Florida Statute 932.7062
“Penalty for noncompliance with reporting requirements”
What it means
Section 932.7061 requires every law enforcement agency to report to the Department of Law Enforcement each year whether it seized or forfeited property under the Act. An agency that received or spent forfeited property or sale proceeds must submit a completed annual report by December 1. The report must specify the type, approximate value, court case number, type of offense, disposition of property received, and amount of any proceeds received or expended.
Section 932.7062 is the penalty. A seizing agency that fails to comply is subject to a $5,000 civil fine, determined by the Chief Financial Officer and payable to the General Revenue Fund. The agency is not fined if, within 60 days after receiving written notice of noncompliance from the Department of Law Enforcement, it substantially complies. The Department submits substantial noncompliance to the Chief Financial Officer's office, which enforces the section.
- A seizing agency that fails to comply with the s. 932.7061 reporting requirements is subject to a $5,000 civil fine. (§ 932.7062)
- The Chief Financial Officer determines the fine, which is payable to the General Revenue Fund. (§ 932.7062)
- An agency that substantially complies within 60 days after written notice from the Department of Law Enforcement is not fined. (§ 932.7062)
- The Department of Law Enforcement submits substantial noncompliance to the Chief Financial Officer's office, which enforces the section. (§ 932.7062)
- An agency receiving or expending forfeited property or proceeds submits a completed annual report by December 1. (§ 932.7061(1))
- The Department's compiled annual report lists agencies that failed to meet the reporting requirements. (§ 932.7061(2))
Text of the statute (2026)
A seizing agency that fails to comply with the reporting requirements in s. 932.7061 is subject to a civil fine of $5,000, to be determined by the Chief Financial Officer and payable to the General Revenue Fund. However, such agency is not subject to the fine if, within 60 days after receipt of written notification from the Department of Law Enforcement of noncompliance with the reporting requirements of the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act, the agency substantially complies with those requirements. The Department of Law Enforcement shall submit any substantial noncompliance to the office of Chief Financial Officer, which shall be responsible for the enforcement of this section.
A law enforcement agency receiving or expending forfeited property or proceeds from the sale of forfeited property in accordance with the Florida Contraband Forfeiture Act shall submit a completed annual report by December 1 documenting the receipts and expenditures.
The annual report must, at a minimum, specify the type, approximate value, court case number, type of offense, disposition of property received, and amount of any proceeds received or expended.
Excerpts are the subsections the summary relies on. Read the full official text of § 932.7062.
History. s. 6, ch. 2016-179.
How it applies
The reports under s. 932.7061 record, for each agency, the type and approximate value of property, the court case number, the type of offense, the disposition, and proceeds received or expended. The Department of Law Enforcement compiles the agency reports into an annual report to the Office of Program Policy Analysis and Government Accountability, which also lists agencies that failed to meet the reporting requirements. This section penalizes agencies for missing reports.
Questions people ask
Sources
- Fla. Stat. § 932.7062 (2026), Florida Senate (Penalty: a civil fine of $5,000 for failing to comply with the reporting requirements in s. 932.7061.)
- Fla. Stat. § 932.7061 (2026), Florida Senate (Annual report due December 1 and its required contents (subsection (1)); Department of Law Enforcement compiled report (subsection (2)).)
Last checked: October 17, 2026
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