Fla. Stat. 201.22
Financing statements under chapter 679 of the Uniform Commercial Code

The excise tax on documents provided by this chapter shall be applicable to transactions covered by the Uniform Commercial Code to the same extent that it would be if the code had not been enacted. The clerk or filing officer shall not accept for filing or filing and recording any financing statement under chapter 679, unless there appears thereon a notation that the taxes required by this chapter have been paid on the promissory instruments secured by said financing statement and will be paid on any additional promissory instruments, advances, or similar instrument that may be secured by said financing statement. The failure to pay the tax required by this chapter, as so stated, shall be subject to the penalties provided by this chapter.

Source: Section 201.22 — Financing statements under chapter 679 of the Uniform Commercial Code, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0201.22 (accessed Aug. 7, 2025).

201.01
Documents taxable, generally 201.02
Tax on deeds and other instruments relating to real property or interests in real property 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 201.09
Renewal of existing promissory notes and mortgages 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 201.14
Cancellation of stamps when used 201.15
Distribution of taxes collected 201.16
Other laws made applicable to chapter 201.17
Penalties for failure to pay tax required 201.18
Penalties for illegal use of stamps 201.20
Penalties for illegally avoiding tax on notes 201.21
Notes and other written obligations exempt under certain conditions 201.22
Financing statements under chapter 679 of the Uniform Commercial Code 201.23
Foreign notes and other written obligations exempt 201.24
Obligations of municipalities, political subdivisions, and agencies of the state 201.25
Tax exemptions for certain loans 201.031
Discretionary surtax 201.091
Correction of prior error 201.132
Exceptions to use of stamps on recorded documents 201.133
Payment of tax on documents not to be recorded 201.165
Credit for tax paid to other states 201.0201
Interpretation of s 201.0205
Counties that have implemented ch. 83-220

Current through Fall 2025

§ 201.22. Financing statements under chapter 679 of the Unif. Commercial Code's source at flsenate.gov

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Original Source: Section 201.22 — Financing statements under chapter 679 of the Uniform Commercial Code, https://www.flsenate.gov/Laws/Statutes/2024/0201.22 (last accessed Aug. 7, 2025).