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2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 15 - Secretary of State › 15.18 - International and Cultural Relations.

15.18 International and cultural relations.—The Divisions of Arts and Culture, Historical Resources, and Library and Information Services of the Department of State promote programs having substantial cultural, artistic, and indirect economic significance that emphasize American creativity. The Secretary of State, as the head administrator of these divisions, shall hereafter be known as “Florida’s Chief Arts and Culture Officer.” As this officer, the Secretary of State is encouraged to initiate and develop relationships between the state and foreign cultural officers, their representatives, and other foreign governmental officials in order to promote Florida as the center of American creativity. The Secretary of State shall coordinate international activities pursuant to this section with the Department of Commerce and any other organization the secretary deems appropriate. For the accomplishment of this purpose, the Secretary of State shall have the power and authority to:
(1) Disseminate any information pertaining to the State of Florida which promotes the state’s cultural assets.
(2) Plan and carry out activities designed to cause improved cultural and governmental programs and exchanges with foreign countries.
(3) Plan and implement cultural and social activities for visiting foreign heads of state, diplomats, dignitaries, and exchange groups.
(4) Encourage and cooperate with other public and private organizations or groups in their efforts to promote the cultural advantages of Florida.
(5) Serve as the liaison with all foreign consular and ambassadorial corps, as well as international organizations, that are consistent with the purposes of this section.
(6) Provide, arrange, and make expenditures for the achievement of any or all of the purposes specified in this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-159; s. 1, ch. 83-64; s. 1, ch. 86-163; s. 87, ch. 90-201; s. 30, ch. 91-5; s. 76, ch. 99-251; s. 5, ch. 2002-1; s. 12, ch. 2012-116; s. 2, ch. 2021-71; s. 7, ch. 2023-173.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 15 - Secretary of State › 15.182 - International Travel by State-Funded Musical, Cultural, or Artistic Organizations; Notification to the Department of State.

15.182 International travel by state-funded musical, cultural, or artistic organizations; notification to the Department of State.—
(1) If a musical, cultural, or artistic organization that receives state funding is traveling internationally for a presentation, performance, or other significant public viewing, including an organization associated with a college or university, such organization shall notify the Department of State in writing of its intentions to travel, together with the date, time, and location of each appearance. The notice shall be provided to the department at least 30 days prior to the date the international travel is to commence or, when an intention to travel internationally is not formed at least 30 days in advance of the date the travel is to commence, as soon as feasible after forming such travel intention. The department shall take an active role in informing such artistic organizations of the responsibility to provide notice of international travel intentions.
(2) The Department of State, in conjunction with the Department of Commerce, shall act as an intermediary between performing musical, cultural, and artistic organizations and Florida businesses to encourage and coordinate joint undertakings. Such coordination may include, but is not limited to, encouraging business and industry to sponsor cultural events, assistance with travel of such organizations, and coordinating travel schedules of cultural performance groups and international trade missions.
History.—s. 4, ch. 97-278; s. 4, ch. 99-2; s. 5, ch. 2004-242; s. 38, ch. 2011-142; s. 2, ch. 2020-93; s. 8, ch. 2023-173.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 15 - Secretary of State › 15.21 - Initiative Petitions; S. 3, Art. Xi, State Constitution.

15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution.—
(1) The Secretary of State shall immediately submit an initiative petition to the Attorney General if the sponsor has:
(a) Registered as a political committee pursuant to s. 106.03;
(b) Submitted the ballot title, substance, and text of the proposed revision or amendment to the Secretary of State pursuant to ss. 100.371 and 101.161; and
(c) Obtained a letter from the Division of Elections confirming that the sponsor has submitted to the appropriate supervisors for verification, and the supervisors have verified, forms signed and dated equal to 25 percent of the number of electors statewide required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts of the state.
(2) If the Secretary of State has submitted an initiative petition to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (1) but the validity of the signatures for such initiative petition has expired pursuant to s. 100.371(11)(a) before securing ballot placement, the Secretary of State must promptly notify the Attorney General. The Secretary of State may resubmit the initiative petition to the Attorney General if the initiative petition is later circulated for placement on the ballot of a subsequent general election and the criteria under subsection (1) are satisfied.
History.—s. 1, ch. 87-363; s. 1, ch. 2002-390; s. 1, ch. 2004-33; s. 1, ch. 2020-15; s. 1, ch. 2022-73.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.01 - Residence, Office, and Duties of Attorney General.

16.01 Residence, office, and duties of Attorney General.—The Attorney General:
(1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep his or her office in the capitol.
(2) Shall perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution of this state and also perform such other duties appropriate to his or her office as may from time to time be required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.
(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, on the written requisition of the Governor, a member of the Cabinet, the head of a department in the executive branch of state government, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the Minority Leader of the Senate, and may, upon the written requisition of a member of the Legislature, other state officer, or officer of a county, municipality, other unit of local government, or political subdivision, give an official opinion and legal advice in writing on any question of law relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.
(4) Shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state.
(5) Shall appear in and attend to such suits or prosecutions in any other of the courts of this state or in any courts of any other state or of the United States. This subsection is not intended to authorize the joinder of the Attorney General as a party in such suits or prosecutions.
(6) Shall act as co-counsel of record in capital collateral proceedings.
(7) Shall have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.
(8) Shall make and keep in his or her office a record of all his or her official acts and proceedings, containing copies of all official opinions, reports, and correspondence, and also keep and preserve in the office all official letters and communications to him or her and cause a registry and index thereof to be made and kept, all of which official papers and records shall be subject to the inspection of the Governor of the state and to the disposition of the Legislature by act or resolution thereof.
(9) May periodically publish a report of his or her official opinions and may prepare and publish an index or consolidated index or indexes of opinions.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2, 1845; ch. 1845, 1871; RS 85; GS 87; RGS 101; CGL 125; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 7, ch. 59-1; s. 1, ch. 78-399; s. 1, ch. 79-159; s. 7, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 85-123; s. 45, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 97-313; s. 6, ch. 2001-266.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.015 - Legal Services; Department of Legal Affairs, Other Counsel.

16.015 Legal services; Department of Legal Affairs, other counsel.—The Department of Legal Affairs shall be responsible for providing all legal services required by any department, unless otherwise provided by law. However, the Attorney General may authorize other counsel where emergency circumstances exist and shall authorize other counsel when professional conflict of interest is present. Each board, however designated, of which the Attorney General is a member may retain legal services in lieu of those provided by the Attorney General and the Department of Legal Affairs.
History.—s. 11, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 77-105.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.016 - Payment of per Diem, Mileage, and Other Expense.

16.016 Payment of per diem, mileage, and other expense.—Whenever the Department of Legal Affairs is called upon to represent any administrative agency or regulatory board, the agency or regulatory board so represented shall pay the per diem, mileage, and other reasonable expense of the representative of such department.
History.—s. 1, ch. 65-522; ss. 11, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 5, ch. 79-36.
Note.—Former s. 455.07.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.02 - Appointment of Person to Act in Case of Disability of Attorney General.

16.02 Appointment of person to act in case of disability of Attorney General.—In case of the disability of the Attorney General to perform any official duty devolving on him or her, by reason of interest or otherwise, the Governor or Attorney General of this state may appoint another person to perform such duty in the Attorney General’s stead.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2, 1845; RS 85a; GS 88; RGS 102; CGL 126; s. 46, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.061 - Initiative Petitions.

16.061 Initiative petitions.—
(1) The Attorney General shall, within 30 days after receipt of a proposed revision or amendment to the State Constitution by initiative petition from the Secretary of State, petition the Supreme Court, requesting an advisory opinion regarding the compliance of the text of the proposed amendment or revision with s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution, whether the proposed amendment is facially invalid under the United States Constitution, and the compliance of the proposed ballot title and substance with s. 101.161. The petition may enumerate any specific factual issues that the Attorney General believes would require a judicial determination.
(2) A copy of the petition shall be provided to the Secretary of State and the principal officer of the sponsor.
(3) Any fiscal impact statement that the court finds not to be in accordance with s. 100.371 shall be remanded solely to the Financial Impact Estimating Conference for redrafting.
(4) If the Attorney General is notified by the Secretary of State pursuant to s. 15.21(2) that an initiative petition no longer qualifies for ballot placement for the ensuing general election, the Attorney General must withdraw his or her request for an advisory opinion if the Supreme Court has not yet fulfilled that request. If the Secretary of State subsequently resubmits the initiative petition if the criteria in s. 15.21(1) are again satisfied and the court has not issued its advisory opinion, the Attorney General must file a new petition seeking such advisory opinion.
History.—s. 2, ch. 87-363; s. 2, ch. 2002-390; s. 2, ch. 2004-33; s. 2, ch. 2020-15; s. 2, ch. 2022-73.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.08 - Superintendence and Direction of State Attorneys.

16.08 Superintendence and direction of state attorneys.—The Attorney General shall exercise a general superintendence and direction over the several state attorneys of the several circuits as to the manner of discharging their respective duties, and whenever requested by the state attorneys, shall give them her or his opinion upon any question of law.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2098, 1877; RS 90; GS 93; RGS 107; CGL 131; s. 48, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.09 - Regulations as to the Reports of State Attorneys.

16.09 Regulations as to the reports of state attorneys.—The Attorney General shall prescribe the time and manner in which regular quarterly reports shall be made to him or her by state attorneys, and they shall comply with the Attorney General’s instructions in this respect.
History.—s. 3, ch. 2098, 1877; RS 91; GS 94; RGS 108; CGL 132; s. 49, ch. 95-147.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.52 - Participation in Preserving Constitutional Integrity of State.

16.52 Participation in preserving constitutional integrity of state.—
(1) In order to provide for independent action and cooperative participation by the state in a program of concerted action among the states, and independent procedure to oppose any existing or proposed federal legislative encroachments upon constitutional state powers, it is hereby made a duty of the Department of Legal Affairs to make a study of federal legislation—existing and proposed—to determine whether such legislation has resulted, or may result, in objectionable or harmful encroachments upon the constitutional integrity of state governments, and with due regard to this state’s full contribution to the national war effort, in cooperation with the attorneys general of other states, or alone, to pursue that course best calculated to preserve and safeguard the constitutional state powers of the government of this state. It shall furnish to each of the several representatives in the Congress from this state, a written statement giving the reasons for any action being considered, or about to be taken hereunder at the time; and if possible, shall procure the assistance of such representatives therein and therefor.
(2) It shall be the duty of the Department of Legal Affairs of this state to render opinions to the representatives in Congress from this state, on any question arising within the scope of the subject matter of this act.
(3) In performing the duties imposed upon it under the provisions of this section, the Department of Legal Affairs is hereby authorized to employ therefor the services of the Council of State Governments, a national conference organization, or its successors in name or organization, or any other similar organization, in such manner not inconsistent with its powers and duties, as it may deem desirable; provided, that the cost of such employment, if any, shall be paid from the necessary and regular appropriation of the Department of Legal Affairs.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, ch. 21679, 1943; ss. 11, 35, ch. 69-106.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.535 - Legal Services Trust Fund.

16.535 Legal Services Trust Fund.—
(1) There is created in the State Treasury the Legal Services Trust Fund to be used by the Attorney General in providing legal services to agencies on a contractual basis.
(2) State agencies contracting for legal services with the Department of Legal Affairs are authorized to make advance payments on a quarterly basis.
History.—s. 5, ch. 82-196; s. 2, ch. 85-123.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.54 - Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute; Revolving Trust Fund.

16.54 Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute; revolving trust fund.—
(1) There is created within the Department of Legal Affairs the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute, which shall be a comprehensive program of crime prevention training courses suitable for, and made available to, any interested person.
(2) The department shall establish the curriculum and admission requirements in such a manner as to give priority to those training programs which it determines to have the greatest potential for preventing crime. The department shall provide administrative support services for the institute. The department shall adopt rules and policies for the administration and operation of the institute and fix admission fees in an amount which, in the aggregate, does not exceed the cost of the program; and it may accept donations or grants of any type for any function or purpose of the institute.
(3) There is established within the Department of Legal Affairs the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute Revolving Trust Fund to be used exclusively for the purposes of this section.
(4) All moneys, fees, donations, or grants collected by the department on behalf of the institute shall be deposited into the Florida Crime Prevention Training Institute Revolving Trust Fund and shall be applied to cover all costs incurred in establishing and conducting the crime prevention training programs authorized under this section, including, but not limited to, salaries for instructors and costs of materials connected with such programs.
History.—s. 1, ch. 82-89; s. 4, ch. 83-217.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.557 - Crime Stoppers Organizations; Disclosure of Privileged Communications or Protected Information; Civil Immunity; Use.

16.557 Crime stoppers organizations; disclosure of privileged communications or protected information; civil immunity; use.—
(1) As used in this section, the term:
(a) “Crime stoppers organization” means a private not-for-profit organization that collects and expends donations for rewards to persons who report to the organization information concerning criminal activity, and forwards that information to appropriate law enforcement agencies.
(b) “Privileged communication” means the act of providing information to a crime stoppers organization for the purpose of reporting alleged criminal activity.
(c) “Protected information” includes the identity of a person who engages in privileged communication with a crime stoppers organization and any records, recordings, oral or written statements, papers, documents, or other tangible items provided to or collected by a crime stoppers organization, a law enforcement crime stoppers coordinator or his or her staff, or a law enforcement agency in connection with such privileged communication.
(2)(a) Except as provided in paragraph (b), a person who knowingly and willfully attempts to obtain, obtains, or discloses a privileged communication, protected information, or information concerning a privileged communication or protected information commits a felony of the third degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082, s. 775.083, or s. 775.084.
(b) This subsection does not apply to:
1. The person who provides the privileged communication or protected information;
2. An employee, board member, or volunteer of a crime stoppers organization while acting in the course and scope of his or her duties or functions;
3. A law enforcement officer or an employee of a law enforcement agency or the Department of Legal Affairs when he or she is acting within the scope of his or her official duties; or
4. A person complying with criminal discovery rules.
(c) This subsection does not limit the right of any criminal defendant to criminal discovery.
(3) A person who, in the course and scope of his or her duties or functions, receives, forwards, or acts on a privileged communication is immune from civil liability for damages resulting from an act or omission in the performance of his or her duties or functions unless the act or omission was intentional or grossly negligent.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2019-167; s. 1, ch. 2021-21.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.57 - Office of Civil Rights.

16.57 Office of Civil Rights.—There is created in the Department of Legal Affairs an Office of Civil Rights. The office may investigate and initiate actions authorized by chapter 760. In investigating violations of constitutional and statutory rights under chapter 760, the Attorney General may administer oaths and affirmations, subpoena witnesses or matter, and collect evidence.
History.—s. 5, ch. 91-74; s. 3, ch. 2003-396.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.59 - Medicaid Fraud Control.

16.59 Medicaid fraud control.—The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit is created in the Department of Legal Affairs to investigate all violations of s. 409.920 and any criminal violations discovered during the course of those investigations. The Medicaid Fraud Control Unit may refer any criminal violation so uncovered to the appropriate prosecuting authority. The offices of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the Agency for Health Care Administration Medicaid program integrity program, and the Divisions of Investigative and Forensic Services and Public Assistance Fraud within the Department of Financial Services shall, to the extent possible, be collocated; however, positions dedicated to Medicaid managed care fraud within the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit shall be collocated with the Division of Investigative and Forensic Services. The Agency for Health Care Administration, the Department of Legal Affairs, and the Divisions of Investigative and Forensic Services and Public Assistance Fraud within the Department of Financial Services shall conduct joint training and other joint activities designed to increase communication and coordination in recovering overpayments.
History.—s. 2, ch. 94-251; s. 1, ch. 96-331; s. 1, ch. 2002-400; s. 6, ch. 2010-144; s. 7, ch. 2016-165.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.60 - Public Records Mediation Program Within the Office of the Attorney General; Creation; Duties.

16.60 Public records mediation program within the Office of the Attorney General; creation; duties.—
(1) As used in this section, “mediation” means a process whereby a neutral third person, called the mediator, acts to encourage and facilitate the resolution of a dispute between two or more parties. It is a formal, nonadversarial process that has the objective of helping the disputing parties reach a mutually acceptable, voluntary agreement. In mediation, decisionmaking authority rests with the parties. The role of the mediator includes, but is not limited to, assisting the parties in identifying issues, fostering joint problem solving, and exploring settlement alternatives.
(2) The public records mediation program is created within the Office of the Attorney General.
(3) The Office of the Attorney General shall:
(a) Employ one or more mediators to mediate disputes involving access to public records. A person may not be employed by the department as a mediator unless that person is a member in good standing of The Florida Bar.
(b) Recommend to the Legislature needed legislation governing access to public records.
(c) Assist the Department of State in preparing training seminars regarding access to public records.
(4) This section is intended to provide a method for resolving disputes relating to public records, and is intended to be supplemental to, not a substitution for, the other powers given to the Attorney General by law.
History.—s. 4, ch. 95-296; s. 3, ch. 2000-158; s. 2, ch. 2000-324; s. 13, ch. 2012-116.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.62 - Recognition and Awards.

16.62 Recognition and awards.—In addition to expenditures separately authorized by law, the Department of Legal Affairs may expend no more than $20,000 annually to support costs associated with the Law Enforcement Officer of the Year Recognition and Awards Program and the Victims Services Recognition and Awards Program.
History.—s. 2, ch. 2015-92.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.714 - Florida Gaming Control Commission Background Screening Requirements; Investigations by the Division of Gaming Enforcement.

16.714 Florida Gaming Control Commission background screening requirements; investigations by the Division of Gaming Enforcement.—
(1) LEVEL 2 BACKGROUND SCREENINGS.—The Department of Law Enforcement shall, at the request of the Division of Gaming Enforcement, perform a level 2 background screening pursuant to chapter 435 on an employee of the division and on any other employee of the commission for which the commission deems a level 2 background screening necessary, including applicants for employment. The commission shall reimburse the Department of Law Enforcement for the actual costs of such investigations.
(2) LEVEL 1 BACKGROUND SCREENINGS.—The Department of Law Enforcement shall, at the request of the division, perform a level 1 background screening pursuant to chapter 435 on any employee of the commission, including applicants for employment, who is not listed in subsection (1).
(3) INVESTIGATIONS.—The division shall conduct investigations of members and employees of the commission, including applicants for contract or employment, as are necessary to ensure the security and integrity of gaming operations in this state. The commission may require persons subject to such investigations to provide such information, including fingerprints, as is needed by the Department of Law Enforcement for processing or as is otherwise necessary to facilitate access to state and federal criminal history information.
History.—s. 6, ch. 2021-269.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 16 - Attorney General › 16.716 - Florida Gaming Control Commission Public Records and Public Meetings Exemptions.

16.716 Florida Gaming Control Commission public records and public meetings exemptions.—
(1)(a) Any information obtained by the Florida Gaming Control Commission which is exempt or confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) or s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution shall retain its exempt or confidential and exempt status. The information may be released by the commission, upon written request, to an agency, as defined in s. 119.011, or a governmental entity in the performance of the commission’s official duties and responsibilities. An agency or a governmental entity receiving such information from the commission shall maintain the exempt or confidential and exempt status of the information.
(b)1. Any portion of a meeting of the commission during which information that is exempt or confidential and exempt is discussed is exempt from s. 286.011 and s. 24(b), Art. I of the State Constitution.
a. The chair of the commission shall advise the commission at a public meeting that, in connection with the performance of a commission duty, it is necessary that the commission hear or discuss information that is exempt or confidential and exempt.
b. The chair’s declaration of necessity for closure and the specific reasons for such necessity shall be stated in writing in a record that shall be a public record and shall be filed with the official records of the commission.
c. The entire closed session shall be recorded. The recording shall include the times of commencement and termination of the closed session, all discussion and proceedings, and the names of all persons present. No portion of the session may be off the record. Such recording shall be maintained by the commission.
2. Only members of the commission, Department of Legal Affairs staff, or commission staff supporting the commission’s function and other persons whose presence is necessary for the presentation of exempt or confidential and exempt information shall be allowed to attend the exempted portions of the commission meetings. The commission shall ensure that any closure of its meetings as authorized by this paragraph is limited so that the general policy of this state in favor of public meetings is maintained.
3. A recording of, and any minutes and records generated during, that portion of a commission meeting which is closed to the public pursuant to this paragraph are confidential and exempt from s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until such time as the information is no longer exempt or confidential and exempt.
(2) This section is subject to the Open Government Sunset Review Act in accordance with s. 119.15 and is repealed on October 2, 2026, unless reviewed and saved from repeal through reenactment by the Legislature.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2021-270.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.001 - Chief Financial Officer.

17.001 Chief Financial Officer.—As provided in s. 4(c), Art. IV of the State Constitution, the Chief Financial Officer is the chief fiscal officer of the state and is responsible for settling and approving accounts against the state and keeping all state funds and securities.
History.—s. 12, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.011 - Assistant Chief Financial Officer.

17.011 Assistant Chief Financial Officer.—The Chief Financial Officer of the state may appoint an assistant Chief Financial Officer to hold office during the pleasure of the Chief Financial Officer.
History.—s. 2, ch. 67-424; s. 14, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.02 - Place of Residence and Office.

17.02 Place of residence and office.—The Chief Financial Officer shall reside at the seat of government of this state and shall hold office in a room in the capitol.
History.—s. 2, ch. 8, 1845; ch. 1845, 1871; RS 94; GS 98; RGS 111; CGL 141; s. 53, ch. 95-147; s. 15, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.03 - To Audit Claims Against the State.

17.03 To audit claims against the state.—
(1) The Chief Financial Officer of this state, using generally accepted auditing procedures for testing or sampling, shall examine, audit, and settle all accounts, claims, and demands, whatsoever, against the state, arising under any law or resolution of the Legislature, and issue a warrant directing the payment out of the State Treasury of such amount as he or she allows thereon.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer may establish dollar thresholds applicable to each invoice amount and other criteria for testing or sampling invoices on a preaudit and postaudit basis. The Chief Financial Officer may revise such thresholds and other criteria for an agency or the unit of any agency as he or she deems appropriate.
(3) The Chief Financial Officer may adopt and disseminate to the agencies procedural and documentation standards for payment requests and may provide training and technical assistance to the agencies for these standards.
(4) The Chief Financial Officer shall have the legal duty of delivering all state warrants and shall be charged with the official responsibility of the protection and security of the state warrants while in his or her custody. The Chief Financial Officer may delegate this authority to other state agencies or officers.
History.—s. 1, ch. 146, 1848; RS 95; GS 99; RGS 112; CGL 142; s. 1, ch. 71-173; s. 1, ch. 79-95; s. 1, ch. 83-132; s. 54, ch. 95-147; s. 1, ch. 95-312; s. 1, ch. 97-96; s. 16, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.031 - Security of Chief Financial Officer’s Office.

17.031 Security of Chief Financial Officer’s office.—The Chief Financial Officer may engage the full-time services of two law enforcement officers, with power of arrest, to prevent all acts of a criminal nature directed at the property in the custody or control of the Chief Financial Officer. While so assigned, such officers shall be under the direction and supervision of the Chief Financial Officer, and their salaries and expenses shall be paid from the general fund of the office of Chief Financial Officer.
History.—s. 1, ch. 71-174; s. 17, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.04 - To Audit and Adjust Accounts of Officers and Those Indebted to the State.

17.04 To audit and adjust accounts of officers and those indebted to the state.—The Chief Financial Officer, using generally accepted auditing procedures for testing or sampling, shall examine, audit, adjust, and settle the accounts of all the officers of this state, and any other person in anywise entrusted with, or who may have received any property, funds, or moneys of this state, or who may be in anywise indebted or accountable to this state for any property, funds, or moneys, and require such officer or persons to render full accounts thereof, and to yield up such property or funds according to law, or pay such moneys into the treasury of this state, or to such officer or agent of the state as may be appointed to receive the same, and on failure so to do, to cause to be instituted and prosecuted proceedings, criminal or civil, at law or in equity, against such persons, according to law. The Chief Financial Officer may conduct investigations within or outside of this state as it deems necessary to aid in the enforcement of this section. If during an investigation the Chief Financial Officer has reason to believe that any criminal statute of this state has or may have been violated, the Chief Financial Officer shall refer any records tending to show such violation to state or federal law enforcement or prosecutorial agencies and shall provide investigative assistance to those agencies as required.
History.—s. 4, ch. 8, 1845; RS 96; GS 100; RGS 113; CGL 143; ss. 12, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 95-312; s. 1, ch. 95-426; s. 18, ch. 2003-261; s. 1, ch. 2016-165.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.0401 - Confidentiality of Information Relating to Financial Investigations.

17.0401 Confidentiality of information relating to financial investigations.—Except as otherwise provided by this section, information relative to an investigation conducted by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to s. 17.04, including any consumer complaint, is confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until the investigation is completed or ceases to be active. Any information relating to an investigation conducted pursuant to s. 17.04 shall remain confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution after the investigation is completed or ceases to be active if the Chief Financial Officer submits the information to any law enforcement or prosecutorial agency for further investigation. Such information shall remain confidential and exempt from the provisions of s. 119.07(1) and s. 24(a), Art. I of the State Constitution until that agency’s investigation is completed or ceases to be active. For purposes of this section, an investigation shall be considered “active” so long as the Chief Financial Officer or any law enforcement or prosecutorial agency is proceeding with reasonable dispatch and has a reasonable good faith belief that the investigation may lead to the filing of an administrative, civil, or criminal proceeding. This section shall not be construed to prohibit disclosure of information that is required by law to be filed with the Department of Financial Services or the Office of Financial Regulation and that, but for the investigation, would otherwise be subject to public disclosure. Nothing in this section shall be construed to prohibit the Chief Financial Officer from providing information to any law enforcement or prosecutorial agency. Any law enforcement or prosecutorial agency receiving confidential information from the Chief Financial Officer in connection with its official duties shall maintain the confidentiality of the information as provided for in this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 95-425; s. 3, ch. 96-406; s. 19, ch. 2003-261; s. 2, ch. 2016-165.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.0415 - Transfer and Assignment of Claims.

17.0415 Transfer and assignment of claims.—In order to facilitate their collection from third parties, the Chief Financial Officer may authorize the assignment of claims among the state, its agencies, and its subdivisions, whether arising from criminal, civil, or other judgments in state or federal court. The state, its agencies, and its subdivisions, may assign claims under such terms as are mutually acceptable to the Chief Financial Officer and the assignee and assignor. The assigned claim may be enforced as a setoff to any claim against the state, its agencies, or its subdivisions, by garnishment or in the same manner as a judgment in a civil action. Claims against the state, its agencies, and its subdivisions resulting from the condemnation of property protected by the provisions of s. 4, Art. X of the State Constitution are not subject to setoff pursuant to this section.
History.—s. 1, ch. 91-209; s. 21, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.0416 - Authority to Provide Services on a Fee Basis.

17.0416 Authority to provide services on a fee basis.—The Chief Financial Officer, through the Department of Financial Services, may provide accounting and payroll services on a fee basis under contractual agreement with eligible entities, including, but not limited to, state universities, community colleges, units of local government, constitutional officers, and any other person or entity having received any property, funds, or moneys from the state. All funds collected by the department under these contracts shall be deposited into the General Revenue Fund.
History.—s. 1, ch. 2004-390; s. 14, ch. 2012-116.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.075 - Form of State Warrants and Other Payment Orders; Rules.

17.075 Form of state warrants and other payment orders; rules.—
(1) The Chief Financial Officer is authorized to establish the form or forms of state warrants which are to be drawn by him or her and of other orders for payment or disbursement of moneys out of the State Treasury and to change the form thereof from time to time as the Chief Financial Officer may consider necessary or appropriate. Such orders for payment may be in any form, but, regardless of form, each order shall be subject to the accounting and recordkeeping requirements applicable to state warrants.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall adopt rules establishing accounting and recordkeeping procedures for all payments made by electronic transfer of funds or by any other means. Such procedures shall be consistent with the statutory requirements applicable to payments by state warrant.
History.—s. 1, ch. 77-240; s. 6, ch. 79-400; s. 4, ch. 81-277; s. 1, ch. 83-120; s. 23, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.08 - Accounts, etc., on Which Warrants Drawn, to Be Filed.

17.08 Accounts, etc., on which warrants drawn, to be filed.—All accounts, vouchers, and evidence, upon which warrants have heretofore been, or shall hereafter be, drawn upon the treasury by the Chief Financial Officer shall be filed and deposited in the office of Chief Financial Officer or the office of the Chief Financial Officer’s designee, in accordance with requirements established by the Secretary of State.
History.—ch. 351, 1851; RS 100; GS 104; RGS 117; CGL 147; s. 4, ch. 95-312; s. 2, ch. 97-96; s. 25, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.09 - Application for Warrants for Salaries.

17.09 Application for warrants for salaries.—All public officers who are entitled to salaries in this state, shall make their application for warrants in writing, stating for what terms and the amount they claim, which written application shall be filed by the Chief Financial Officer as vouchers for the warrants issued thereupon.
History.—s. 1, ch. 1567, 1866; RS 101; GS 105; RGS 118; CGL 148; s. 26, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.10 - Record of Warrants and of State Funds and Securities.

17.10 Record of warrants and of state funds and securities.—The Chief Financial Officer shall cause to be entered in the warrant register a record of the warrants issued during the previous month, and shall make such entry in the record so required to be kept as shall show the number of each warrant issued, in whose favor drawn, and the date it was issued. He or she shall account for all state funds and securities.
History.—s. 1, ch. 1536, 1866; RS 103; GS 107; ch. 7270, 1917; RGS 119; CGL 149; s. 4, ch. 83-132; s. 27, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.11 - To Report Disbursements Made.

17.11 To report disbursements made.—
(1) The Chief Financial Officer shall make in all his or her future annual reports an exhibit stated from the record of disbursements made during the fiscal year, and the several heads of expenditures under which such disbursements were made.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer shall also cause to have reported from the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem no less than quarterly the disbursements which agencies made to small businesses, as defined in the Florida Small and Minority Business Assistance Act; to certified minority business enterprises in the aggregate; and to certified minority business enterprises broken down into categories of minority persons, as well as gender and nationality subgroups. This information shall be made available to the agencies, the Office of Supplier Diversity, the Governor, the President of the Senate, and the Speaker of the House of Representatives. Each agency shall be responsible for the accuracy of information entered into the Florida Accounting Information Resource Subsystem for use in this reporting.
History.—s. 3, ch. 1536, 1866; RS 104; GS 108; RGS 120; CGL 150; s. 5, ch. 83-132; s. 6, ch. 85-104; s. 2, ch. 94-322; s. 1312, ch. 95-147; s. 12, ch. 99-155; s. 7, ch. 2000-286; s. 28, ch. 2003-261; s. 18, ch. 2007-157.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.12 - Authorized to Issue Warrants to Tax Collector or Sheriff for Payment.

17.12 Authorized to issue warrants to tax collector or sheriff for payment.—Whenever it shall appear to the satisfaction of the Chief Financial Officer from examination of the books of his or her office that the tax collector or the sheriff for any county in this state has paid into the State Treasury, through mistake or otherwise, a larger or greater sum than is actually due from such collector or sheriff, then the Chief Financial Officer may issue a warrant to such collector or sheriff for the sum so found to be overpaid.
History.—ch. 1762, 1870; RS 105; GS 109; RGS 121; CGL 151; s. 58, ch. 95-147; s. 29, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.13 - To Duplicate Warrants Lost or Destroyed.

17.13 To duplicate warrants lost or destroyed.—
(1) The Chief Financial Officer is required to duplicate any Chief Financial Officer’s warrants that may have been lost or destroyed, or may hereafter be lost or destroyed, upon the owner thereof or the owner’s agent or attorney presenting the Chief Financial Officer the statement, under oath, reciting the number, date, and amount of any warrant or the best and most definite description in his or her knowledge and the circumstances of its loss; if the Chief Financial Officer deems it necessary, the owner or the owner’s agent or attorney shall file in the office of the Chief Financial Officer a surety bond, or a bond with securities, to be approved by one of the judges of the circuit court or one of the justices of the Supreme Court, in a penalty of not less than twice the amount of any warrants so duplicated, conditioned to indemnify the state and any innocent holders thereof from any damages that may accrue from such duplication.
(2) The Chief Financial Officer is required to duplicate any Chief Financial Officer’s warrant that may have been lost or destroyed, or may hereafter be lost or destroyed, when sent to any payee via any state agency when such warrant is lost or destroyed prior to being received by the payee and provided the director of the state agency to whom the warrant was sent presents to the Chief Financial Officer a statement, under oath, reciting the number, date, and amount of the warrant lost or destroyed, the circumstances surrounding the loss or destruction of such warrant, and any additional information that the Chief Financial Officer shall request in regard to such warrant.
(3) Any duplicate Chief Financial Officer’s warrant issued in pursuance of the above provisions shall be of the same validity as the original was before its loss.
History.—ss. 1, 3, ch. 1758, 1870; RS 106; GS 110; RGS 122; CGL 152; s. 1, ch. 24280, 1947; s. 1, ch. 73-148; s. 59, ch. 95-147; s. 30, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.14 - To Prescribe Forms.

17.14 To prescribe forms.—The Chief Financial Officer may prescribe the forms of all papers, vouchers, reports and returns and the manner of keeping the accounts and papers to be used by the officers of this state or other persons having accounts, claims, or demands against the state or entrusted with the collection of any of the revenue thereof or any demand due the same, which form shall be pursued by such officer or other persons.
History.—s. 12, ch. 8, 1845; RS 107; GS 111; RGS 123; CGL 153; s. 4, ch. 71-377; s. 31, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.16 - Seal.

17.16 Seal.—The office of the Chief Financial Officer shall have an official seal by which its proceedings are authenticated.
History.—s. 7, ch. 8, 1845; RS 108; GS 112; RGS 124; CGL 154; s. 32, ch. 2003-261; s. 2, ch. 2004-390.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.17 - Examination by Governor and Report.

17.17 Examination by Governor and report.—The office of Chief Financial Officer, and the books, files, documents, records, and papers shall always be subject to the examination of the Governor of this state, or any person the Governor may authorize to examine the same; and on the first day of January of each and every year, or oftener if called for by the Governor, the Chief Financial Officer shall make a full report of all his or her official acts and proceedings for the last fiscal year to the Governor, to be laid before the Legislature with the Governor’s message, and shall make such further report as the constitution may require.
History.—s. 8, ch. 8, 1845; RS 109; GS 113; ch. 7342, 1917; RGS 125; CGL 155; s. 60, ch. 95-147; s. 33, ch. 2003-261.
2023 Florida Statutes › Title IV - Executive Branch › Chapter 17 - Chief Financial Officer › 17.21 - Not to Allow Any Claim of State Attorney Against State Until Report Made.

17.21 Not to allow any claim of state attorney against state until report made.—The Chief Financial Officer shall not audit or allow any claim which any state attorney may have against the state for services who shall fail to make any report which by law the state attorney is required to make to the Chief Financial Officer of claims of the state which it is his or her duty to collect.
History.—s. 3, ch. 1413, 1863; RS 113; GS 117; RGS 129; CGL 159; s. 63, ch. 95-147; s. 35, ch. 2003-261.