Florida Senate - 2011                                     SB 382
       
       
       
       By Senator Bogdanoff
       
       
       
       
       25-00340-11                                            2011382__
    1                        A bill to be entitled                      
    2         An act relating to tax certificates; amending s.
    3         197.502, F.S.; authorizing tax collectors to recover
    4         reimbursement for fees paid to vendors for providing
    5         electronic tax deed application services; authorizing
    6         certain tax collectors to require the use of
    7         electronic tax deed application services; providing an
    8         effective date.
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   10  Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida:
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   12         Section 1. Subsections (1) and (2) of section 197.502,
   13  Florida Statutes, are amended to read:
   14         197.502 Application for obtaining tax deed by holder of tax
   15  sale certificate; fees.—
   16         (1) The holder of a any tax certificate, other than the
   17  county, at any time after 2 years have elapsed since April 1 of
   18  the year of issuance of the tax certificate and before the
   19  expiration of 7 years after from the date of issuance, may file
   20  the certificate and an application for a tax deed with the tax
   21  collector of the county where the property lands described in
   22  the certificate is are located. The application may be made on
   23  the entire parcel of property, or any part thereof which is
   24  capable of being readily separated from the whole, but only
   25  after the separation has been received from the property
   26  appraiser. The tax collector may charge shall be allowed a tax
   27  deed application fee of $75, and may charge for reimbursement of
   28  fees charged by a vendor to the tax collector for providing an
   29  electronic tax deed application program or service. A tax
   30  collector offering electronic tax deed applications may require
   31  the holder of a tax certificate to use such electronic tax deed
   32  application services.
   33         (2) A Any certificateholder, other than the county, who
   34  applies makes application for a tax deed shall pay the tax
   35  collector at the time of application the fees set forth in
   36  subsection (1); all amounts required for redemption or purchase
   37  of all other outstanding tax certificates, plus interest;, any
   38  omitted taxes, plus interest;, any delinquent taxes, plus
   39  interest;, and current taxes, if due, covering the property
   40  land.
   41         Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2011.