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The 2007 Florida Statutes

Title XIV
TAXATION AND FINANCE
Chapter 197
TAX COLLECTIONS, SALES, AND LIENS
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Section 197.202, Florida Statutes 2007

197.202  Destruction of 20-year-old tax receipts.--The tax collector in each county of the state is authorized to destroy all duplicate tax receipts and microfilm of tax receipts on file in the tax collector's office as they become 20 years old. Tax receipts may be destroyed after 1 year if microfilmed.

History.--s. 1, ch. 26891, 1951; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 1, ch. 72-268; s. 31, ch. 82-226; s. 138, ch. 85-342; s. 12, ch. 88-216; s. 1003, ch. 95-147.

Note.--Former ss. 193.391, 197.240, 197.052, 197.0143.