Florida Statute 561.27 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XXXIV
ALCOHOLIC BEVERAGES AND TOBACCO

Chapter 561
BEVERAGE LAW: ADMINISTRATION

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F.S. 561.027

561.027 Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund.—

(1) The Federal Law Enforcement Trust Fund is created within the Department of Business and Professional Regulation. The department may deposit into the trust fund receipts and revenues received as a result of federal criminal, administrative, or civil forfeiture proceedings and receipts and revenues received from federal asset-sharing programs. The trust fund is exempt from the service charges imposed by s. 215.20.

(2) Notwithstanding the provisions of s. 216.301 and pursuant to s. 216.351, any balance in the trust fund at the end of any fiscal year shall remain in the trust fund at the end of the year and shall be available for carrying out the purposes of the trust fund.

History.—s. 1, ch. 98-392; s. 2, ch. 2002-157.

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DIVISION OF BEVERAGE, ETC. v. Foremost-McKesson, Inc.

330 So. 2d 143

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1976 | Docket: 1774440

Cited 4 times | Published

application for any renewal of such license; provided, § 561.27, shall have no application to the renewal of a

Mr. Bumble, Inc. v. Division of Alcoholic Beverages & Tobacco

461 So. 2d 223, 9 Fla. L. Weekly 2656, 1984 Fla. App. LEXIS 16344

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 19, 1984 | Docket: 64608967

Published

demonstrated the intent to rely upon the safeguards of Section 561.27, Florida Statutes (1981). The fact that appellant