Florida Statute 218.26 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 218
FINANCIAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

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F.S. 218.26

218.26 Administration; distribution schedule.—

(1) The department is empowered to promulgate rules and regulations and to issue special instructions to local governments as required to carry out the provisions of this part.

(2) The department shall, for all taxes collected and received into the revenue sharing trust funds, establish a schedule of equal monthly distribution for any computation period. The department is authorized to receive funds pursuant to s. 215.18 at any time in order to make such monthly payments by the 25th day of the month.

(3)(a) The department shall compute the apportionment factors once each fiscal year for use during the fiscal year. The computation shall be made prior to July 25 of each fiscal year and shall be based upon information submitted and certified to the department prior to June 1 of each year.

(b) The apportionment factors shall, except in the case of error, remain in effect for the fiscal year.

(4) It shall be the duty of each agency and unit of local government required to submit certified information to the department pursuant to the administration of this part to file timely information. Any unit of local government failing to provide timely information required pursuant to the administration of this part shall, by such action, authorize the department to utilize the best information available or, if no such information is available, to take any necessary action, including disqualification, either partial or entire, and shall further, by such action, waive any right to challenge the determination of the department as to its share, if any, pursuant to the privilege of receiving shared revenues under this part.

History.—s. 1, ch. 72-360; s. 1, ch. 73-349; s. 1, ch. 74-194.

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Amendments to 218.26

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 218.26

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 218.26.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 218.26

Total Results: 5

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2002-05-20

Snippet: Statutes? In sum: Unlike the provisions of section 218.26, Florida Statutes, relating to the Revenue Sharing

Rutherford v. Moore

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-10-12

Citation: 774 So. 2d 637, 2000 WL 1508592

Snippet: trial court on the remaining claims. See id. at 218-26 & n. 2. [4] Strickland v. Washington, 466 U.S