The following terms, as used in rule Fl. Admin. Code Chapter 69I-72, are defined as set forth below:

Terms Used In Florida Regulations 69I-72.001

  • Evidence: Information presented in testimony or in documents that is used to persuade the fact finder (judge or jury) to decide the case for one side or the other.
  • Fiscal year: The fiscal year is the accounting period for the government. For the federal government, this begins on October 1 and ends on September 30. The fiscal year is designated by the calendar year in which it ends; for example, fiscal year 2006 begins on October 1, 2005 and ends on September 30, 2006.
  • Personal property: All property that is not real property.
    (1) “”Attractive Items”” means tangible personal property used in operations that has a cost less than an established capitalization threshold and that requires special attention to ensure legal compliance, protection public safety, and avoid potential liability, or to compensate for a heightened risk of theft.
    (2) “”Class Code”” means a classification number used to identify similar items of property that is established by the State’s Chief Financial Officer in the State’s financial system.
    (3) “”Control Accounts”” means summary accounts designed to control accountability for individual property records. Unlike individual property records that establish accountability for particular items of property, control accounts accumulate the total cost or value of the custodian’s property and through entries to the control accounts documenting acquisitions, transfers, and dispositions, provide evidence of the change in that total cost or value over periods of time as well as the total cost or value at any point in time.
    (4) “”Cost”” means the amount paid to acquire or procure property (i.e., invoice price plus freight and installation charges less discounts). In determining cost, the value of property exchanged by a custodian in satisfaction of a portion of the purchase price of new property shall not be deducted from the full purchase price regardless of any property “”traded in”” on the new property.
    (5) “”Custodian”” has the meaning set forth in Florida Statutes § 273.01(1)
    (6) “”Custodian’s Delegate”” means a person acting under the supervision of the custodian to whom the custody of property has been delegated by the custodian and from whom the custodian receives custody receipts.
    (7) “”Depreciation”” is the systematic and rational allocation of the acquisition cost of an asset over the expected useful life of the asset.
    (8) “”Financial System”” means the Florida Accounting Information Resource (FLAIR) or its successor.
    (9) “”Fiscal Year”” means the State’s fiscal year established in Florida Statutes § 215.01, to begin on the first day of July and to end on the following thirtieth day of June, both dates inclusive, in each and every year; or the fiscal year established by other law applicable to a particular custodian.
    (10) “”Identification Number”” means a unique number assigned and affixed to each item of property to identify it as property held by the custodian and to differentiate one item of property from another.
    (11) “”Property”” has the meaning set forth in Florida Statutes § 273.02 Data processing software, as defined in Florida Statutes § 119.011(6), is not considered to be property within the meaning of this rule chapter.
    (12) “”Unaccounted for Property”” means property held by a custodian subject to the accountability provisions of Florida Statutes § 273.03, that cannot be physically located by the custodian or custodian’s delegate and has not been otherwise lawfully disposed of.
    (13) “”Value”” means the worth or acquisition value at the date of acquisition for donated property.
Rulemaking Authority 273.02, 273.025 FS. Law Implemented 273.01, 273.02, 273.025, 273.03, 273.04, 273.05 FS. History-New 1-13-08, Amended 7-1-20.