Florida Senate - 2005                      COMMITTEE AMENDMENT
    Bill No. SPB 7042
                        Barcode 131834
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11  The Committee on Regulated Industries (Hill) recommended the
12  following amendment:
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14         Senate Amendment (with title amendment) 
15         On page 2, lines 13 through 30...., delete those lines
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17  and insert:  
18         210.08  Bond for payment of taxes.--Each dealer, agent,
19  or distributing agent shall file with the division a surety
20  bond, certificate of deposit, or irrevocable letter of credit
21  acceptable to the division in an amount of 110 percent of the
22  estimated tax liability for 30 days, but not less than $2,000
23  the sum of $10,000 as surety for the payment of all taxes
24  provided, however, that where in the discretion of the
25  division the amount of business done by the dealer, agent, or
26  distributing agent is of such volume that a bond, certificate
27  of deposit, or irrevocable letter of credit of less than
28  $10,000 will be adequate to secure the payment of all taxes
29  assessed as authorized by the cigarette tax law, the division
30  may accept a bond, certificate of deposit, or irrevocable
31  letter of credit in a lesser sum than $10,000, but in no event
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    11:33 AM   02/07/05                             s7042.ri01.001

Florida Senate - 2005 COMMITTEE AMENDMENT Bill No. SPB 7042 Barcode 131834 1 shall it accept a bond, certificate of deposit, or irrevocable 2 letter of credit of less than $1,000, and it may at any time 3 in its discretion require any bond, certificate of deposit, or 4 irrevocable letter of credit in an amount less than $10,000 to 5 be increased not to exceed $10,000. 6 7 8 ================ T I T L E A M E N D M E N T =============== 9 And the title is amended as follows: 10 On page 1, liness 12-15, delete those lines 11 12 and insert: 13 s. 210.08, F.S.; requiring a bond, certificate 14 of deposit, or irrevocable letter of credit in 15 an amount of 110 percent of the estimated tax 16 liability for 30 days as surety for the payment 17 of cigarette 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 2 11:33 AM 02/07/05 s7042.ri01.001