Florida Statutes
Chapter 215 - Financial Matters: General Provisions
215.85 - Direct Deposit of Public Funds.


(1) SHORT TITLE.—This act shall be known and may be cited as the “Direct Deposit of Public Funds Act.”
(2) LEGISLATIVE INTENT.—It is the legislative intent that this act shall constitute authorization for all public agencies, and the judicial branch, to withdraw, pay, or disburse all public funds in their control by direct deposit to the account of the person entitled to receive such funds. This act is not intended to limit existing statutory authority for the direct deposit of public funds, but rather to allow in similar fashion all public agencies, and the judicial branch, to employ this method.
(3) DEFINITIONS.—
(a) The term “governing board or officer” means each individual or group of individuals, including, but not limited to, trustees, having lawful authority to withdraw, pay, or disburse public funds from the depository thereof.
(b) The term “public funds” means all moneys under the jurisdiction or control of the state, a county, or a municipality, including any district, authority, commission, board, or agency thereof and the judicial branch, and includes all manner of pension and retirement funds and all other funds held, as trust funds or otherwise, for any public purpose.

(4) DISBURSEMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS; DIRECT DEPOSIT.—
(a) For the purpose of providing for the direct deposit of public funds under the circumstances herein specified, each governing board or officer is authorized to establish the form or forms of checks, warrants, or other instruments for the withdrawal, payment, or disbursement of the public funds under its control, and to change the form thereof from time to time. However, nothing in this section shall be construed as eliminating or impairing the requirements of any statute, rule, or ordinance relating to any official or other action or signatures necessary to authorize the withdrawal, payment, or disbursement of such public funds.
(b) If authorized in writing by the person entitled to the withdrawal, payment, or disbursement of public funds, such checks, warrants, or other instruments may provide for direct deposit of the public funds to the account of the person entitled to receive the same in any financial institution which is designated in writing by such person and which has lawful authority to accept such deposits. The written authorization of the person entitled to receive such public funds shall be filed with the appropriate governing board or officer. Direct deposit of public funds may be by any electronic or other medium approved for such purpose by the governing board or officer having jurisdiction or control of such public funds.

(5) PROCEDURES FOR WIRE TRANSFER OF FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board or officer of any local government who has the authority to deposit or withdraw funds is authorized to transfer funds from one depository to another or within a depository or to another institution, and may transfer funds to pay expenses, expenditures, or other disbursements, evidenced by an invoice or other appropriate documentation. Such transfer may be made by electronic, telephonic, or other medium; and each transfer shall be confirmed in writing and signed by the designee of the governing board or officer of the local government.
(6) INVESTMENT OF PUBLIC FUNDS.—Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the governing board or officer of any local government who has the authority to invest funds is authorized to transfer funds by electronic or other medium for purposes of investment to any depository authorized by law to receive funds or in the Local Government Surplus Funds Trust Fund. A written record shall be kept of all transfers made pursuant to this section.
History.—ss. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, ch. 78-406; s. 3, ch. 82-104; s. 27, ch. 92-142; s. 1, ch. 2003-60.

Structure Florida Statutes

Florida Statutes

Title XIV - Taxation and Finance

Chapter 215 - Financial Matters: General Provisions

215.01 - Fiscal Year.

215.02 - Manner of Paying Money Into the Treasury.

215.03 - Party to Be Reimbursed on Reversal of Judgment for State.

215.04 - Department of Financial Services to Report Delinquents.

215.05 - Department of Financial Services to Certify Accounts of Delinquents.

215.06 - Certified Accounts of Delinquents as Evidence.

215.07 - Preference of State in Case of Insolvency.

215.08 - Delinquent Collectors to Be Reported to State Attorney.

215.09 - Delinquent Collectors; Forfeiture of Commissions.

215.10 - Delinquent Collectors; Suspension.

215.11 - Defaulting Officers; Department of Financial Services to Report to Clerk.

215.12 - Defaulting Officers; Duty of Clerk.

215.15 - School Appropriations to Have Priority.

215.16 - Appropriations From General Revenue Fund for Public Schools, State Institutions of Higher Learning, and Community Colleges; Reduction.

215.179 - Solicitation of Payment.

215.18 - Transfers Between Funds; Limitation.

215.195 - Agency Deposits Relating to the Statewide Cost Allocation Plan.

215.196 - Architects Incidental Trust Fund; Creation; Assessment.

215.197 - Federal Grants Trust Fund.

215.198 - Operating Trust Fund.

215.199 - Audit and Warrant Clearing Trust Fund.

215.20 - Certain Income and Certain Trust Funds to Contribute to the General Revenue Fund.

215.211 - Service Charge; Elimination or Reduction for Specified Proceeds.

215.22 - Certain Income and Certain Trust Funds Exempt.

215.23 - When Contributions to Be Made.

215.24 - Exemptions Where Federal Contributions or Private Grants.

215.245 - Contracts With Federal Government; Indemnification Authorized in Certain Circumstances.

215.25 - Manner of Contributions; Rules and Regulations.

215.26 - Repayment of Funds Paid Into State Treasury Through Error.

215.28 - United States Securities, Purchase by State and County Officers and Employees; Deductions From Salary.

215.31 - State Funds; Deposit in State Treasury.

215.311 - State Funds; Exceptions.

215.32 - State Funds; Segregation.

215.3206 - Trust Funds; Termination or Re-Creation.

215.3207 - Trust Funds; Establishment; Criteria.

215.3208 - Trust Funds; Legislative Review.

215.321 - Regulatory Trust Fund.

215.322 - Acceptance of Credit Cards, Charge Cards, Debit Cards, or Electronic Funds Transfers by State Agencies, Units of Local Government, and the Judicial Branch.

215.34 - State Funds; Noncollectible Items; Procedure.

215.35 - State Funds; Warrants and Their Issuance.

215.36 - State Funds; Laws Not Repealed.

215.37 - Department of Business and Professional Regulation and the Boards to Be Financed From Fees Collected; Deposit of Funds; Service Charge; Appropriation.

215.405 - State Agencies and the Judicial Branch Authorized to Collect Costs of Fingerprinting.

215.42 - Purchases From Appropriations, Proof of Delivery.

215.422 - Payments, Warrants, and Invoices; Processing Time Limits; Dispute Resolution; Agency or Judicial Branch Compliance.

215.425 - Extra Compensation Claims Prohibited; Bonuses; Severance Pay.

215.43 - Public Bonds, Notes, and Other Securities.

215.431 - Issuance of Bond Anticipation Notes.

215.44 - Board of Administration; Powers and Duties in Relation to Investment of Trust Funds.

215.4401 - Board of Administration; Public Record Exemptions.

215.441 - Board of Administration; Appointment of Executive Director.

215.442 - Executive Director; Reporting Requirements; Public Meeting.

215.444 - Investment Advisory Council.

215.45 - Sale and Exchange of Securities.

215.47 - Investments; Authorized Securities; Loan of Securities.

215.4701 - Trademarks, Copyrights, or Patents.

215.4702 - Investments in Publicly Traded Companies Operating in Northern Ireland.

215.471 - Divestiture by the State Board of Administration; Reporting Requirements.

215.472 - Prohibited Investments.

215.4725 - Prohibited Investments by the State Board of Administration; Companies That Boycott Israel.

215.473 - Divestiture by the State Board of Administration; Sudan; Iran.

215.474 - Analyses of Technology and Growth Investments.

215.475 - Investment Policy Statement.

215.4754 - Ethics Requirements for Investment Advisers and Managers and Members of the Investment Advisory Council.

215.4755 - Certification and Disclosure Requirements for Investment Advisers and Managers.

215.48 - Consent and Ratification of Appropriate Board, Agency, or of the Judicial Branch.

215.49 - Making Funds Available for Investment.

215.50 - Custody of Securities Purchased; Income.

215.51 - Investment Accounts; Changes, Notice, Etc.

215.515 - Investment Accounts; Charges for Services.

215.52 - Rules and Regulations.

215.53 - Powers of Existing Officers and Boards, the Judicial Branch, and Agencies Not Affected.

215.55 - Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; County Distribution.

215.551 - Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; County Distribution; Requests by Counties.

215.552 - Federal Use of State Lands Trust Fund; Land Within Military Installations; County Distribution.

215.555 - Florida Hurricane Catastrophe Fund.

215.5551 - Reinsurance to Assist Policyholders Program.

215.556 - Exemption.

215.557 - Reports of Insured Values.

215.5586 - My Safe Florida Home Program.

215.5588 - Florida Disaster Recovery Program.

215.559 - Hurricane Loss Mitigation Program.

215.5595 - Insurance Capital Build-Up Incentive Program.

215.55952 - Annual Report on Economic Impact of a 1-in-100-Year Hurricane.

215.56005 - Tobacco Settlement Financing Corporation.

215.5601 - Lawton Chiles Endowment Fund.

215.5602 - James and Esther King Biomedical Research Program.

215.56021 - Exemptions From Public Records and Public Meetings Requirements; Peer Review Panels.

215.57 - Short Title.

215.58 - Definitions Relating to State Bond Act.

215.59 - State Bonds, Revenue Bonds; Issuance.

215.60 - State Bonds for Financing Road Acquisition and Construction.

215.605 - State Bonds for Right-of-Way Acquisition or Bridge Construction.

215.61 - State System of Public Education Capital Outlay Bonds.

215.615 - Fixed-Guideway Transportation Systems Funding.

215.616 - State Bonds for Federal Aid Highway Construction.

215.617 - Bonds for State-Funded Infrastructure Bank.

215.618 - Bonds for Acquisition and Improvement of Land, Water Areas, and Related Property Interests and Resources.

215.619 - Bonds for Everglades Restoration.

215.62 - Division of Bond Finance.

215.63 - Transfer to Division of Assets and Liabilities of the Revenue Bond Department of Development Commission.

215.64 - Powers of the Division.

215.65 - Bond Fee Trust Fund, Expenditures; Schedule of Fees.

215.655 - Arbitrage Compliance Program, Expenditures; Schedule of Fees.

215.66 - Request for Issuance of Bonds; Procedure Requirements.

215.67 - Issuance of State Bonds.

215.68 - Issuance of Bonds; Form; Maturity Date, Execution, Sale.

215.684 - Limitation on Engaging Services of Securities Broker or Bond Underwriter Convicted of Fraud.

215.69 - State Board of Administration to Administer Funds.

215.70 - State Board of Administration to Act in Case of Defaults.

215.71 - Application of Bond Proceeds.

215.72 - Covenants With Bondholders.

215.73 - Approval of Bond Issue by State Board of Administration.

215.74 - Pledge of Constitutional Fuel Tax; Consent by Counties and State Agency Supervising State Road System.

215.75 - Bonds Securities for Public Bodies.

215.76 - Exemption of Bonds From Taxation.

215.77 - Trust Funds.

215.78 - Remedies.

215.79 - Refunding Bonds.

215.80 - Annual Report.

215.81 - Pledge of State.

215.82 - Validation; When Required.

215.821 - Issuance of Bonds by State Agencies.

215.83 - Construction of State Bond Act.

215.835 - Rulemaking Authority.

215.84 - Government Bonds; Maximum Rate of Interest.

215.845 - Certain Special Laws Establishing Interest Rates on Bonds Prohibited.

215.85 - Direct Deposit of Public Funds.

215.86 - Management Systems and Controls.

215.89 - Charts of Account.

215.90 - Short Title.

215.91 - Florida Financial Management Information System; Board; Council.

215.92 - Definitions Relating to Florida Financial Management Information System Act.

215.93 - Florida Financial Management Information System.

215.94 - Designation, Duties, and Responsibilities of Functional Owners.

215.95 - Financial Management Information Board.

215.96 - Coordinating Council and Design and Coordination Staff.

215.962 - Standards for State Agency Use of Card-Based Technology.

215.964 - Process for Acquisition of Commodities or Services That Include the Use of Card-Based Technology.

215.965 - Disbursement of State Moneys.

215.966 - Refinancing of Bonds.

215.97 - Florida Single Audit Act.

215.971 - Agreements Funded With Federal or State Assistance.

215.98 - State Debt Fiscal Responsibility.

215.981 - Audits of State Agency Direct-Support Organizations and Citizen Support Organizations.

215.985 - Transparency in Government Spending.