Published on: 27570327. The purpose of the proposed amendment to Rule 12-28.008, F.A.C. (Due Date; General Provisions), is to remove a redundant provision regarding the due date of remittances by the Clerks of the Court.
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Published on: 27324820. The purpose of the proposed amendment to Rule 12-28.008, F.A.C. (Due Date; General Provisions), is to remove a redundant provision regarding the due date of remittances by the Clerks of the Court.
Published on: 13699618. Section 8, Chapter 2013-44, L.O.F., provides beginning November 1, 2013, the clerks of the court are required to remit to the Department by the 10th of each month that portion of the filing fees collected in the previous month that is in excess of one-twelfth of the clerk’s total budget amount. By January 25, 2015, and each January 25th thereafter, clerks are required to remit to the Department the cumulative excess of all court-related fees, service charges, costs, and fines retained by the clerk, and funds received from the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund, that exceed the clerk’s authorized budget amounts. When the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation determines upon investigation that additional funds are due by the clerk to the Department, the clerk and the Department will be notified of the amount due. The clerk is required to remit the amount due by the 10th day of the month following the month of notification.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-28.008, F.A.C. (Due Date; General Provisions), is to include the remittance requirements and due dates, as provided in section 8, Chapter 2013-44, L.O.F., and to remove obsolete provisions regarding late payments. When effective, this rule will provide the statutory due dates for remittances of funds by the clerks of the court to the Department.
Published on: 13325198. Section 8, Chapter 2013-44, L.O.F., provides beginning November 1, 2013, the clerks are required to remit to the Department by the 10th of each month that portion of the filing fees collected in the previous month that is in excess of one-twelfth of the clerk’s total budget amount. By January 25, 2015, and each January 25th thereafter, clerks are required to remit to the Department the cumulative excess of all fines, fees, service charges, costs retained by the clerk, and funds received from the Clerks of the Court Trust Fund, that exceed the clerk’s authorized budget amounts. When the Florida Clerks of Court Operations Corporation determines upon investigation that additional funds are due by the clerk to the Department, the clerk and the Department will be notified of the amount due. The clerk is required to remit the amount due by the 10th day of the month following the month of notification.
The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule 12-28.008, F.A.C. (Due Date; General Provisions), is to include the remittance requirements and due dates, as provided in section 8, Chapter 2013-44, L.O.F., and to remove obsolete provisions regarding late payments. When in effect, this rule will provide the statutory due dates for remittances of funds by the clerks of the court to the Department.
Published on: 9748614. The purpose of the proposed amendments to Rule Chapter 12-28, F.A.C., is to expand the chapter to include provisions for the remittance of traffic infraction detector penalties collected by municipalities or counties to the Department for disbursement to designated state funds, as provided in Section 316.0083, F.S., created by Section 5, Chapter 2010-80, L.O.F. In addition, the rule chapter is being updated to reflect the following law changes regarding the remittance/reporting of court-related fees by Clerks of the Court to the Department for distribution to designated state funds:
• Section 12, Chapter 2010-162, L.O.F., amends Section 28.245, F.S., to require Clerks of the Court to remit court-related charges to the Department by the 10th day of the month following the month of collection;
• Section 5, Chapter 2010-163, L.O.F., amends Section 322.20(11)(a), F.S., to require that the fees collected by the Clerk of the Court for providing transcripts or other documents or for assisting in search for an individual’s driver history record be remitted to the Department within five working days, unless a shorter time is required by law;
• Section 13, Chapter 2010-134, L.O.F., imposes an administrative fee for trustee deeds recorded, as provided in Sections 721.855 and 721.856, F.S., required to be collected by the Clerk of the Court and remitted to the Department weekly in the same manner as the documentary stamp tax collected by the Clerk of the Court; and
• Sections 4, 5, and 19, Chapter 2009-204, L.O.F., repealed Section 28.37(4), F.S., removing provisions for the remittance of the amount of funds in excess of the approved budget amount established in Section 28.36, F.S., to the Department, and transfer the Department of Revenue Clerk of Court Trust Fund to the Justice Administrative Commission.
When in effect, this rule chapter will include updated provisions for the electronic remittance and reporting of funds from all court-related charges collected by Clerks of the Court, and it will include provisions for the remittance of traffic infraction detector penalties imposed and collected by municipalities and counties for distribution to designated state funds by the Department.