{"data":{"id":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-817.805","jurisdiction":"us-fl","citation":"Fla. Stat. § 817.805","heading":"Disbursement of funds.","body":"Any person engaged in debt management or credit counseling services shall disburse to the appropriate creditors all funds received from a debtor, less any fees permitted by s. 817.802 and any creditor contributions, within 30 days after receipt of such funds. However, a creditor contribution may not reduce any sums to be credited to the account of a debtor making a payment to the credit counseling agency for further payment to the creditor. Further, any person engaged in such services shall maintain a separate trust account for the receipt of any funds from debtors and the disbursement of such funds on behalf of such debtors.\nHistory.—s. 1, ch. 2004-351; s. 4, ch. 2006-136.","path":["CHAPTER 817 FRAUDULENT PRACTICES"],"source_url":"https://www.leg.state.fl.us/statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute\u0026URL=0800-0899/0817/0817.html","current_through":"2026 Florida Statutes","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T02:14:53Z","sha256":"1fe8f4b520515184e0b223dc5af38853c91e8640df72eb65098ba979f33d2d6d","source_id":"us-fl","stale":false,"prev":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-817.804","next":"us-fl/fla.-stat.-817.806"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}