. (2011) (“[A]ll moneys in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and payable to the ultimate beneficiary.”
Atwater v. Metro. Mortg. Co., 96 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla. Stat. (2011) (“[A]ll moneys in the State Treasury shall be disbursed by state warrant, drawn by the Chief Financial Officer upon the State Treasury and payable to the ultimate beneficiary.”
Atwater v. Homeside Lending, Inc., 96 So. 3d 998 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “s been adjudicated or is not in dispute and the money has remained so deposited for 5 years or more unclaimed by the person, firm, or corporation entitled thereto, on or before December 1 of each year the judge, or one of the judges, of the court shall direct that the money be…”
Atwater v. Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc., 98 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012). · cites it 2× “s been adjudicated or is not in dispute and the money has remained so deposited for 5 years or more unclaimed by the person, firm, or corporation entitled thereto, on or before December 1 of each year the judge, or one of the judges, of the court shall direct that the money be…”
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