Atheists of Florida, Inc. v. State, Department of Revenue
Atheists of Florida, Inc. v. State, Department of Revenue
Opinion of the Court
This is an appeal from a final administrative order denying a consumer certificate of a
The Atheists’ organization candidly (and we think appropriately), conceded that its activities do not fall within the criteria listed in section 212.08(7) for a certificate of exemption. On this appeal, the organization presents us solely with its constitutional challenge to the Department’s implementation of the statute. Based upon our review of the record, we too find the evidence presented in support of this constitutional challenge to be wholly deficient and inadequate for any meaningful consideration of this issue. Thus, we must affirm the order under review. In affirming the order, we do not foreclose the possibility of making a determination on the constitutional question on a properly developed record wherein both sides have had an opportunity to present competing evidence before an impartial tribunal. See Laird v. State, 342 So.2d 962, 965 (Fla. 1977); see also Ward v. Leon County School Bd., 538 So.2d 1307, 1310 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989); Rice v. Dep’t of Health and Rehabilitative Services, 386 So.2d 844, 848 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).
Affirmed.
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