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QUESTION: May a property appraiser, convinced of the unconstitutionality of procedures required by a state statute, abstain from complying with the duties required by that statute?

SUMMARY: The property appraiser may not abstain from proceeding with his duties under s. 194.042, F.S., or any other statute until that act is declared unconstitutional by the courts or repealed by the Legislature. However, said appraiser under s.194.181(6), F.S., may have standing to seek a judicial determination of the matter. Your question is answered in the negative. Your basic concern appears to be that the…