Chapter 274 — Chapter 274
12 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 274.01 Definitions
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The following words as used in this act have the meanings set forth in the below subsections, unless a different meaning is required by the context:(1) “Governmental unit” means the governing board, commission, or authority of a county, a county agency, a municipality, a special …
Fla. Stat. § 274.02 Record and inventory of certain property
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(1) The word “property” as used in this section means fixtures and other tangible personal property of a nonconsumable nature.(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall establish by rule the requirements for the recording of property and for the periodic review of property for invento…
Fla. Stat. § 274.03 Property supervision and control
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A governmental unit shall be primarily responsible for the supervision and control of its property but may delegate to a custodian its use and immediate control and may require custody receipts. A governmental unit may assign to or withdraw from a custodian the custody of any of …
Fla. Stat. § 274.04 Property acquisition
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Whenever acquiring property, the governmental unit may pay the purchase price in full or may exchange property with the seller as a trade-in and apply the exchange allowance to the cost of the property acquired. If, whenever acquiring property, the governmental unit may best serv…
Fla. Stat. § 274.05 Surplus property
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A governmental unit shall have discretion to classify as surplus any of its property, which property is not otherwise lawfully disposed of, that is obsolete or the continued use of which is uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful function. Within the reasonable exe…
Fla. Stat. § 274.06 Alternative procedure
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Having consideration for the best interests of the county or district, a governmental unit’s property that is obsolete or the continued use of which is uneconomical or inefficient, or which serves no useful function, which property is not otherwise lawfully disposed of, may be di…
Fla. Stat. § 274.07 Authorizing and recording the disposal of property
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Authority for the disposal of property shall be recorded in the minutes of the governmental unit. The disposal of property within the purview of s. 274.02 shall be recorded in the records required by that section.
Fla. Stat. § 274.08 Penalty
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Any person who violates any provision of this act or any rule prescribed pursuant to its authority shall be guilty of a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.
Fla. Stat. § 274.09 Construction
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The provisions of this act shall be liberally interpreted to be cumulative and supplementary to any general, special or local law, heretofore or hereafter enacted.
Fla. Stat. § 274.10 Initiation of act
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This act shall govern the administration of the property of each governmental unit from the beginning of such governmental unit’s fiscal year next succeeding May 28, 1959.
Fla. Stat. § 274.11 County health department property
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Title to property purchased by county health departments established pursuant to the provisions of chapter 154, whether purchased with federal, state or county funds, or any combination thereof, shall be vested in the board of county commissioners of the county where said county …
Fla. Stat. § 274.12 Special districts subject to chapter
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Every special district governed by the provisions of this act shall comply with the provisions of this chapter.