Florida Statute 274.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XVIII
PUBLIC LANDS AND PROPERTY

Chapter 274
TANGIBLE PERSONAL PROPERTY OWNED BY LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

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F.S. 274.03

274.03 Property supervision and control.—A governmental unit shall be primarily responsible for the supervision and control of its property but may delegate to a custodian its use and immediate control and may require custody receipts. A governmental unit may assign to or withdraw from a custodian the custody of any of its property at any time; provided, that if the custodian is an officer elected by the people or appointed by the Governor, the property may not be withdrawn from the officer’s custody without his or her consent. Each custodian shall be responsible to the governmental unit for the safekeeping and proper use of the property entrusted to his or her care. If the custodian is not a bonded officer, the governmental unit may require from the custodian a bond conditioned upon such safekeeping and proper use. In each county the sheriff shall be the custodian of the property of the office of sheriff.

History.—s. 3, ch. 59-163; s. 2, ch. 61-102; s. 186, ch. 95-148.

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Cases Citing Statute 274.03

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Pollgreen v. Morris

496 F. Supp. 1042

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Jul 7, 1980 | Docket: 2179474

Cited 22 times | Published

jure custodian of the seized vessels. 8 C.F.R. § 274.3. The regulations specifically provide the seizure

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 30, 2004 | Docket: 3257154

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the county." 3 Section 274.02, Fla. Stat. 4 Section 274.03, Fla. Stat. 5 Section 274.04, Fla. Stat. 6

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Nov 7, 1995 | Docket: 3257878

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district-related functions as opposed to county functions. Section 274.03, Florida Statutes, provides that a governmental

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 13, 1988 | Docket: 3256042

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sheriff of the county." 6 Section 274.02, F.S. 7 Section 274.03, F.S. 8 Section 274.04, F.S. 9 Section 274