Florida Statute 218.62 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE

Chapter 218
FINANCIAL MATTERS PERTAINING TO POLITICAL SUBDIVISIONS

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F.S. 218.62

218.62 Distribution formulas.—

(1) Each participating county and municipal government shall receive a proportion of moneys earmarked for distribution within that county.

(2) The proportion for each county government shall be computed by dividing the sum of the unincorporated area population plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population by the sum of the total county population plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population.

(3) The proportion for each municipal government shall be computed by dividing the population of that municipality by the sum of the total county population plus two-thirds of the incorporated area population.

(4) Effective October 1, 2000, the apportionment factors shall, except in the case of error in the population certified pursuant to s. 186.901, remain in effect for the fiscal year. Adjustments to distributions to correct errors shall be made subsequent to receipt of a corrected population certified pursuant to s. 186.901.

History.—s. 10, ch. 82-154; s. 1, ch. 2003-33.

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Cases Citing Statute 218.62

Total Results: 5

Poe v. Hillsborough County

695 So. 2d 672, 1997 WL 268914

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 22, 1997 | Docket: 1522021

Cited 15 times | Published

municipalities pursuant to the distribution formulae in section 218.62, Florida Statutes (1995). Under the Stadium

Robert Emerson v. Hillsborough County, Florida, etc. & Stacy White v. Hillsborough County, Florida, etc.

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Feb 25, 2021 | Docket: 59682242

Published

pursuant to a statutory formula set forth in section 218.62, Florida Statutes (2018), to be expended “in

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Nov 7, 2007 | Docket: 3257683

Published

agreement, according to the formula provided in section 218.62, Florida Statutes. The funds raised by the

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 20, 2002 | Docket: 3256167

Published

Fla. Stat. 2 Section 218.61(3), Fla. Stat. 3 Section 218.62(3), Fla. Stat., which provides that "[t]he

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 9, 2001 | Docket: 3255702

Published

shall be according to the formula provided in section 218.62, Florida Statutes.4 The proceeds and any accrued