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§ 198.42, Fla. Stat. — Short title. · BenchPath

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The Florida Statutes
Title XIV
Chapter 198
§ 198.42, Fla. Stat.

§ 198.42, Fla. Stat. · Chapter 198. ESTATE TAXES

Short title.

Verbatim from the official edition

Text — 2026 Florida Statutes

This chapter may be cited as the “Estate Tax Law of Florida.”

Notes and commentary — not statutory text

History

s. 1, ch. 16015, 1933; CGL 1936 Supp. 1342(80).

Source of truth

Edition: 2026 Florida Statutes
Official file: https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0100-0199/0198/0198.html
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← § 198.41, Fla. Stat.§ 198.44, Fla. Stat. →

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