Chapter 717 — Chapter 717
66 sections in this chapter.
Fla. Stat. § 717.1322 Administrative and civil enforcement
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(1) The following acts are violations of this chapter and constitute grounds for an administrative enforcement action by the department in accordance with the requirements of chapter 120 and for civil enforcement by the department in a court of competent jurisdiction:(a) Failure …
Fla. Stat. § 717.1323 Prohibited practice
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A person may not knowingly enter false information onto the Internet website of the Division of Unclaimed Property.
Fla. Stat. § 717.133 Interstate agreements and cooperation; joint and reciprocal actions with other states
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(1) The department may enter into agreements with other states to exchange information needed to enable this or another state to audit or otherwise determine unclaimed property that it or another state may be entitled to subject to a claim of custody. The department may require t…
Fla. Stat. § 717.1331 Actions against holders
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The department may initiate, or cause to be initiated, an action against a holder to enforce a subpoena or recover unclaimed property. If the department prevails in a civil or administrative action to enforce a subpoena or recover unclaimed property initiated by or on behalf of t…
Fla. Stat. § 717.1333 Evidence; estimations; audit reports and worksheets, investigator reports and worksheets, other related documents
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(1) In any proceeding involving a holder under ss. 120.569 and 120.57 in which an audit agent or investigator acting under authority of this chapter is available for cross-examination, any official written report, worksheet, or other related paper, or copy thereof, compiled, prep…
Fla. Stat. § 717.134 Penalties and interest
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(1) For any person who willfully fails to render any report required under this chapter, the department may impose and collect a penalty of $500 per day up to a maximum of $5,000 and 25 percent of the value of property not reported until an appropriate report is provided. Upon a …
Fla. Stat. § 717.1341 Invalid claims, recovery of property, interest and penalties
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(1)(a) No person shall receive unclaimed property that the person is not entitled to receive. Any person who receives, or assists another person to receive, unclaimed property that the person is not entitled to receive is strictly, jointly, personally, and severally liable for th…
Fla. Stat. § 717.135 Recovery agreements and purchase agreements for claims filed by a claimant’s representative; fees and costs or total net gain
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(1) In order to protect the interests of owners of unclaimed property, the department shall adopt by rule a form entitled “Unclaimed Property Recovery Agreement” and a form entitled “Unclaimed Property Purchase Agreement.”(2) The Unclaimed Property Recovery Agreement and the Uncl…
Fla. Stat. § 717.1355 Theme park and entertainment complex tickets
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This chapter does not apply to any tickets for admission to a theme park or entertainment complex as defined in s. 509.013(9), or to any tickets to a permanent exhibition or recreational activity within such theme park or entertainment complex.
Fla. Stat. § 717.136 Foreign transactions
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This chapter does not apply to any property held, due, and owing in a foreign country and arising out of foreign transaction.
Fla. Stat. § 717.138 Rulemaking authority
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The department shall administer and provide for the enforcement of this chapter. The department has authority to adopt rules pursuant to ss. 120.536(1) and 120.54 to implement the provisions of this chapter. The department may adopt rules to allow for electronic filing of fees, f…
Fla. Stat. § 717.1382 United States savings bond; unclaimed property; escheatment; procedure
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(1) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a United States savings bond in possession of the department or registered to a person with a last known address in the state, including a bond that is lost, stolen, or destroyed, is presumed abandoned and unclaimed 5 years after th…
Fla. Stat. § 717.1383 United States savings bond; claim for bond
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A person claiming a United States savings bond escheated to the state under s. 717.1382, or for the proceeds from such bond, may file a claim with the department. The department may approve the claim if the person is able to provide sufficient proof of the validity of the person’…
Fla. Stat. § 717.139 Uniformity of application and construction
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(1) It is the public policy of the state to protect the interests of owners of unclaimed property. It is declared to be in the best interests of owners of unclaimed property that such owners receive the full amount of any unclaimed property without any fee.(2) This chapter shall …
Fla. Stat. § 717.1400 Registration
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(1) In order to file claims as a claimant’s representative, receive a distribution of fees and costs from the department, and obtain unclaimed property dollar amounts and numbers of reported shares of stock held by the department, a private investigator holding a Class “C” indivi…
Fla. Stat. § 717.1401 Repeal
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This chapter shall not repeal, but shall be additional and supplemental to the existing provisions of ss. 43.18 and 402.17 and chapter 716.