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Florida Statute 215.965 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 215.965 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 215.965 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
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.

Cases Citing F.S. 215.965

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·Atwater v. City of Cape Coral, 120 So. 3d 595 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2013 WL 3449645

...54 to implement the provisions of this chapter.” § 717.138; see also § 717.124. Once entitlement to the surplus funds as unclaimed property has been determined, the funds are then payable to the beneficiary by state warrant drawn by the CFO. See § 215.965, Fla....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2018)
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·Atwater v. Citibank, F.S.B., Inc., 96 So. 3d 1010 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13470, 2012 WL 3316508

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund ....) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....
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·Crescenzo v. Atwater, 136 So. 3d 1248 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).

Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2014 WL 1613401, 2014 Fla. App. LEXIS 5866

...payments” by the CFO. The reason for this is unstated in the statute. However, Florida’s Constitution states that “[n]o money shall be drawn from the treasury except in pursuance of appropriation made by law.” Art. VII, § 1(c), Fla. Const. 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.” Presumably, the “permanent appropriation,” see § 43.1...
...on establishing each claimant’s right to the funds, and a government-issued photographic identification issued to each claimant. (b) Payment for funds reported pursuant to Sections 43.19 ... will be made to the ultimate beneficiary, as provided by Section 215.965, F.S....
...of contract law governing assignment. Thus, upon proper proof, the court may enter an order directing payment of the money to the claimant’s assignee. Upon proper assignment, the original claimant ceases to be the “ultimate beneficiary” under section 215.965, and the assignee assumes that role....
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Atwater v. Homeside Lending, Inc., 96 So. 3d 998 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13464, 2012 WL 3316975

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund_) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....
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Atwater v. Equity One, Inc., 96 So. 3d 1012 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13453, 2012 WL 3316484

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund ....) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....
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Atwater v. Metro. Mortg. Co., 96 So. 3d 996 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13450, 2012 WL 3317029

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund ....) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....
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Atwater v. Mortg. Elec. Reg. Sys., Inc., 98 So. 3d 1191 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13473, 2012 WL 3316562

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund_) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....
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Atwater v. Fed. Nat'l Mortg. Ass'n, 96 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13472, 2012 WL 3316594

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund ....) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....
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Atwater v. Citibank Fed. Sav. Bank, 96 So. 3d 1000 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13465, 2012 WL 3316949

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund ....) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....
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Atwater v. Bruneau, 96 So. 3d 1014 (Fla. 3d DCA 2012).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 13451, 2012 WL 3316406

...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 deposited with the Chief Financial Officer to the credit of the State School Fund ....) (emphasis added); § 215.965, Fla....

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