SENATE AMENDMENT
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11 Senator Clary moved the following amendment:
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13 Senate Amendment (with title amendment)
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17 Section 1. Section 195.022, Florida Statutes, as
18 amended by section 71 of chapter 2003-399, Laws of Florida, is
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20 195.022 Forms to be prescribed by Department of
21 Revenue.--The Department of Revenue shall prescribe and
22 furnish all forms to be used by property appraisers, tax
23 collectors, clerks of the circuit court, and value adjustment
24 boards in administering and collecting ad valorem taxes. The
25 department shall prescribe a form for each purpose. For
26 counties with a population of 100,000 or fewer, the Department
27 of Revenue shall furnish the forms. For counties with a
28 population greater than 100,000, the county officer shall
29 reproduce forms for distribution at the expense of his or her
30 office. A county officer may use a form other than the form
31 prescribed by the department, but only at the expense of his
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1 or her office and upon obtaining written permission from the
2 executive director of the department; however, provided that
3 no county officer shall use a form the substantive content of
4 which is at variance with the form prescribed by the
5 department for the same or a similar purpose. If the executive
6 director finds good cause to grant such permission he or she
7 may do so. The county officer may continue to use such
8 approved form until the law which specifies the form is
9 amended or repealed or until the officer receives written
10 disapproval from the executive director. Otherwise, all such
11 officers and their employees shall use the forms, and follow
12 the instructions applicable to the forms, which are prescribed
13 furnished to them by the department. The department, upon
14 request of any property appraiser or, in any event, at least
15 once every 3 years, shall prescribe and furnish such aerial
16 photographs and nonproperty ownership maps to the property
17 appraisers as are necessary to ensure that all real property
18 within the state is properly listed on the roll. All forms and
19 maps furnished by the department shall be paid for by the
20 department as provided by law. All forms and maps and
21 instructions relating to their use shall be substantially
22 uniform throughout the state. An officer may employ
23 supplemental forms and maps, at the expense of his or her
24 office, which he or she deems expedient for the purpose of
25 administering and collecting ad valorem taxes. The forms
26 required in ss. 193.461(3)(a) and 196.011(1) for renewal
27 purposes shall require sufficient information for the property
28 appraiser to evaluate the changes in use since the prior year.
29 If the property appraiser determines, in the case of a
30 taxpayer, that he or she has insufficient current information
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1 the renewal form is inadequate for him or her to evaluate the
2 taxable status of the property, he or she may require the
3 resubmission of an original application.
4 Section 2. This act shall take effect July 1, 2004.
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8 And the title is amended as follows:
9 Delete everything before the enacting clause
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12 A bill to be entitled
13 An act relating to state revenue programs;
14 amending s. 195.022, F.S.; limiting the
15 responsibility of the Department of Revenue to
16 furnish certain ad valorem tax forms to
17 specified local officials; requiring certain
18 counties to reproduce the forms; providing an
19 effective date.
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