Florida Statute 624.520 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII
INSURANCE

Chapter 624
INSURANCE CODE: ADMINISTRATION AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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F.S. 624.520

624.520 Preemption by state.—

(1) This state hereby preempts the field of imposing excise, privilege, franchise, income, license, permit, registration, and similar taxes and fees, measured by premiums, income, or volume of transactions, upon insurers and their agents and other representatives; and no county, city, municipality, district, school district, or other political subdivision or agency in this state shall impose, levy, charge, or require the same, subject however to the provisions of subsection (2).

(2) This section shall not be construed to limit or modify the power of any incorporated city or town to levy the taxes authorized by ss. 175.101 and 185.08 or the power of any special fire control district to levy the taxes authorized by s. 175.101.

History.—s. 92, ch. 59-205; s. 2, ch. 61-75; s. 2, ch. 65-233; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-237; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 50, ch. 93-193.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 624.520

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

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Cases Citing Statute 624.520

Total Results: 3

Lawyer's Title Insurance v. City of West Palm Beach

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-08-19T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 402 So. 2d 544

Snippet: imposition of a license tax by a municipality, Section 624.520(1), Florida Statutes (1979), provides: This state…fitting into the tax categories listed in Section 624.-520(1) is not keyed into “premiums, income, or volume

Mallard v. Tele-Trip Co.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1981-05-13T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 398 So. 2d 969

Snippet: tax based on Section 624.520(1), Florida Statutes (1971), which states: 624.520 Preemption by state. …Section 624.520, Florida Statutes (1971). The wording of that statute was similar to Section 624.520, Florida…subject has been preempted by virtue of Section 624.520, Florida Statutes. Because we find that this statute…Chap. 71-133, §§ 11 and 16. Similarly, Section 624.520, Florida Statutes, was also created by transferring…punctuation utilized by the legislature in Section 624.520(1), Florida Statutes *972 (1971), seems to militate

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1974-07-19T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: See also, AGO's 073-162 and 072-236. Section 624.520, F.S., establishes the preemption by the state