§ 218.38, Fla. Stat. · Part III. LOCAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENTAND REPORTING
Notice of bond issues required; verification.
Text — 2026 Florida Statutes
(1)(a) Each unit of local government shall furnish the Division of Bond Finance of the State Board of Administration a complete description of all of its new general obligation bonds and revenue bonds, shall also provide the division with advance notice of the impending sale of any new issue of bonds, and shall also provide the division with a copy of the final official statement, if any is published, all as required by rules of the division.
(b)1. Excluding for the purposes of this paragraph those general obligation bonds and revenue bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of part III of chapter 154, parts II, III, and V of chapter 159, and part II of chapter 243, each unit of local government shall, within 120 days after the delivery of any general revenue or obligation bonds which were sold at public sale by competitive bids, file the following information with the division on forms prescribed by the division:
a. The name and address of the managing underwriter, if any, connected with the bond issue;
b. The name and address of any attorney or financial consultant who advised the unit of local government with respect to the bond issue;
c. Any fee, bonus, or gratuity paid by any underwriter or financial consultant, in connection with the bond issue, to any person not regularly employed or engaged by such underwriter or consultant; and
d. Any other fee paid by the unit of local government with respect to the bond issue, including any fee paid to attorneys or financial consultants.
2. Within 90 days after the delivery of such bonds, the managing underwriter or financial consultant shall file with the unit of local government a statement containing the information required by sub-subparagraph 1.c.
3. The information disclosed pursuant to this paragraph shall be maintained by the division and by the unit of local government as a public record.
(c)1. Excluding for the purposes of this paragraph those general obligation bonds and revenue bonds issued pursuant to the provisions of part III of chapter 154, parts II, III, and V of chapter 159, and part II of chapter 243, each unit of local government shall, within 120 days after the delivery of any general obligation or revenue bonds which were sold by negotiated bond sale authorized by s. 218.385, file the following information with the division on forms prescribed by the division:
a. The name and address of the managing underwriter, if any, connected with the bond issue;
b. The name and address of any attorney or financial consultant who advised the unit of local government with respect to the bond issue;
c. Any management fee charged by the managing underwriter, if any;
d. The underwriting spread which the managing underwriter, if any, expects to realize;
e. Any fee, bonus, or gratuity paid by any underwriter or financial consultant, in connection with the bond issue, to any person not regularly employed or engaged by such underwriter or consultant; and
f. Any other fee paid by the unit of local government with respect to the bond issue, including any fee paid to attorneys or financial consultants.
2. Within 90 days after the delivery of such bonds, the managing underwriter or financial consultant shall file with the unit of local government a statement containing the information required by sub-subparagraphs 1.c., d., and e.
3. The information disclosed pursuant to this paragraph shall be maintained by the division and by the unit of local government as a public record.
(2) Each unit of local government shall, upon request of the division, verify the information held by the division relating to the bonded obligations of the unit of local government.
(3) If a unit of local government fails to verify pursuant to subsection (2) the information held by the division, or fails to provide the information required by subsection (1), the division shall notify the Legislative Auditing Committee of such failure to comply.
Notes and commentary — not statutory text
History
s. 7, ch. 79-183; s. 3, ch. 80-98; s. 19, ch. 81-167; s. 2, ch. 82-195; s. 17, ch. 83-55; s. 45, ch. 89-169; s. 166, ch. 92-279; s. 55, ch. 92-326; s. 24, ch. 96-324; s. 6, ch. 2000-264; s. 64, ch. 2001-266; s. 26, ch. 2011-34.
Source of truth
- Edition
- 2026 Florida Statutes
- Official file
- https://www.leg.state.fl.us/Statutes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&URL=0200-0299/0218/0218.html
- Text hash
- sha256 ba18adb660cca80401ee5fc7a47ffecbac1bcec422152f61abccc96fd075ce56
- Composed by
- compose_v2.py 2026-10-04: the Legislature's structured HTML read in document order; verify_v2.py's independent reading agrees character for character
- composed from the Legislature's structured HTML (one source of text; no PDF extraction); a second, independent reading of the same bytes agrees character for character
This section cites
Provisions in this library that the text above cites, as it prints each citation. A range cited as “ss. 61.13-61.16” links its first and last provisions.
The Florida Statutes
- Fla. Stat. ch. 154, pt. IIIHEALTH FACILITIES AUTHORITIESPrinted as part III of chapter 154
- Fla. Stat. ch. 159, pt. IIFLORIDA INDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENTFINANCING ACTPrinted as parts II, III, and V of chapter 159
- Fla. Stat. ch. 159, pt. IIIINDUSTRIAL DEVELOPMENT AUTHORITIESPrinted as parts II, III, and V of chapter 159
- Fla. Stat. ch. 159, pt. VRESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENTAUTHORITIESPrinted as parts II, III, and V of chapter 159
Cited by 7 provisions
Provisions in this library whose text cites § 218.38, Fla. Stat.. Each shows the citation as that text prints it.
The Florida Statutes
- § 11.40, Fla. Stat.Legislative Auditing Committee.Printed as s. 218.38
- § 189.064, Fla. Stat.Special District Accountability Program; duties and responsibilities.Printed as ss. 112.63, 218.32, 218.38, and 218.39
- § 189.0651, Fla. Stat.Oversight of special districts created by special act of the Legislature.Printed as s. 218.38(3)
- § 189.0652, Fla. Stat.Oversight of special districts created by local ordinance or enacted by local resolution.Printed as s. 218.38(3)
Procedural information only. Not legal advice and not a substitute for the advice of an attorney. Confirm the current text with the official publisher before relying on it.