§ 213.70, F.S. — Taxpayers’ escrow requirement

For the purpose of ensuring the continued payment of any taxes, penalties, and interest due the state, the executive director or his or her designee may require a person who is registered to remit sales tax, motor or diesel fuel tax, or any other transaction-based excise tax administered by the department and who has collected and knowingly failed, or repeatedly failed, to remit such taxes in a timely manner or has otherwise failed to comply with the requirements of such tax law to deposit such amount upon receipt into a jointly controlled escrow account, subject to conditions provided by the department.