Bill Text: FL H5601 | 2010 | Regular Session | Introduced

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Bill Title: Department of Revenue Maps and Photographs [WPSC]

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Failed) 2010-04-30 - Died in Conference Committee, companion bill(s) passed, see HB 5001 (Ch. 2010-152) [H5601 Detail]

Download: Florida-2010-H5601-Introduced.html

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HB 5601

1	A bill to be entitled
2	An act relating to Department of Revenue maps and
3	photographs; amending s. 195.022, F.S.; revising
4	requirements for the department to prescribe and furnish
5	certain photographs and maps to property appraisers;
6	requiring that all aerial photographs and nonproperty
7	ownership maps furnished by the department to a property
8	appraiser be at the property appraiser's expense;
9	providing an effective date.
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11	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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13	Section 1. Section 195.022, Florida Statutes, is amended
14	to read:
15	195.022 Forms to be prescribed by Department of Revenue.-
16	The Department of Revenue shall prescribe all forms to be used
17	by property appraisers, tax collectors, clerks of the circuit
18	court, and value adjustment boards in administering and
19	collecting ad valorem taxes. The department shall prescribe a
20	form for each purpose. The county officer shall reproduce forms
21	for distribution at the expense of his or her office. A county
22	officer may use a form other than the form prescribed by the
23	department upon obtaining written permission from the executive
24	director of the department; however, a county officer may not
25	use a form if the substantive content of the form varies from
26	the form prescribed by the department for the same or a similar
27	purpose. If the executive director finds good cause to grant
28	such permission he or she may do so. The county officer may
29	continue to use the approved form until the law that specifies
30	the form is amended or repealed or until the officer receives
31	written disapproval from the executive director. Otherwise, all
32	such officers and their employees shall use the forms, and
33	follow the instructions applicable to the forms, which are
34	prescribed by the department. Upon request of any property
35	appraiser or, in any event, at least once every 3 years for
36	counties having a population greater than 25,000 and at least
37	every 5 years for counties having a population of 25,000 or
38	fewer, the department shall prescribe and furnish such aerial
39	photographs and nonproperty ownership maps to the property
40	appraisers as necessary to ensure that all real property within
41	the state is properly listed on the roll. All photographs and
42	maps furnished to counties with a population of 25,000 or fewer
43	shall be paid for by the department as provided by law. For
44	counties with a population greater than 25,000, The department
45	shall furnish such items at the property appraiser's expense.
46	The department may incur reasonable expenses for procuring
47	aerial photographs and nonproperty ownership maps and may charge
48	a fee to the respective property appraiser equal to the cost
49	incurred. The department shall deposit such fees into the
50	Certification Program Trust Fund created pursuant to s. 195.002.
51	There shall be a separate account in the trust fund for the aid
52	and assistance activity of providing aerial photographs and
53	nonproperty ownership maps to property appraisers. The
54	department shall use money in the fund to pay such expenses. All
55	forms and maps and instructions relating to their use must be
56	substantially uniform throughout the state. An officer may
57	employ supplemental forms and maps, at the expense of his or her
58	office, which he or she deems expedient for the purpose of
59	administering and collecting ad valorem taxes. The forms
60	required in ss. 193.461(3)(a) and 196.011(1) for renewal
61	purposes must require sufficient information for the property
62	appraiser to evaluate the changes in use since the prior year.
63	If the property appraiser determines, in the case of a taxpayer,
64	that he or she has insufficient current information upon which
65	to approve the exemption, or if the information on the renewal
66	form is inadequate for him or her to evaluate the taxable status
67	of the property, he or she may require the resubmission of an
68	original application.
69	Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2010.

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