Florida Statutes
Part IV - Fees, Taxes, and Funds (Ss. 624.501-624.523)
624.517 - State Fire Marshal regulatory assessment; reduction of assessment.


(1) The office shall ascertain on or before December 1 of each year whether the amounts estimated to be received from the regulatory assessment imposed under s. 624.515 for that calendar year, payable on or before the following March 1, as herein prescribed, shall result in an accumulation of funds in excess of the just requirements for which the assessment is imposed as set forth in s. 624.516; and if it determines that the imposition of the full amount of the assessment would result in such excess, it may reduce the percentage amount of the assessment for that calendar year to such percentage as may be necessary to meet the just requirements for which the assessment is imposed.
(2) When a determination is made so reducing the amount of the assessment, the department shall make and issue its order setting forth such determination and fixing the amount of assessment for that calendar year, payable on or before March 1 of the following year, and shall mail a copy of such order to each insurer who, according to the records of the office, is subject to the assessment.
History.—s. 89, ch. 59-205; s. 2, ch. 61-119; ss. 13, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 2, ch. 74-295; s. 3, ch. 76-168; s. 1, ch. 77-237; s. 1, ch. 77-457; s. 847, ch. 2003-261.

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Florida Statutes

Title XXXVII - Insurance

Chapter 624 - Insurance Code: Administration and General Provisions

Part IV - Fees, Taxes, and Funds (Ss. 624.501-624.523)

624.501 - Filing, license, appointment, and miscellaneous fees.

624.5015 - Advance collection of fees and taxes; title insurers not to pay without reimbursement.

624.502 - Service of process fee.

624.504 - Liability for state, county tax.

624.505 - County tax; determination; additional offices; nonresident agents.

624.506 - County tax; deposit and remittance.

624.507 - Municipal tax.

624.508 - Insurer’s license tax; when payable.

624.509 - Premium tax; rate and computation.

624.5091 - Retaliatory provision, insurers.

624.5092 - Administration of taxes; payments.

624.50921 - Adjustments.

624.5094 - Casualty insurance premiums.

624.510 - Tax on wet marine and transportation insurance.

624.5105 - Community contribution tax credit; authorization; limitations; eligibility and application requirements; administration; definitions; expiration.

624.51055 - Credit for contributions to eligible nonprofit scholarship-funding organizations.

624.51056 - Credit for contributions to the New Worlds Reading Initiative.

624.51057 - Credit for contributions to eligible charitable organizations.

624.5107 - Child care tax credits.

624.511 - Tax statement; overpayments.

624.515 - State Fire Marshal regulatory assessment and surcharge; levy and amount.

624.516 - State Fire Marshal regulatory assessment and surcharge; deposit and use of funds.

624.517 - State Fire Marshal regulatory assessment; reduction of assessment.

624.518 - State Fire Marshal regulatory assessment and surcharge; tax return, overpayment.

624.519 - Nonpayment of premium tax or fire marshal assessment; penalty.

624.520 - Preemption by state.

624.521 - Deposit of certain tax receipts; refund of improper payments.

624.523 - Insurance Regulatory Trust Fund.