Florida Statutes Title X Chapter 116 - Powers And Duties Of Officers

• 116.01 - Payment Of Public Funds Into Treasury.
  (1) Every state and county officer within this state authorized to collect funds due the state or county shall pay all sums officially received by the...
• 116.015 - Receipt Of Counterfeit Money In The Course Of Operation Of Public Office.
  Whenever a state or county officer who has unknowingly received into the public funds of his or her office any counterfeit currency discovers that fact,...
• 116.02 - Payment Of Commissions On Unremitted Funds Prohibited; Penalty.
  It is unlawful for any state or county officer or any board of county officers, required to audit the accounts of officers under the laws...
• 116.03 - Officers To Report Fees Collected.
  Each state and county officer who receives all or any part of his or her compensation in fees or commissions, or other remuneration, shall keep...
• 116.04 - Failure Of Officer To Make Sworn Report Of Fees.
  Any officer who shall fail or refuse to make, subscribe, and swear, or to file with the Department of Financial Services a report of all...
• 116.05 - Examination And Publication By Department Of Financial Services.
  The Department of Financial Services shall have examined and verified any of the reports received under s. 116.03 whenever in its judgment the same may...
• 116.06 - Summary Of Reports; Certain Officers Not Required To Report Fees.
  A summary of all such reports shall be included by the Department of Financial Services in its annual report to the Governor, except that jurors...
• 116.07 - Account Books To Be Kept By Sheriffs And Clerks.
  All sheriffs and clerks of the circuit court and ex officio clerks of the boards of county commissioners of this state shall keep books of...
• 116.08 - County Commissioners To Furnish Books.
  The county commissioners shall furnish the books provided for in s. 116.07.History.—s. 2, ch. 5176, 1903; GS 815; RGS 411; CGL 476.
• 116.09 - Penalty For Failure.
  Any officer who shall neglect or refuse to comply with the duties imposed by s. 116.07 shall be subject to suspension from office by the...
• 116.13 - Sale Of Property By Heads Of State Institutions Without Permission Prohibited.
  The superintendents of state asylums, and the presidents and principals of all state educational institutions are prohibited from selling or otherwise disposing of property belonging...
• 116.14 - Receipts Required From Purchasers Of State Property.
  Upon the sale of any state property by the superintendent and presidents of state institutions as provided by law, they shall take receipt for the...
• 116.15 - Penalty For Violation Of Ss. 116.13 And 116.14.
  Any violation of ss. 116.13 and 116.14 shall constitute a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.083.History.—s. 3, ch. 4181, 1893;...
• 116.21 - Unclaimed Moneys; Limitation.
  (1) The sheriffs and clerks of the courts of the various counties of the state are authorized at their discretion on or before September 25 of...
• 116.22 - Definitions; Forfeiture Of Personal Property In Custody Of Clerks Of Various Courts.
  In construing this act and each and every section, word, phrase or part thereof, where the context permits, the term “personal property” or “chattels personal”...
• 116.33 - Exercise Of Police Power.
  It is deemed by the Legislature of the state, that this act is necessary for the more efficient and speedy method of forfeiture of property...
• 116.34 - Facsimile Signatures.
  (1) SHORT TITLE.—This act may be cited as the “Uniform Facsimile Signature of Public Officials Act.”(2) DEFINITIONS.—As used in this section:(a) “Public security” means a bond, note, certificate...
• 116.35 - Notary Public Commissions; Employees Of State And County Agencies.
  Each agency, board, commission or department of the state and of the several counties of the state is hereby authorized to pay the cost of...
• 116.36 - Notary Public Commissions; Municipal Employees.
  Each agency, board, commission or department of each of the several municipalities of the state is hereby authorized to pay the cost of securing a...
• 116.37 - Notary Public Commissions; Elected Officers.
  In all cases where such agency, board, commission or department is under the direction of one or more elected officers such officer or officers may...
• 116.38 - Notary Fees.
  (1) Except as is hereinafter provided, all such notaries shall collect fees for their services as notaries performed in connection with such agency, board, commission or...

Last modified: September 23, 2016