Florida Statutes

§ 201.20 — Penalties for illegally avoiding tax on notes

Florida § 201.20

JurisdictionFlorida

TitleXIV

Ch. 201EXCISE TAX ON DOCUMENTS

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Bluebook

Fla. Stat. § 201.20 (2026).

Text

Any person using the provisions of s. 201.09 to avoid the payment of any tax justly due is guilty of a misdemeanor of the first degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083.

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Legislative History

s. 4, ch. 19068, 1939; CGL 1940 Supp. 7473(7a); s. 107, ch. 71-136; s. 4, ch. 71-344; s. 67, ch. 87-6; s. 40, ch. 87-101; s. 14, ch. 91-224.

Nearby Sections

15

§ 201.01

Documents taxable, generally

§ 201.02

Tax on deeds and other instruments relating to real property or interests in real property

§ 201.0201

Interpretation of s. 201.02

§ 201.0205

Counties that have implemented ch. 83-220; inapplicability of 10-cent tax increase by s. 2, ch. 92-317

§ 201.031

Discretionary surtax; administration and collection; Housing Assistance Loan Trust Fund; reporting requirements

§ 201.07

Tax on bonds, debentures, and certificates of indebtedness

§ 201.08

Tax on promissory or nonnegotiable notes, written obligations to pay money, or assignments of wages or other compensation; exception

§ 201.09

Renewal of existing promissory notes and mortgages; exemption

§ 201.091

Correction of prior error

§ 201.10

Certificates of deposit issued by banks exempt

§ 201.11

Administration of law by Department of Revenue

§ 201.12

Duties of clerks of the circuit court

§ 201.13

Department of Revenue to furnish stamps for tax for specified period

§ 201.132

Exceptions to use of stamps on recorded documents; county comptrollers and clerks of the circuit court

§ 201.133

Payment of tax on documents not to be recorded; certificates of registration

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