CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOL BD. v. DFS

No. 1D10-5693.

67 So.3d 1127 (2011)

CITRUS COUNTY SCHOOL BOARD, Florida, School Board Insurance Trust, Appellant, v. STATE of Florida, DEPARTMENT OF FINANCIAL SERVICES, Division of Workers' Compensation, Appellee.

District Court of Appeal of Florida, First District.

Rehearing Denied August 30, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Claude M. Harden, III , and Harold R. Mardenborough, Jr. , Carr Allison, Tallahassee, for Appellant.

Samuel Dean Bunton , Tallahassee, for Appellee.


WETHERELL, J.

The Citrus County School Board seeks review of a final order of the Department of Financial Services (DFS) imposing a $13,250 penalty on the School Board under section 440.20(8)(b), Florida Statutes. The School Board argues that DFS erred in construing the phrase "late payments" in the statute to include payments made within seven days after they were due. Because DFS did not err in construing the statute, we affirm the final order.

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