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Terms Used In Florida Statutes 440.47

  • Chief judge: The judge who has primary responsibility for the administration of a court but also decides cases; chief judges are determined by seniority.
  • Compensation: means the money allowance payable to an employee or to his or her dependents as provided for in this chapter. See Florida Statutes 440.02
  • Department: means the Department of Financial Services; the term does not include the Financial Services Commission or any office of the commission. See Florida Statutes 440.02
  • Division: means the Division of Workers' Compensation of the Department of Financial Services. See Florida Statutes 440.02
  • Person: means individual, partnership, association, or corporation, including any public service corporation. See Florida Statutes 440.02
The Deputy Chief Judge, judges of compensation claims, and employees of the department shall be reimbursed for travel expenses as provided in s. 112.061. Such expenses shall be sworn to by the person who incurred the same and shall be allowed and paid as provided in s. 440.50 upon the presentation of vouchers therefor approved by the director of the Division of Administrative Hearings or the department, whichever is applicable.