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Florida Attorney General Reports

Decided May 18, 1978Published

1Opinion of the Court

Harry L. Coe, Jr. Executive Director Department of Revenue Tallahassee

QUESTIONS:

1. Is a county tax collector authorized by law to contract with banks to have them collect ad valorem taxes or appoint commercial banks as collection agents to collect such taxes for the tax collector?

2. Is it lawful to expend county funds in connection with such contractual procedures or to compensate such tax collection agents for collecting said taxes?

SUMMARY:

In the statutory provisions which impose the duty to collect ad valorem taxes upon the office of the county tax collector, there is no authorization,…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. State ex rel. Greenberg v. Florida State Board of DentistryDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1974
  2. White v. CrandonSupreme Court of Florida · 1934
  3. Gessner v. Del-Air CorporationSupreme Court of Florida · 1944
  4. City of Cape Coral v. GAC Utilities, Inc., of FloridaSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
  5. Molwin Inv. Co. v. Turner, Et Vir.Supreme Court of Florida · 1936

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