274.08 – Penalty.
274.08 Penalty.—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. History.—s. 8, ch. 59-163; s. 158, ch. 71-136.
274.09 – Construction.
274.09 Construction.—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. History.—s. 10, ch. 59-163.
274.10 – Initiation of Act.
274.10 Initiation of act.—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. History.—s. 11, ch. 59-163.
274.11 – County Health Department Property.
274.11 County health department property.—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 health department is located and shall be accounted for […]
274.12 – Special Districts Subject to Chapter.
274.12 Special districts subject to chapter.—Every special district governed by the provisions of this act shall comply with the provisions of this chapter. History.—s. 12, ch. 79-183; s. 3, ch. 2004-296.
274.01 – Definitions.
274.01 Definitions.—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 or taxing district of the state or the sheriff of the county. (2) “Custodian” means the person to […]
274.02 – Record and Inventory of Certain Property.
274.02 Record and inventory of certain property.— (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 inventory purposes. History.—s. 2, ch. 59-163; s. […]
274.03 – Property Supervision and Control.
274.03 Property supervision and control.—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 its property at any time; […]
274.04 – Property Acquisition.
274.04 Property acquisition.—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 serve the interests of the county or district by outright […]
274.05 – Surplus Property.
274.05 Surplus property.—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 exercise of its discretion and having consideration for the best […]