Florida Senate - 2011                        COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
       Bill No. SB 382
       
       
       
       
       
       
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                  03/11/2011           .                                
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       The Committee on Budget Subcommittee on Finance and Tax
       (Bogdanoff) recommended the following:
       
    1         Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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    3         Delete everything after the enacting clause
    4  and insert:
    5         Section 1. Subsection (1) of section 197.502, Florida
    6  Statutes, is amended to read:
    7         197.502 Application for obtaining tax deed by holder of tax
    8  sale certificate; fees.—
    9         (1) The holder of a any tax certificate, other than the
   10  county, at any time after 2 years have elapsed since April 1 of
   11  the year of issuance of the tax certificate and before the
   12  cancellation expiration of the certificate 7 years from the date
   13  of issuance, may file the certificate and an application for a
   14  tax deed with the tax collector of the county where the property
   15  lands described in the certificate is are located. The
   16  application may be made on the entire parcel of property or any
   17  part thereof which is capable of being readily separated from
   18  the whole. The tax collector may charge shall be allowed a tax
   19  deed application fee of $75, plus reimbursement for any fee
   20  charged to the tax collector by a vendor for providing an
   21  electronic tax deed application program or service.
   22         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.
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   24  ================= T I T L E  A M E N D M E N T ================
   25         And the title is amended as follows:
   26         Delete everything before the enacting clause
   27  and insert:
   28                        A bill to be entitled                      
   29         An act relating to property taxation; amending s.
   30         197.502, F.S.; revising provisions relating to
   31         applications for tax deeds; providing payment
   32         requirements; authorizing the tax collector to charge
   33         a fee to cover the costs to the tax collector for
   34         electronic tax deed programs or services; providing an
   35         effective date.