Florida 2023 Regular Session

Florida House Bill H1369 Compare Versions

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14	14	A bill to be entitled 1
15	15	An act relating to tax certificate sales; amending s. 2
16	16	197.102, F.S.; defining the term "person" for purposes 3
17	17	of ch. 197, F.S.; amending s. 197.432, F.S.; providing 4
18	18	that any person may register to bid and participate in 5
19	19	tax certificate sales; prohibiting tax collectors from 6
20	20	prohibiting a person's registration or bidding because 7
21	21	of a specified reason; providing an effective date. 8
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23	23	Be It Enacted by the Legislature of the State of Florida: 10
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25	25	Section 1. Present paragraphs (d) through (i) of 12
26	26	subsection (1) of section 197.102, Florida Statutes, are 13
27	27	redesignated as paragraphs (e) through (j), respectively, and a 14
28	28	new paragraph (d) is added to that subsection, to read: 15
29	29	197.102 Definitions. — 16
30	30	(1) As used in this chapter, the following definitions 17
31	31	apply, unless the context clearly requires otherwise: 18
32	32	(d) "Person" includes any firm, association, joint 19
33	33	adventure, partnership, estate, trust, business trust, 20
34	34	syndicate, fiduciary, corporation, or other group or 21
35	35	combination, or any other entity that has been assigned a unique 22
36	36	federal identification number. 23
37	37	Section 2. Subsection (7) of section 197.432, Florida 24
38	38	Statutes, is amended to read: 25
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51	51	197.432 Sale of tax certificates for unpaid taxes. — 26
52	52	(7) Any person may register to bid and participate in 27
53	53	sales of tax certificates. The tax collector may require payment 28
54	54	of a reasonable deposit from any person who wishes to bid f or a 29
55	55	tax certificate. A person who fails or refuses to pay any bid 30
56	56	made by, or on behalf of, such person is not entitled to bid or 31
57	57	have any other bid accepted or enforced except as authorized by 32
58	58	the tax collector. The tax collector shall provide written or 33
59	59	electronic notice when certificates are ready for issuance. 34
60	60	Payment must be made within 48 hours after the transmission of 35
61	61	the electronic notice by the tax collector or mailing of such 36
62	62	notice or, at the tax collector's discretion, all or a portion 37
63	63	of the deposit placed by the bidder may be forfeited. Payment 38
64	64	must be made before the issuance of the certificate by the tax 39
65	65	collector. If the tax collector determines that payment has been 40
66	66	requested in error, the tax collector shall issue a refund 41
67	67	within 15 business days after such payment. The tax collector 42
68	68	may not prohibit registration or bidding by any person because 43
69	69	that prospective bidder shares an ownership interest with any 44
70	70	other person that has registered or seeks to bid at the tax 45
71	71	certificate sale. 46
72	72	Section 3. This act shall take effect July 1, 2023. 47