Florida Statute 273.055 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 273
STATE-OWNED TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY

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F.S. 273.055

273.055 Disposition of state-owned tangible personal property.—

(1) Certified surplus property shall not be sold, transferred, cannibalized, scrapped, warehoused, or destroyed without prior written authority from the custodian.

(2) Custodians shall maintain records to identify each property item as to disposition. Such records shall comply with rules issued by the Chief Financial Officer.

(3) Custodians may dispose of property certified as surplus by:

(a) Selling or transferring the property to any other governmental entity;

(b) Selling or donating the property to any private nonprofit agency;

(d) Entering into contractual agreements with other entities, including, but not limited to, other governmental agencies or private vendors, which facilitate the final disposition of the property. Such agreements may include, but are not limited to, the leasing of storage space or arrangements for the disposal of scrap property.

(4) Each custodian shall adopt guidelines or administrative rules and regulations pursuant to chapter 120 providing for, but not limited to, transferring, warehousing, bidding, destroying, scrapping, or other disposing of state-owned tangible personal property. However, the approval of the Department of Management Services is required prior to the disposal of motor vehicles, watercraft, or aircraft pursuant to ss. 287.15 and 287.16.

(5) All moneys received from the disposition of state-owned tangible personal property or from any agreement entered into under this chapter must be retained by the custodian and may be disbursed for the acquisition of exchange and surplus property and for all necessary operating expenditures. The custodian shall maintain records of the accounts into which the money is deposited.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 73-233; s. 52, ch. 79-190; s. 1, ch. 81-300; s. 217, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 28, ch. 94-226; s. 14, ch. 94-265; s. 57, ch. 98-279; s. 28, ch. 99-399; s. 40, ch. 2006-122.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 273.055

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Cases Citing Statute 273.055

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1998-01-21T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: real and personal property by counties; and s.273.055, Fla. Stat., which provides for the disposition

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1992-07-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: .26(14)(a), F.S., providing an exception to s. 273.055, F.S., when the trustees sell any art object in

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1983-03-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: state-owned tangible personal property. See, s 273.055, F.S. Section 273.01(2), F.S., defines `property…certified as surplus property as provided in s 273.055, F.S., and rules of the Division of Surplus Property

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1978-12-26T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: This statutory scheme, codified at ss. 273.04-273.055, F. S., remains unchanged. The statute provides…indicating the value and condition of the property. 273.055 Disposition of state-owned tangible personal property…cost of new property. Pursuant to ss. 273.05 and 273.055, a custodian may classify as surplus any property…Property at Chapter 13F-1, F.A.C. Pursuant to s. 273.055, moneys received by the division from the disposition… the provisions of Sections 273.04, 273.05 and 273.055, Florida Statutes. Hence, consistent with the rules