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Florida Attorney General Reports
Decided November 28, 1978Published
1Opinion of the Court
Newman C. Brackin Clerk Circuit Court Crestview
QUESTION:
Must the `service charges' collected pursuant to s. 34.041(1), F. S., be remitted monthly to the county, or may these charges be retained as income of the office of the clerk?
SUMMARY:
Filing charges, now denominated as `service charges,' collected by the clerk of the county court upon the filing of a civil action or proceeding in the county court pursuant to s. 34.041(1)(a)-(e), F. S., must be remitted monthly to the county by the clerk in the manner prescribed by the auditor general. The clerk of the county court is not authorized by law…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- State ex rel. Szabo Food Services, Inc. of North Carolina v. DickinsonSupreme Court of Florida · 1973
- State ex rel. Buford v. SpencerSupreme Court of Florida · 1921
- Dade County v. StraussDistrict Court of Appeal of Florida · 1971
- Flood v. State Ex Rel. Homeland Co.Supreme Court of Florida · 1928
- Florida Industrial Commission ex rel. Special Disability Fund v. National Trucking Co.District Court of Appeal of Florida · 1958
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