Florida/Georgia Personal Injury & Workers Compensation

...As cogently-explained by the First District, “[u]niver-sity tuition and fees are unquestionably state funds; they are collected by state universities for the use of their services and the monies collected are deposited into the State Treasury.” Graham, 75 So.3d at 318 (citing § 215.31, Fla....

...o exact the inspection fees so charged and paid. The payment came within that provision of the statute which authorizes refund of any payment made into the state treasury in error, it being immaterial whether the error be one of law or of fact. F.S. Section 215.31, F.S.A., provides that all revenues, including licenses, fees, imposts, or exaction collected or received under the authority of the laws of the state by each and every state official, * * *, board, * * * or undertaking of the state sh...

...laws of this state. “(3) No refund of moneys referred to in this section shall be made of an amount-which is less than one dollar, except upon application.” . State ex rel. Tampa Electric Co. v. Gay, Comptroller, (Fla.1949) 40 So.2d 225 . . F.S. Section 215.31, F.S.A....

money from private sources, but that: F.S. Section 215.31, F.S.A., requires that all revenues received

...made to depend upon entirely unrelated events."). University tuition and fees are unquestionably state funds; they are collected by state universities for the use of their services and the monies collected are deposited into the State Treasury. See § 215.31, Fla....

...shall be deposited in the State Treasury into a separate trust fund to the credit of the individual board"; while s. 215.37 (6), F.S., provides that ". . . all disbursements shall be made by the Comptroller only as provided by law for all agencies of government." Section 215.31 , F.S., governs the circumstances under which the Comptroller is allowed to make such disbursements and states in pertinent part: Revenue, including ....

...Attorney General Opinions 056-219 and 058-334. Although the above opinions involve the State Board of Medical Examiners and the Board of Podiatry Examiners, they are applicable to the Sanitarians' Registration Board. The deposits and expenditures of these two agencies are governed by ss. 215.31 and 215.37 , F.S., as are the deposits and expenditures of the Sanitarians' Registration Board....

blind and to be consistent with chapter 20." 3 Section 215.31, Florida Statutes, provides that all revenue

...purposes upon such terms and conditions as the Legislature may prescribe. In order to consider fully your authority under the Constitution, it is necessary to refer to several statutes which implement the constitutional provisions cited above. F.S. Section 215.31, F.S.A....

...ed in the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund . . . .' The remainder of the tax revenues collected pursuant to Ch. 212, as amended, should be deposited in the General Revenue Fund in the State Treasury as required by ss 212.20 , 215.31 , 215.32 and 18.101, F.S....

...n to credit the Local Government Half-cent Sales Tax Clearing Trust Fund. The State Treasurer credits this trust fund with such deposits but the statute imposes no duty on the Treasurer to transfer such moneys into any other fund established by law. Section 215.31 , F.S., requires such deposits to be immediately credited to the appropriate fund by the Treasurer and properly accounted for by the Department of Banking and Finance as to source....

...S., as amended, provides that all fees, licenses, and other charges assessed by each regulatory board within the Department of Professional Regulation and collected by the department shall be deposited in the State Treasury into the Professional Regulation Trust Fund. Section 215.31 , F....

...s); id. (6), (7), Fla. Stat. (allowing each university president to move university funds around for different purposes and requiring each board of trustees to “designate” check signatories “to pay legal obligations of the university”), with § 215.31, Fla....

specific use or purpose authorized by law.” Section 215.31 requires that all revenues from whatever source

...tive service of the state. My examination of Ch. 250 , F.S., leads me to the conclusion that these rental fees or charges are collected for the use of state property or facilities and are therefore state moneys. See, e.g., ss 250.40 and 250.41, F.S. Section 215.31 , F.S., providing for the proper treatment of state funds, states: Revenue, including licenses, fees, imposts, or exactions collected or received under the authority of the laws of the state by each and every state official, office, em...

...Under the terms of the statute any contributions or appropriations made by local governments would be limited to the purpose stated. There is no authorization in s 250.40 , F.S., or any other provision of Ch. 250 to maintain such moneys in local bank accounts. Therefore, pursuant to ss 215.31 , 215.32 and 18.101, F.S., such moneys must be deposited in the State Treasury....