Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 717.113 (2025)

Property held by courts and public agencies.

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717.113 Property held by courts and public agencies.—All intangible property held for the owner by any court, government or governmental subdivision or agency, public corporation, or public authority that has not been claimed by the owner for more than 1 year after it became payable or distributable is presumed unclaimed. Except as provided in s. 45.032(3)(c), money held in the court registry and for which no court order has been issued to determine an owner does not become payable or distributable and is not subject to reporting under this chapter. Notwithstanding the provisions of this section, funds deposited in the Minerals Trust Fund pursuant to s. 377.247 are presumed unclaimed only if the funds have not been claimed by the owner for more than 5 years after the date of first production from the well.

History.—s. 14, ch. 87-105; s. 4, ch. 94-193; s. 71, ch. 96-321; s. 14, ch. 2001-36; s. 8, ch. 2018-71.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 3 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 2014–2024 · leading case: Crescenzo v. Atwater, 136 So. 3d 1248 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014).

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Crescenzo v. Atwater, 136 So. 3d 1248 (Fla. 2d DCA 2014). “Section 717.113 provides that property held by courts is typically “presumed unclaimed” after one year even though it is not transferred under section 43.”

Warner v. Hillsborough Cnty. Clerk of Courts (M.D. Fla. 2024). · cites it 4× “§ 717.113, Fla. Stat. (2023). Thus, Plaintiff’s funds were presumed unclaimed as early as October 9, 2020.”

T.G. United, Inc., & Mental Toughness Training Ctr., LLC Vs Aadd Props., LLC (Fla. 5th DCA 2023). · cites it 2× “(2023) (noting that when a post-judgment deposit is made “into the registry of the court,” it will prompt “the clerk’s certificate that the compensation has been paid into the court”); § 717.113, Fla. Stat. (2023) (categorizing as “[p]roperty held by courts and public agencies”…”

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