Florida Florida Statutes

§ 17.08 — Accounts, etc., on which warrants drawn, to be filed

FS § 17.08Ch. 17

Statute text

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 establisGual costs for processing the direct deposit of funds other than salary or retirement benefits, the department may charge the beneficiary of the direct deposit a reasonable fee. The department may collect the fee by direct receipt from the beneficiary or by subtracting the amount of the fee from the funds due the beneficiary. Such fees collected by the department shall be deposited into the Department of Financial Services Administrative Trust Fund.

(7)All new recipients of retirement benefits from this state shall be paid by direct deposit of funds. A retiree may request from the department an exemption from the provisions of this subsection when such retiree can demonstrate a hardship. The department may pay retirement benefits by state warrant when deemed administratively necessary.

Legislative history

s. 2, ch. 81-277; s. 1, ch. 83-120; s. 3, ch. 83-132; s. 1, ch. 86-64; s. 2, ch. 90-360; s. 3, ch. 95-312; s. 4, ch. 96-406; s. 2, ch. 99-155; s. 24, ch. 2003-261; ss. 5, 6, ch. 2003-399; s. 1, ch. 2004-41; s. 1, ch. 2006-1; s. 2, ch. 2019-3.