Fla. Stat. § 220.733: Actions to recover taxes.

At any time that the department might commence proceedings for a levy under this chapter, it may bring an action in any court of competent jurisdiction within or without the state, in the name of the state, to recover the amount of taxes, penalties, and interest due and unpaid under this chapter. In any such action, a certificate of the department showing the amount of the delinquency shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of such amount, the validity of its assessment, and its compliance with all the provisions of this chapter.

History.—s. 19, ch. 71-359; s. 57, ch. 91-112.