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- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.011; Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Formation of Municipalities ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.021; Purpose.
The purpose of this act is to provide standards, direction, and procedures for the formation of municipalities in this state and the provision of municipal ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.022; Preemption; effect on special laws.
It is the purpose of this act to provide viable and usable general law standards and procedures for forming and dissolving municipalities in lieu of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.031; Definitions.
The following terms and phrases, when used in this chapter, shall have the meanings ascribed to them in this section, except where the context clearly ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.041; Incorporation; merger.
(1)(a) A charter for incorporation of a municipality, except in case of a merger which is adopted as otherwise provided in subsections (2) and (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.043; Official county or municipal seal.
The governing body of a county or municipality may, by ordinance, designate an official county or municipal seal. The manufacture, use, display, or other employment ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.051; Dissolution procedures.
(1) The charter of any existing municipality may be revoked and the municipal corporation dissolved by either: (a) A special act of the Legislature; or (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.061; Standards for incorporation, merger, and dissolution.
(1) The incorporation of a new municipality, other than through merger of existing municipalities, must meet the following conditions in the area proposed for incorporation: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.071; Financial allocations.
(1) The law incorporating a new municipality in previously unincorporated lands may provide a procedure for establishing the distributive share of local option gas tax ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.081; Judicial review.
Any special law or ordinance enacted, and any dismissal of petition made, pursuant to this chapter shall be reviewable by certiorari. No appeal may be ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 165.093; All state and local agencies to cooperate in administration of chapter.
The department is empowered to call on any state, county, special district, or municipal agency, department, bureau, or board for any information or assistance which ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.011; Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Home Rule Powers ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.021; Powers.
(1) As provided in s. 2(b), Art. VIII of the State Constitution, municipalities shall have the governmental, corporate, and proprietary powers to enable them ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.031; Charter amendments.
(1) The governing body of a municipality may, by ordinance, or the electors of a municipality may, by petition signed by 10 percent of the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.032; Electors.
Any person who is a resident of a municipality, who has qualified as an elector of this state, and who registers in the manner prescribed ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.033; Development permits.
When a municipality denies an application for a development permit, the municipality shall give written notice to the applicant. The notice must include a citation ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.041; Procedures for adoption of ordinances and resolutions.
(1) As used in this section, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless some other meaning is plainly indicated: (a) "Ordinance" ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0415; Enforcement by code inspectors; citations.
(1) The governing body of each municipality may designate its agents or employees as code inspectors whose duty it is to assure code compliance. Any ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.04151; Affordable housing.
Notwithstanding any other provision of law, a municipality may adopt and maintain in effect any law, ordinance, rule, or other measure that is adopted for ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.042; Legislative intent.
(1) It is the legislative intent that the repeal by chapter 73-129, Laws of Florida, of chapters 167, 168, 169, 172, 174, 176, 178, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0425; Sign ordinances.
Nothing in chapter 78-8, Laws of Florida, shall be deemed to supersede the rights and powers of municipalities and counties to establish sign ordinances; ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.043; Ordinances and rules imposing price controls; findings required; procedures.
(1)(a) Except as hereinafter provided, no county, municipality, or other entity of local government shall adopt or maintain in effect an ordinance or a ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0435; Amateur radio antennas; construction in conformance with federal requirements.
(1) No municipality shall enact or enforce any ordinance or regulation which fails to conform to the limited preemption entitled "Amateur Radio Preemption, 101 FCC ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.044; Ordinances relating to possession or sale of ammunition.
No municipality may adopt any ordinance relating to the possession or sale of ammunition. Any such ordinance in effect on June 24, 1983, is ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0442; Criminal history record checks for certain municipal employees and appointees.
Notwithstanding chapter 435, a municipality may require, by ordinance, employment screening for any position of municipal employment or appointment which the governing body of the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0443; Certain local employment registration prohibited.
(1) Except as authorized by law, no county or municipality shall enact or enforce any ordinance, resolution, rule, regulation, policy, or other action which requires ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0444; Employee assistance programs; public records exemption.
(1) As used in this section, "employee assistance program" means a counseling, therapeutic, or other professional treatment program provided by a municipality to assist any ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0445; Family day care homes; local zoning regulation.
The operation of a residence as a family day care home, as defined by law, registered or licensed with the Department of Children and Family ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.045; Proposed purchase of real property by municipality; confidentiality of records; procedure.
(1)(a) In any case in which a municipality, pursuant to the provisions of this section, seeks to acquire by purchase any real property for ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0451; Disposition of municipal property for affordable housing.
(1) By July 1, 2007, and every 3 years thereafter, each municipality shall prepare an inventory list of all real property within its jurisdiction to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.046; Definitions; minimum standards for cable television franchises imposed upon counties and municipalities.
(1) As used in this section, the term: (a) "Cable service" means: 1. The one-way transmission to subscribers of video programming or other programming ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.047; Telecommunications services.
A telecommunications company that is a municipality or other entity of local government may obtain or hold a certificate required by chapter 364, and the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.048; Conservation of water; Xeriscape.
(1)(a) The Legislature finds that Xeriscape contributes to the conservation of water. In an effort to meet the water needs of this state in ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0485; Establishment of neighborhood crime watch programs.
A county sheriff or municipal police department may establish neighborhood crime watch programs within the county or municipality. The participants of a neighborhood crime watch ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.049; Municipal law enforcement agencies; communications and assistance.
The chief of police shall: (1) Schedule at least two law enforcement officers to be on duty at all times. While on duty, each officer ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0493; Powers, duties, and obligations of municipal law enforcement agencies.
On or before January 1, 2002, every municipal law enforcement agency shall incorporate an antiracial or other antidiscriminatory profiling policy into the agency's policies ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0495; Interlocal agreements to provide law enforcement services.
A municipality may enter into an interlocal agreement pursuant to s. 163.01 with an adjoining municipality or municipalities within the same county to provide ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.0497; Alteration, amendment, or expansion of established downtown development district; procedures.
(1) Whenever the governing body of a municipality that has created a downtown development district pursuant to chapter 65-1090, Laws of Florida, determines that ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.101; Definitions.
As used in this part, the following words and terms shall have the following meanings unless some other meaning is plainly indicated: (1) The term "...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.111; Authority to borrow.
The governing body of every municipality may borrow money, contract loans, and issue bonds as defined in s. 166.101 from time to time to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.121; Issuance of bonds.
(1) Bonds issued under this part shall be authorized by resolution or ordinance of the governing body and, if required by the State Constitution, by ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.122; Establishment of sinking funds.
The governing body of a municipality may establish and administer such sinking funds as it deems necessary or convenient for the payment, purchase, or redemption ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.131; Levy of taxes for payment of debt.
The governing body of a municipality may levy ad valorem taxes upon real and tangible personal property within the municipality as it deems necessary to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.141; Full authority for issuance of bonds.
This part shall be full authority for the issuance of bonds authorized ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.201; Taxes and charges.
A municipality may raise, by taxation and licenses authorized by the constitution or general law, or by user charges or fees authorized by ordinance, amounts ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.211; Ad valorem taxes.
(1) Pursuant to s. 9, Art. VII of the State Constitution, a municipality is hereby authorized, in a manner not inconsistent with general law, to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.215; Remittance of funds.
Notwithstanding any other provisions of law, in the event that a county remits to a municipality, or has so remitted for any prior year, the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.221; Regulatory fees.
A municipality may levy reasonable business, professional, and occupational regulatory fees, commensurate with the cost of the regulatory activity, including consumer protection, on such classes ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.222; Building code inspection fees.
The governing body of a municipality may provide a schedule of reasonable inspection fees in order to defer the costs of inspection and enforcement of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.223; Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513.
When a municipality levies a non-ad valorem special assessment on a recreational vehicle park regulated under chapter 513, the non-ad valorem special assessment ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.231; Municipalities; public service tax.
(1)(a) A municipality may levy a tax on the purchase of electricity, metered natural gas, liquefied petroleum gas either metered or bottled, manufactured gas ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.232; Municipalities; public service tax; physical unit base option.
(1) At the discretion and option of the local tax authority, the tax authorized under s. 166.231 may be levied on a physical unit ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.233; Public service tax; effective dates; procedures for informing sellers of tax levies and related information.
(1) As used in this section and ss. 166.231, 166.232, and 166.234: (a) "Department" means the Department of Revenue or its designated ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.234; Public service tax; administrative provisions; rights and remedies.
(1) A municipality may, during the seller's normal business hours at the official location of the seller's books and records, audit the records ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.235; Procedure on purchaser's request for refund or credit.
(1) A purchaser seeking a refund of or credit for public service tax shall submit a written request therefor to the seller within the time ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.236; Audits by taxing authorities; confidential information.
(1) If an audit of a telecommunications service provider is conducted under s. 36 of chapter 2001-140, Laws of Florida, and s. 166.234, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.241; Fiscal years, appropriations, budgets, and budget amendments.
(1) Each municipality shall make provision for establishing a fiscal year beginning October 1 of each year and ending September 30 of the following year. (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.251; Service fee for dishonored check.
The governing body of a municipality may adopt a service fee not to exceed the service fees authorized under s. 832.08(5) or 5 ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.271; Surcharge on municipal facility parking fees.
(1) The governing authority of any municipality with a resident population of 200,000 or more, more than 20 percent of the real property of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.401; Right of eminent domain; procedure; compliance with limitations.
(1) All municipalities in the state may exercise the right and power of eminent domain; that is, the right to appropriate property within the state, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 166.411; Eminent domain; uses or purposes.
Subject to the limitations set forth in ss. 73.013 and 73.014, municipalities are authorized to exercise the power of eminent domain for the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.01; Authority for providing improvements and levying and collecting special assessments against property benefited.
(1) Any municipality of this state may, by its governing authority: (a) Provide for the construction, reconstruction, repair, paving, repaving, hard surfacing, rehard surfacing, widening, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.02; Method of prorating special assessments.
Special assessments against property deemed to be benefited by local improvements, as provided for in s. 170.01, shall be assessed upon the property specially ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.03; Resolution required to declare special assessments.
When the governing authority of any municipality may determine to make any public improvement authorized by s. 170.01 and defray the whole or any ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.04; Plans and specifications, with estimated cost of proposed improvement required before adoption of resolution.
At the time of the adoption of the resolution provided for in s. 170.03, there shall be on file with the town or city ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.05; Publication of resolution.
Upon the adoption of the resolution provided for in s. 170.03, the municipality shall cause said resolution to be published one time in a ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.06; Preliminary assessment roll.
Upon the adoption of the resolution aforesaid, the governing authority of the municipality shall cause to be made a preliminary assessment roll in accordance with ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.07; Publication of preliminary assessment roll.
Upon the completion of said preliminary assessment roll, the governing authority of the municipality shall by resolution fix a time and place at which the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.08; Final consideration of special assessments; equalizing board to hear complaints and adjust assessments; rebate of difference in cost and assessment.
At the time and place named in the notice provided for in s. 170.07, the governing authority of the municipality shall meet and hear ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.09; Priority of lien; interest; and method of payment.
The special assessments shall be payable at the time and in the manner stipulated in the resolution providing for the improvement; shall remain liens, coequal ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.10; Legal proceedings instituted upon failure of property owner to pay special assessment or interest when due; foreclosure; service of process.
Each annual installment provided for in s. 170.09 shall be paid upon the dates specified in said resolution, with interest upon all deferred payments, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.11; Bonds may be issued to an amount not exceeding the amount of liens assessed for the cost of improvements to be paid by special assessment.
After the equalization, approval and confirmation of the levying of the special assessments for improvements as provided by s. 170.08 and as soon as ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.14; Governing authority of municipality required to make new assessments until valid assessment is made if special assessment is omitted or held invalid.
If any special assessment made under the provisions of this chapter to defray the whole or any part of the expense of any said improvement ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.15; Expenditures for improvements.
The governing authority of any municipality may pay out of its general funds or out of any special fund that may be provided for that ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.16; Assessment roll sufficient evidence of assessment and other proceedings of this chapter; variance not material unless party objecting materially injured thereby.
Any informality or irregularity in the proceedings in connection with the levy of any special assessment under the provisions of this chapter shall not affect ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.17; Denomination of bonds; interest; place of payment; form; signatures; coupons; and delivery.
All bonds issued under this chapter shall be the denomination of $500, or some multiple thereof, and shall bear interest as provided in s. 215....
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.18; Notice required where no newspaper is published in county in which municipality is situated.
Where, by any of the provisions of this chapter, any notice is required to be given by publication in a newspaper, if there be no ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.19; Construction and authority of chapter.
This chapter shall, without reference to any other law of Florida, be full authority for the issuance and sale of the bonds by this chapter ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.20; Bonds negotiable.
Bonds issued under s. 170.11 shall have all the qualities of negotiable paper under the law merchant, and shall not be invalid for any ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.201; Special assessments.
(1) In addition to other lawful authority to levy and collect special assessments, the governing body of a municipality may levy and collect special assessments ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 170.21; Provisions of chapter supplemental, additional, and alternative procedure.
This chapter shall not repeal any other law relating to the subject matter hereof, but shall be deemed to provide a supplemental, additional, and alternative ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.011; Short title.
This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the "Municipal Annexation or Contraction ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.021; Purpose.
The purposes of this act are to set forth procedures for adjusting the boundaries of municipalities through annexations or contractions of corporate limits and to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.022; Preemption; effect on special laws.
(1) It is further the purpose of this act to provide viable and usable general law standards and procedures for adjusting the boundaries of municipalities ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.031; Definitions.
As used in this chapter, the following words and terms have the following meanings unless some other meaning is plainly indicated: (1) "Annexation" means the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.0413; Annexation procedures.
Any municipality may annex contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory in the following manner: (1) An ordinance proposing to annex an area of contiguous, compact, unincorporated territory ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.042; Prerequisites to annexation.
(1) Prior to commencing the annexation procedures under s. 171.0413, the governing body of the municipality shall prepare a report setting forth the plans ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.043; Character of the area to be annexed.
A municipal governing body may propose to annex an area only if it meets the general standards of subsection (1) and the requirements of either ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.044; Voluntary annexation.
(1) The owner or owners of real property in an unincorporated area of a county which is contiguous to a municipality and reasonably compact may ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.045; Annexation limited to a single county.
In order for an annexation proceeding to be valid for the purposes of this chapter, the annexation must take place within the boundaries of a ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.046; Annexation of enclaves.
(1) The Legislature recognizes that enclaves can create significant problems in planning, growth management, and service delivery, and therefore declares that it is the policy ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.051; Contraction procedures.
Any municipality may initiate the contraction of municipal boundaries in the following manner: (1) The governing body shall by ordinance propose the contraction of municipal ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.052; Criteria for contraction of municipal boundaries.
(1) Only those areas which do not meet the criteria for annexation in s. 171.043 may be proposed for exclusion by municipal governing bodies. ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.061; Apportionment of debts and taxes in annexations or contractions.
(1) The area annexed to a municipality shall be subject to the taxes and debts of the municipality upon the effective date of the annexation. ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.062; Effects of annexations or contractions.
(1) An area annexed to a municipality shall be subject to all laws, ordinances, and regulations in force in that municipality and shall be entitled ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.071; Effect in Dade County.
Municipalities within the boundaries of Dade County shall adopt annexation or contraction ordinances pursuant to methods established by the home rule charter established pursuant to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.081; Appeal on annexation or contraction.
(1) Any party affected who believes that he or she will suffer material injury by reason of the failure of the municipal governing body to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.091; Recording.
Any change in the municipal boundaries through annexation or contraction shall revise the charter boundary article and shall be filed as a revision of the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.093; Municipal annexation within independent special districts.
(1) The purpose of this section is to provide an orderly transition of special district service responsibilities in an annexed area from an independent special ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.094; Effect of interlocal service boundary agreements adopted under part II on annexations under this part.
(1) An interlocal service boundary agreement entered into pursuant to part II is binding on the parties to the agreement, and a party may not ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.20; Short title.
This part may be cited as the "Interlocal Service Boundary Agreement ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.201; Legislative intent.
The Legislature intends to provide an alternative to part I of this chapter for local governments regarding the annexation of territory into a municipality and ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.202; Definitions.
As used in this part, the term: (1) "Chief administrative officer" means the municipal administrator, municipal manager, county manager, county administrator, or other officer of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.203; Interlocal service boundary agreement.
The governing body of a county and one or more municipalities or independent special districts within the county may enter into an interlocal service boundary ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.204; Prerequisites to annexation under this part.
The interlocal service boundary agreement may describe the character of land that may be annexed under this part and may provide that the restrictions on ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.205; Consent requirements for annexation of land under this part.
Notwithstanding part I, an interlocal service boundary agreement may provide a process for annexation consistent with this section or with part I. (1) For all ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.206; Effect of interlocal service boundary area agreement on annexations.
(1) An interlocal service boundary agreement is binding on the parties to the agreement, and a party may not take any action that violates the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.207; Transfer of powers.
This part is an alternative provision otherwise provided by law, as authorized in s. 4, Art. VIII of the State Constitution, for any transfer of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.208; Municipal extraterritorial power.
This part authorizes a municipality to exercise extraterritorial powers that include, but are not limited to, the authority to provide services and facilities within the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.209; County incorporated area power.
As provided in an interlocal service boundary agreement, this part authorizes a county to exercise powers within a municipality that include, but are not limited ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.21; Effect of part on interlocal agreement and county charter.
A joint planning agreement, a charter provision adopted under s. 171.044(4), or any other interlocal agreement between local governments including a county, municipality, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.211; Interlocal service boundary agreement presumed valid and binding.
(1) If there is litigation over the terms, conditions, construction, or enforcement of an interlocal service boundary agreement, the agreement shall be presumed valid, and ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 171.212; Disputes regarding construction and effect of an interlocal service boundary agreement.
If there is a question or dispute about the construction or effect of an interlocal service boundary agreement, a local government shall initiate and proceed ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.01; Foreclosure of municipal tax certificates authorized.
The lien of any and all taxes, except those ad valorem taxes collectible by the county tax collector, tax certificates, and special assessments imposed by ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.02; Proceedings in rem against the lands.
Suits for the foreclosure of tax liens and special assessments under this chapter shall be in the nature of proceedings in rem against the lands ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.03; Conditions determining when suit may be brought; lands and claims included.
(1) Suit may be brought at any time after any one or more of the following events, respectively: (a) After the expiration of 2 years ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.04; Procedure for bringing foreclosure suit; certificate of attorney as to notice of suit; jurisdiction obtained by publication of notice of suit; form of notice.
(1) Any suit hereby authorized shall be commenced by bill in chancery in the circuit court of the county in which such city or town ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.05; Parties; time for appearance.
Every person interested in or having any lien upon any parcel of land described in the bill of complaint shall be deemed a party to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.06; Affidavits and certificates as prima facie evidence; proof of validity or invalidity.
(1) An affidavit or affidavits of the tax collector or other officer of complainant having the duty of issuing or collecting such taxes, special assessments ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.07; Tender of correct amount as condition precedent.
If any person shall claim that any tax, tax certificate or assessment is improper or illegal, and seek to contest the same, then such person ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.08; Judgment for complainant; amounts included; attorney's fee.
(1) In all cases where the cause may be decided for complainant, the judgment for delinquent taxes, tax certificates and special assessments against any parcel ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.09; Judgment for complainant; special magistrate's sale; complainant may purchase and later sell.
(1) Any such decree shall direct the special magistrate thereby appointed to sell the several parcels of land separately to the highest and best bidder ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.10; Judgment for complainant; court may order payment of other taxes or sale subject to taxes; special magistrate's conveyances.
(1) In the judgment or decree the court may, in its discretion, direct the payment of all unpaid state and county taxes and also all ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.11; Distribution of proceeds of sale.
The proceeds of any foreclosure sale authorized by this chapter shall be distributed by the special magistrate conducting the sale according to the final decree, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.12; Lands may be redeemed prior to sale.
Any person interested in any lands included in the suit may redeem such lands at any time prior to the sale thereof by the special ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.13; Procedure under this chapter optional.
The exercise of the power and provisions conferred in this chapter shall be optional with the municipalities and shall not be mandatory upon any municipality ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.14; Chapter supplemental to other law.
This chapter shall not repeal any other statute relating to the subject matter hereof, but shall be deemed to provide a supplemental, additional and alternative ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 173.15; Parties and subject matter; tax liens of equal dignity.
(1) In the foreclosure of municipal tax and special assessment liens by suit in the nature of proceedings in rem, as provided by this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.021; Legislative declaration.
(1) It is hereby declared by the Legislature that firefighters, as hereinafter defined, perform state and municipal functions; that it is their duty to extinguish ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.025; Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the "Marvin B. Clayton Firefighters Pension Trust Fund ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.032; Definitions.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.041; Firefighters' Pension Trust Fund created; applicability of provisions.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.051; Actuarial deficits not state obligation.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.061; Board of trustees; members; terms of office; meetings; legal entity; costs; attorney's fees.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.071; General powers and duties of board of trustees.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.081; Use of annuity or insurance policies.
When the board of trustees of any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.091; Creation and maintenance of fund.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.101; State excise tax on property insurance premiums authorized; procedure.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.1015; Determination of local premium tax situs.
(1)(a) Any insurance company that is obligated to report and remit the excise tax on property insurance premiums imposed under s. 175.101 shall ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.111; Certified copy of ordinance or resolution filed; insurance companies' annual report of premiums; duplicate files; book of accounts.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.121; Department of Revenue and Division of Retirement to keep accounts of deposits; disbursements.
For any municipality or special fire control district having a chapter or local law plan established pursuant to this chapter: (1) The Department of Revenue ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.1215; Police and Firefighters' Premium Tax Trust Fund.
The Police and Firefighters' Premium Tax Trust Fund is created, to be administered by the Division of Retirement of the Department of Management Services. Funds ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.122; Limitation of disbursement.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.131; Funds received by municipality or special fire control district; deposit in firefighters' pension trust fund.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.141; Payment of excise tax credit on similar state excise or license tax.
The tax herein authorized to be imposed by each municipality and each special fire control district shall in nowise be in addition to any similar ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.151; Penalty for failure of insurers to comply with this act.
If any insurance company, corporation or other insurer fails to comply with the provisions of this act, on or before March 1 of each year ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.162; Requirements for retirement.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.171; Optional forms of retirement income.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.181; Beneficiaries.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.191; Disability retirement.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.195; False, misleading, or fraudulent statements made to obtain public retirement benefits prohibited; penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge another ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.201; Death prior to retirement; refunds of contributions; death benefits.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.211; Separation from service; refunds.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.221; Lump-sum payment of small retirement income.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.231; Diseases of firefighters suffered in line of duty; presumption.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.241; Exemption from tax and execution.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.261; Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial valuations.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.301; Depository for pension funds.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.311; Municipalities, special fire control districts, and boards independent of each other.
In the enforcement and interpretation of the provisions of this chapter for any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.333; Discrimination in benefit formula prohibited; restrictions regarding designation of joint annuitants.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.341; Duties of Division of Retirement; rulemaking authority; investments by State Board of Administration.
(1) The division shall be responsible for the daily oversight and monitoring for actuarial soundness of the firefighters' pension plans, whether chapter or local law ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.351; Municipalities and special fire control districts having their own pension plans for firefighters.
For any municipality, special fire control district, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, in order ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.361; Termination of plan and distribution of fund.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.371; Transfer to another state retirement system; benefits payable.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter: (...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.381; Applicability.
This act shall apply to all municipalities, special fire control districts, chapter plans, local law municipalities, local law special fire control districts, or local law ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.401; Retiree health insurance subsidy.
For any municipality, special fire control district, chapter plan, local law municipality, local law special fire control district, or local law plan under this chapter, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 175.411; Optional participation.
A municipality or special fire control district may revoke its participation under this chapter by rescinding the legislative act, ordinance, or resolution which assesses and ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.011; Purpose and scope of part I.
This part shall be deemed to establish consistent minimum requirements, and to create such additional powers in local governing bodies, as herein provided to regulate ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.021; Legal status of recorded plats.
The recording of any plats made in compliance with the provisions of this part shall serve to establish the identity of all lands shown on ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.031; Definitions.
As used in this part: (1) "Alley" means a right-of-way providing a secondary means of access and service to abutting property. (2) "Block" ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.041; Boundary survey and title certification required.
Every plat or replat of a subdivision submitted to the approving agency of the local governing body must be accompanied by: (1) A boundary survey ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.051; Name and replat of subdivision.
(1) Every subdivision shall be given a name by which it shall be legally known. For the purpose of this section, that name is the "...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.061; Qualification and statement required.
Every plat offered for recording pursuant to the provisions of this part must be prepared by a professional surveyor and mapper. The plat must be ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.071; Approval of plat by governing bodies.
(1) Before a plat is offered for recording, it must be approved by the appropriate governing body, and evidence of such approval must be placed ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.081; Dedication and approval.
(1) Prior to approval by the appropriate governing body, the plat shall be reviewed for conformity to this chapter by a professional surveyor and mapper ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.085; Platted streets; reversionary clauses.
(1) When any owner of land subdivides the land and dedicates streets, other roadways, alleys or similar strips on the map or plat, and the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.086; Installation of cul-de-sacs.
In the event a municipality or county installs a cul-de-sac on a street or road under its jurisdiction and thereby discontinues use of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.091; Plats made for recording.
Every plat of a subdivision offered for recording shall conform to the following: (1) It must be: (a) An original drawing made with black permanent ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.101; Vacation and annulment of plats subdividing land.
(1) Whenever it is discovered, after the plat has been recorded in the public records, that the developer has previously caused the lands embraced in ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.111; Instructions for filing plat.
After the approval by the appropriate governing body required by s. 177.071, the plat shall be recorded by the circuit court clerk or other ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.121; Misdemeanor to molest monument or deface or destroy map or plat.
It is a misdemeanor of the second degree, punishable as provided in s. 775.082 or s. 775.083, for any person to molest any ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.131; Recordation of the Department of Transportation official right-of-way maps and other governmental right-of-way maps.
(1) The circuit court clerk of a county shall record in the public land records of the county any map prepared and adopted by the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.132; Preservation of unrecorded maps.
(1) The clerk of the circuit court of a county may receive and copy, as unrecorded maps, otherwise unrecorded plats and maps, including sales maps, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.141; Affidavit confirming error on a recorded plat.
In the event an error or omission in the data shown on any plat duly recorded under the provisions of this part is detected by ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.142; Renaming of subdivisions and streets on plats and maps.
If the local governing body determines that a subdivision, street, or other name appearing on a recorded plat or map or an unrecorded map maintained ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.151; State plane coordinate.
(1) Coordinates may be used to define or designate the position of points on the surface of the earth within the state for land descriptions ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.25; Short title.
This part shall be cited as the "Florida Coastal Mapping Act of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.26; Declaration of policy.
The Legislature recognizes the desirability of confirmation of the mean high-water line, as recognized in the State Constitution and defined in s. 177.27(...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.27; Definitions.
The following words, phrases, or terms used herein, unless the context otherwise indicates, shall have the following meanings: (1) "Apparent shoreline" means the line drawn ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.28; Legal significance of the mean high-water line.
(1) Mean high-water line along the shores of land immediately bordering on navigable waters is recognized and declared to be the boundary between the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.29; Powers and duties of the department.
(1) The provisions of this part shall be administered by the department. (2) In addition to such powers as may be specifically delegated to it ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.35; Standards and procedures; applicability.
The establishment of local tidal datums and the determination of the location of the mean high-water line or the mean low-water line, whether ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.36; Work to be performed only by authorized personnel.
The establishment of local tidal datums and the determination of the location of the mean high-water line or the mean low-water line must ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.37; Notification to department.
Any surveyor undertaking to establish a local tidal datum and to determine the location of the mean high-water line or the mean low-water ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.38; Standards for establishment of local tidal datums.
(1) Unless otherwise allowed by this part or regulations promulgated hereunder, a local tidal datum shall be established from a series of tide observations taken ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.39; Determination of mean high-water line or mean low-water line.
The location of the mean high-water line or the mean low-water line shall be determined by methods which are approved by the department ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.40; Admissibility of maps and surveys.
No map or survey prepared after July 1, 1974, and purporting to establish local tidal datums or to determine the location of the mean high-...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.501; Short title.
Sections 177.501-177.510 may be cited as the "Florida Public Land Survey Restoration and Perpetuation ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.502; Declaration of policy.
The Legislature finds and declares that it is the responsibility of the state, and in the public interest, to provide a means for the identification, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.503; Definitions.
As used in ss. 177.501-177.510, the following words and terms shall have the meanings indicated unless the context clearly indicates a different ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.504; Powers and duties of the department.
(1) The provisions of this act shall be administered by the department through the state cadastral surveyor. (2) The functions, duties, and responsibilities of the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.506; Records exchange and availability.
On request, all departments, boards, or agencies of state or local government shall furnish to the public or department certified copies of specified deeds, plats, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.507; Certification of corners.
(1) Every surveyor and mapper not under contract to the department for the execution of this act who, in any survey or resurvey made under ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.508; Private practice not affected.
Nothing in this part restricts or limits the actions or practice of surveyors and mappers as provided in chapter ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.509; Personnel requirements.
A field supervisor who directs the field survey work required in the identification, restoration, and preservation of the public land survey corners must be a ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 177.510; Penalty for disturbing monuments.
Any person who willfully modifies, defaces, disturbs, removes, or destroys any monument or reference monument placed, or corner record filed, under the authority of this ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.01; Definition of term "municipality."
The term "municipality," as used in this chapter, shall mean any city, town, or village duly incorporated under the laws of the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.02; Powers of municipalities.
(1) For the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter, any municipality may execute its corporate powers within its corporate limits. (2) Any municipality may ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.03; Resolution or ordinance proposing construction or extension of utility; objections to same.
(1) When it is proposed to exercise the powers granted by this chapter, a resolution or ordinance shall be passed by the city council, or ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.04; Ordinance or resolution authorizing construction or extension of utility; election.
If after the passage of said resolution the said city council or other legislative body, by whatever name known, shall determine to proceed toward the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.05; Definition of term "private company."
A "private company" shall mean any company or corporation duly authorized under the laws of the state to construct or operate water works systems, sewerage ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.06; Activities authorized by municipalities and private companies.
Any municipality or private company organized for the purposes contained in this chapter, is authorized: (1) To clean and improve street channels or other bodies ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.07; Public utilities; combination of plants or systems; pledge of revenues.
(1) All such reservoirs, sewerage systems, trunk sewers, intercepting sewers, pumping stations, wells, intakes, pipelines, distribution systems, purification works, collecting systems, treatment and disposal works, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.08; Revenue certificates; terms; price and interest; three-fifths vote of governing body required.
(1) Any municipality which acquires, constructs or extends any of the public utilities authorized by this chapter and desires to raise money for such purpose, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.09; Notice of resolution or ordinance authorizing issuance of certificates.
Upon the adoption of resolution or ordinance by the city council, or other legislative body, by whatever name known, authorizing the issuance of mortgage revenue ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.10; When election necessary.
Where any mortgage revenue certificates, debentures, or other evidences of indebtedness shall come within the purview of s. 12, Art. VII of the State Constitution, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.11; Referendum and procedure therefor.
(1) A referendum may be held upon the issuance of such mortgage revenue certificates or debentures in the following manner: a petition shall be filed ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.12; Examinations and surveys.
Any municipality, to carry out the purpose of this chapter, may, through its officers, committees, agents, servants or employees, enter into and upon private property ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.13; Administration of utility; rate fixing and collection of charges.
(1) The city council, or other legislative body of the municipality, by whatever name known, may create a separate board or may designate certain officers ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.135; Utility services; refusal or discontinuance of services for nonpayment of service charges by former occupant of rental unit prohibited; unpaid service charges of former occupant not to be basis for lien against rental property, exception.
(1)(a) Any other provision of law to the contrary notwithstanding, no municipality may refuse services or discontinue utility, water, or sewer services to the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.136; Water or sewer utilities; notice.
Before a local government water or sewer utility increases any rate, charge, or fee for water or sewer utility service, the utility shall provide notice ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.14; Franchise for private companies; rate fixing.
A private company or corporation organized under the laws of the state for any of the purposes recited in this chapter, may construct, operate and ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.15; Liability of private companies.
Any private company or corporation constructing or operating any of the works provided for in this chapter, within or without the corporate limits of any ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.16; Acquisition by municipality of property of private company.
When a municipality has granted to a private company or corporation a privilege or franchise, as set forth in s. 180.14, if at the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.17; Contracts with private companies.
Any municipality may contract by and through its duly authorized officers with any private company or corporation which is organized for any purpose related to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.18; Use by municipality of privately owned utility.
Whenever a private company or corporation shall construct or operate any of the works authorized by this chapter, the municipality wherein the same shall be ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.19; Use by other municipalities and by individuals outside corporate limits.
(1) A municipality which constructs any works as are authorized by this chapter, may permit any other municipality and the owners or association of owners ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.191; Limitation on rates charged consumer outside city limits.
(1) Any municipality within the state operating a water or sewer utility outside of the boundaries of such municipality shall charge consumers outside the boundaries ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.20; Regulations by private companies; rates; contracts.
Whenever any private company or corporation organized for the accomplishment of the purposes of this chapter is granted a privilege or franchise by a municipality, ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.21; Powers granted deemed additional.
The authority and powers granted by this chapter to municipalities shall be in addition to but not in limitation of any of the powers heretofore ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.22; Power of eminent domain.
(1) Any municipality or private company or corporation authorized to carry into effect any or all of the purposes defined in this chapter may exercise ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.23; Contracts with engineers, attorneys and others; boards.
Any municipality desiring to construct, maintain or operate any of the utilities described in this chapter, may contract with engineers and attorneys for professional services ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.24; Contracts for construction; bond; publication of notice; bids.
(1) Any municipality desiring the accomplishment of any or all of the purposes of this chapter may make contracts for the construction of any of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.25; Contents of notice of issuance of certificates.
The form of the notice for advertising the proposed issuance of mortgage revenue certificates or debentures shall contain the amount of the certificates to be ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.26; Form of certificates.
The certificate of indebtedness to be issued under the terms and conditions of this chapter shall contain a description of the utility, the revenue of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 180.301; Purchase, sale, or privatization of water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility by municipality.
No municipality may purchase or sell a water, sewer, or wastewater reuse utility that provides service to the public for compensation, or enter into a ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.01; Legislative declaration.
(1) It is hereby found and declared by the Legislature that police officers as hereinafter defined perform both state and municipal functions; that they make ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.015; Short title.
This chapter may be cited as the "Marvin B. Clayton Police Officers Pension Trust Fund ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.02; Definitions.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, the following words and phrases as used in this chapter ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.03; Municipal police officers' retirement trust funds; creation; applicability of provisions; participation by public safety officers.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) There shall be established a special fund exclusively for ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.04; Actuarial deficits not state obligations.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, actuarial deficits, if any, arising under this chapter are not ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.05; Board of trustees; members; terms of office; meetings; legal entity; costs; attorney's fees.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) In each municipality described in s. 185.03 there ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.06; General powers and duties of board of trustees.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) The board of trustees may: (a) Invest and reinvest ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.061; Use of annuity or insurance policies.
When the board of trustees of any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan purchases annuity or life insurance contracts to provide ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.07; Creation and maintenance of fund.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) The municipal police officers' retirement trust fund in each ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.08; State excise tax on casualty insurance premiums authorized; procedure.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) Each incorporated municipality in this state described and classified ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.085; Determination of local premium tax situs.
(1)(a) Any insurance company that is obligated to report and remit the excise tax on casualty insurance premiums imposed under s. 185.08 shall ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.09; Report of premiums paid; date tax payable.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, whenever any municipality passes an ordinance establishing a chapter plan ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.10; Department of Revenue and Division of Retirement to keep accounts of deposits; disbursements.
For any municipality having a chapter plan or local law plan under this chapter: (1) The Department of Revenue shall keep a separate account of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.105; Police and Firefighters' Premium Tax Trust Fund.
The Police and Firefighters' Premium Tax Trust Fund is created, to be administered by the Division of Retirement of the Department of Management Services. Funds ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.11; Funds received by municipalities, deposit in retirement trust fund.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, all state and other funds received by any municipality under ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.12; Payment of excise tax credit on similar state excise or license tax.
The tax herein authorized shall in nowise be additional to the similar state excise or license tax imposed by part IV, chapter 624, but the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.13; Failure of insurer to comply with chapter; penalty.
If any insurance company, corporation or other insurer fails to comply with the provisions of this chapter, on or before March 1 in each year ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.16; Requirements for retirement.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, any police officer who completes 10 or more years of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.161; Optional forms of retirement income.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1)(a) In lieu of the amount and form of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.162; Beneficiaries.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) Each police officer may, on a form, provided for ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.18; Disability retirement.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) A police officer having 10 or more years of ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.185; False, misleading, or fraudulent statements made to obtain public retirement benefits prohibited; penalty.
(1) It is unlawful for a person to willfully and knowingly make, or cause to be made, or to assist, conspire with, or urge another ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.19; Separation from municipal service; refunds.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) If any police officer leaves the service of the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.191; Lump-sum payment of small retirement income.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, notwithstanding any provision of the plan to the contrary, if ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.21; Death prior to retirement; refunds of contributions or payment of death benefits.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) If a police officer dies before being eligible to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.221; Annual report to Division of Retirement; actuarial valuations.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, the board of trustees for every chapter plan and local ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.23; Duties of Division of Retirement; rulemaking authority; investments by State Board of Administration.
(1) The division shall be responsible for the daily oversight and monitoring for actuarial soundness of the municipal police officers' retirement plans, whether chapter or ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.25; Exemption from tax and execution.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, the pensions, annuities, or any other benefits accrued or accruing ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.30; Depository for retirement fund.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, all funds of the municipal police officers' retirement trust fund ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.31; Municipalities and boards independent of other municipalities and boards and of each other.
In the enforcement and interpretation of the provisions of this chapter for any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.34; Disability in line of duty.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, any condition or impairment of health of any and all ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.341; Discrimination in benefit formula prohibited; restrictions regarding designation of joint annuitants.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) No plan shall discriminate in its benefit formula based ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.35; Municipalities having their own pension plans for police officers.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, in order for municipalities with their own pension plans for ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.37; Termination of plan and distribution of fund.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, the plan may be terminated by the municipality. Upon termination ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.38; Transfer to another state retirement system; benefits payable.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter: (1) Any police officer who has a vested right to ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.39; Applicability.
This act applies to all municipalities, chapter plans, local law municipalities, or local law plans presently existing or to be created pursuant to this chapter. ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.50; Retiree health insurance subsidy.
For any municipality, chapter plan, local law municipality, or local law plan under this chapter, under the broad grant of home rule powers under the ...
- Florida Municipalities Code Section 185.60; Optional participation.
A municipality may revoke its participation under this chapter by rescinding the legislative act, or ordinance which assesses and imposes taxes authorized in s. 185....
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