(1) Any ex-servicemember, as defined in s. 196.012, who is a bona fide resident of the state, who was discharged under honorable conditions, and who has been disabled to a degree of 10 percent or more by misfortune or while serving during a period of wartime service as defined in s. 1.01(14) is entitled to the exemption from taxation provided for in s. 3(b), Art. VII of the State Constitution as provided in this section. Property to the value of $5,000 of such a person is exempt from taxation. The production by him or her of a certificate of disability from the United States Government or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor before the property appraiser of the county wherein the ex-servicemember’s property lies is prima facie evidence of the fact that he or she is entitled to the exemption. The unremarried surviving spouse of such a disabled ex-servicemember is also entitled to the exemption.
(2) An applicant for the exemption under this section may apply for the exemption before receiving the necessary documentation from the United States Government or the United States Department of Veterans Affairs or its predecessor. Upon receipt of the documentation, the exemption shall be granted as of the date of the original application, and the excess taxes paid shall be refunded. Any refund of excess taxes paid shall be limited to those paid during the 4-year period of limitation set forth in s. 197.182(1)(e).
History.—s. 1, ch. 16298, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 897(1); s. 2, ch. 67-457; ss. 1, 2, ch. 69-55; s. 16, ch. 69-216; s. 1, ch. 77-102; s. 8, ch. 84-114; s. 5, ch. 93-268; s. 1000, ch. 95-147; s. 31, ch. 95-280; s. 1, ch. 2002-271; s. 2, ch. 2005-42; s. 28, ch. 2012-193; s. 16, ch. 2018-118.
Note.—Former s. 192.11.
Structure Florida Statutes
Title XIV - Taxation and Finance
196.001 - Property Subject to Taxation.
196.011 - Annual Application Required for Exemption.
196.015 - Permanent Residency; Factual Determination by Property Appraiser.
196.021 - Tax Returns to Show All Exemptions and Claims.
196.031 - Exemption of Homesteads.
196.041 - Extent of Homestead Exemptions.
196.061 - Rental of Homestead to Constitute Abandonment.
196.071 - Homestead Exemptions; Claims by Members of Armed Forces.
196.075 - Additional Homestead Exemption for Persons 65 and Older.
196.082 - Discounts for Disabled Veterans; Surviving Spouse Carryover.
196.091 - Exemption for Disabled Veterans Confined to Wheelchairs.
196.095 - Exemption for a Licensed Child Care Facility Operating in an Enterprise Zone.
196.101 - Exemption for Totally and Permanently Disabled Persons.
196.121 - Homestead Exemptions; Forms.
196.131 - Homestead Exemptions; Claims.
196.141 - Homestead Exemptions; Duty of Property Appraiser.
196.151 - Homestead Exemptions; Approval, Refusal, Hearings.
196.171 - Homestead Exemptions; City Officials.
196.173 - Exemption for Deployed Servicemembers.
196.181 - Exemption of Household Goods and Personal Effects.
196.182 - Exemption of Renewable Energy Source Devices.
196.183 - Exemption for Tangible Personal Property.
196.185 - Exemption of Inventory.
196.192 - Exemptions From Ad Valorem Taxation.
196.193 - Exemption Applications; Review by Property Appraiser.
196.194 - Value Adjustment Board; Notice; Hearings; Appearance Before the Board.
196.195 - Determining Profit or Nonprofit Status of Applicant.
196.1961 - Exemption for Historic Property Used for Certain Commercial or Nonprofit Purposes.
196.1975 - Exemption for Property Used by Nonprofit Homes for the Aged.
196.1976 - Provisions of Ss. 196.197(1) or (2) and 196.1975; Severability.
196.1977 - Exemption for Property Used by Proprietary Continuing Care Facilities.
196.1978 - Affordable Housing Property Exemption.
196.198 - Educational Property Exemption.
196.1983 - Charter School Exemption From Ad Valorem Taxes.
196.1985 - Labor Organization Property Exemption.
196.1986 - Community Centers Exemption.
196.1987 - Biblical History Display Property Exemption.
196.199 - Government Property Exemption.
196.1993 - Certain Agreements With Local Governments for Use of Public Property; Exemption.
196.1995 - Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption.
196.1996 - Economic Development Ad Valorem Tax Exemption; Effect of Ch. 94-136.
196.1997 - Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions for Historic Properties.
196.1998 - Additional Ad Valorem Tax Exemptions for Historic Properties Open to the Public.
196.1999 - Space Laboratories and Carriers; Exemption.
196.2001 - Not-for-Profit Sewer and Water Company Property Exemption.
196.2002 - Exemption for S. 501(c)(12) Not-for-Profit Water and Wastewater Systems.
196.202 - Property of Widows, Widowers, Blind Persons, and Persons Totally and Permanently Disabled.
196.24 - Exemption for Disabled Ex-Servicemember or Surviving Spouse; Evidence of Disability.
196.26 - Exemption for Real Property Dedicated in Perpetuity for Conservation Purposes.
196.28 - Cancellation of Delinquent Taxes Upon Lands Used for Road Purposes, Etc.
196.31 - Taxes Against State Properties; Notice.
196.32 - Executive Office of the Governor; Consent Required to Certain Assessments.