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• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.01; Assent to terms of admission into the union.
  The State of Florida assents as by the statute approved July 25, 1845, to the terms of admission of this state into the Confederacy and ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.02; United States authorized to acquire lands for certain purposes.
  The United States may purchase, acquire, hold, own, occupy, and possess such lands within the limits of this state as they shall seek to occupy ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.03; Condemnation of land when price not agreed upon.
  If the officer or other agent employed by the United States to make such purchase and the owner of the land contemplated to be purchased, ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.04; Jurisdiction over such lands; how ceded to the United States.
  Whenever the United States shall contract for, purchase, or acquire any land within the limits of this state for the purposes aforesaid, in either of ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.05; Transfer of title and jurisdiction over land owned by state.
  Whenever a tract of land containing not more than four acres shall be selected by an authorized officer or agent of the United States for ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.06; United States may acquire state lands for national forests.
  The consent of the state is given to the acquisition by the United States, by purchase, gift, or condemnation with adequate compensation, of such lands ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.07; Congress may legislate concerning state lands acquired for national forests.
  Congress may pass such laws and make or provide for the making of such rules and regulations, of both a civil and criminal nature, and ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.075; Lands owned or controlled by United States Department of Interior; Governor authorized to cede concurrent jurisdiction to enforce criminal laws.
  (1)(a) Whenever the United States Department of the Interior, National Park Service, shall desire to acquire concurrent jurisdiction to enforce criminal laws on any ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.08; Boundary between Florida and Alabama.
  The line commencing on the Chattahoochee River near a place known as "Irwin's Mills," and running west to the Perdido, marked throughout by blazes ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.081; Florida-Alabama boundary redefined.
  (1) The middle of the Perdido River at its mouth, as defined by the Constitutions of the States of Alabama and Florida, is at latitude ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.09; Boundary between Florida and Georgia.
  (1) The line run and marked by B. J. Whitner, Jr., on the part of Florida, and G. J. Orr, on the part of Georgia, ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 6.10; Confirmation of certain grants of Georgia.
  The titles of bona fide holders of land under any grant from the State of Georgia prior to December 22, 1859, in the territory formerly ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.01; Alachua County.
  The boundary lines of Alachua County are as follows: Begin where the range line between ranges sixteen and seventeen east intersects the thread of the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.02; Baker County.
  The boundary lines of Baker County are as follows: Beginning at a point at center of township four south, on range line dividing ranges eighteen ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.03; Bay County.
  The boundary lines of Bay County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of section eighteen in township two, north, range eleven, west; thence ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.04; Bradford County.
  The county lines of Bradford County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the thread of New River intersects the thread of the Santa ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.05; Brevard County.
  The boundary lines of Brevard County are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the St. Johns River where the line dividing townships twenty-one ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.06; Broward County.
  The boundary lines of Broward County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the south ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.07; Calhoun County.
  The boundary lines of Calhoun County are as follows: Beginning at a point in the thread of the Apalachicola River where the northern boundary of ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.08; Charlotte County.
  The boundary lines of Charlotte County are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of township forty south, range twenty-seven east; thence south on ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.09; Citrus County.
  The boundary lines of Citrus County are as follows: Beginning at a point in the thread or center of the Withlacoochee River on the section ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.10; Clay County.
  The boundary lines of Clay County are as follows: Beginning at the west margin of the channel of the St. Johns River at its intersection ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.11; Collier County.
  The boundary lines of Collier County are as follows: Beginning where the north line to township forty-eight south extended westerly intersects the western boundary ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.12; Columbia County.
  The boundary lines of Columbia County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Ichetucknee River where it enters the Santa Fe River; thence ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.13; Dade County.
  The boundary lines of Dade County are as follows: Beginning at the southwest corner of township fifty-one south, range thirty-five east; thence east ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.14; DeSoto County.
  The boundary lines of DeSoto County are as follows: Beginning at the southeast corner of township thirty-nine south, range twenty-seven east; thence west ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.15; Dixie County.
  The boundary lines of Dixie County are as follows: Beginning at a point where township line between townships seven and eight south, intersects the Suwannee ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.16; Duval County.
  The boundary lines of Duval County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Nassau River; thence up the thread of the main stream ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.17; Escambia County.
  The County of Escambia comprehends all that part of the State of Florida lying to the west and south of a line beginning at the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.18; Flagler County.
  The boundary lines of Flagler County are as follows: Beginning on the township line between townships nine and ten south at a point directly north ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.19; Franklin County.
  The boundary lines of Franklin County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the Apalachicola River, known as the mouth of Black or Owl ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.20; Gadsden County.
  The boundary lines of Gadsden County are as follows: Beginning at a point in the thread of the Apalachicola River where said river is intersected ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.21; Gilchrist County.
  The boundary lines of Gilchrist County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the range line between ranges sixteen and seventeen east, is intersected ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.22; Glades County.
  The boundary lines of Glades County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township forty south, range twenty-eight east; thence east on ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.221; Glades County, extension of boundary.
  (1) The existing boundaries of Glades County, Florida, be, and the same are enlarged and extended so as to comprise and include the following described ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.23; Gulf County.
  The boundary lines of Gulf County are as follows: Beginning at a point in the Apalachicola River where said river is intersected by the section ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.24; Hamilton County.
  The boundary lines of Hamilton County are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Withlacoochee River where the boundary line between the States of ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.25; Hardee County.
  The boundary lines of Hardee County are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of township thirty-three south, range twenty-seven east; thence south ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.26; Hendry County.
  The boundary lines of Hendry County are as follows: Beginning where the north line of township forty-three south, intersects the range line between ranges ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.27; Hernando County.
  The boundary lines of Hernando County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the Withlacoochee River where the same is intersected by the section ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.28; Highlands County.
  The boundary lines of Highlands County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township thirty-three south, range twenty-eight east; thence east ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.29; Hillsborough County.
  The boundary lines of Hillsborough County are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of section one in township twenty-seven south, range sixteen east; ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.30; Holmes County.
  The boundary lines of Holmes County are as follows: Beginning on the Alabama state line where it is intersected by the line dividing centrally range ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.31; Indian River County.
  The boundary lines of Indian River County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township thirty-one south, of range thirty-five east; ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.32; Jackson County.
  The boundary lines of Jackson County are as follows: Beginning at the point where the state line between the State of Florida and the State ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.33; Jefferson County.
  The boundary lines of Jefferson County are as follows: Beginning at the point on the Gulf of Mexico where the line between ranges two and ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.34; Lafayette County.
  The boundary lines of Lafayette County are as follows: Beginning at a point where township line between townships seven and eight south intersects and crosses ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.35; Lake County.
  The boundary lines of Lake County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the range line dividing ranges twenty-three and twenty-four east ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.36; Lee County.
  The boundary lines of Lee County are as follows: Beginning where the north line of township forty-three south, intersects the range line between ranges ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.37; Leon County.
  The boundary lines of Leon County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the range line between ranges two and three east leaves the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.38; Levy County.
  The boundary lines of Levy County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the most southern outlet of the Big Withlacoochee River, running in ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.39; Liberty County.
  The boundary lines of Liberty County are as follows: Beginning on the Apalachicola River where the township line dividing townships two and three north intersects ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.40; Madison County.
  The boundary lines of Madison County are as follows: Beginning at the point where the west boundary line of lot number one hundred forty-three ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.41; Manatee County.
  The boundary lines of Manatee County are as follows: Beginning on the south bank of Tampa Bay where the line between townships thirty-two and ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.42; Marion County.
  The boundary lines of Marion County are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Withlacoochee River, at the range line dividing ranges seventeen and ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.43; Martin County.
  The boundary lines of Martin County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township thirty-eight south, range thirty-seven east; thence east, ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.44; Monroe County.
  So much of the State of Florida as is situated south of the County of Collier and west or south of the County of Dade, ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.45; Nassau County.
  The boundary lines of Nassau County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Nassau River; thence northwesterly up the thread of the main ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.46; Okaloosa County.
  The boundary lines of Okaloosa County are as follows: Beginning on the Alabama state line where same is intersected by range line dividing ranges twenty-...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.47; Okeechobee County.
  The boundary lines of Okeechobee County are as follows: Beginning at the northeast corner of section one, township thirty-four south, range thirty-six east; ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.48; Orange County.
  The boundary lines of Orange County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the range line dividing ranges twenty-six and twenty-seven east, ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.49; Osceola County.
  The boundaries of Osceola County are as follows: Beginning at the northwest corner of township twenty-five south, range twenty-seven east; thence east on ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.50; Palm Beach County.
  The boundary lines of Palm Beach County are as follows: Beginning on the east boundary of Florida at a point where the south boundary of ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.51; Pasco County.
  The boundary lines of Pasco County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the section line between sections thirty-three and thirty-four of ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.52; Pinellas County.
  The boundary lines of Pinellas County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the line dividing townships twenty-six and twenty-seven south if ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.53; Polk County.
  The boundary lines of Polk County are as follows: Beginning at a point where the range line between ranges twenty-two and twenty-three east ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.54; Putnam County.
  The boundary lines of Putnam County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the south side of the Oklawaha River at low watermark where ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.55; Santa Rosa County.
  The boundary lines of Santa Rosa County are as follows: Beginning at the Alabama line, where said line crosses the Escambia River; thence down the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.56; Sarasota County.
  The boundary lines of Sarasota County are as follows: Beginning in the Gulf of Mexico at a point on a prolongation of the township line ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.57; Seminole County.
  The boundary lines of Seminole County are as follows: Beginning in the center of Wekiva River and in the center of the St. Johns River, ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.58; St. Johns County.
  The boundary lines of St. Johns County are as follows: Beginning at a point on the Atlantic coast, at a point where the section line ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.59; St. Lucie County.
  The boundary lines of St. Lucie County are as follows: Beginning on the eastern boundary of the State of Florida at a point where the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.60; Sumter County.
  The boundary lines of Sumter County are as follows: Beginning at the intersection of the township line dividing townships seventeen and eighteen south, with the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.61; Suwannee County.
  The boundary lines of Suwannee County are as follows: Beginning in the thread of the Suwannee River where the section line dividing sections two and ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.62; Taylor County.
  The boundary lines of Taylor County are as follows: Beginning in the mouth of the Big Aucilla River; thence northerly, concurrent with the east boundary ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.63; Union County.
  The boundary lines of Union County are as follows: Beginning at the mouth of the Olustee Creek; thence northerly up the thread of said creek ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.64; Volusia County.
  Beginning at a point where the southerly boundary of the Domingo Acosta Grant, also known as section thirty-eight, township thirteen south, range twenty-seven ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.65; Wakulla County.
  The boundary lines of Wakulla County are as follows: Beginning on the range line between ranges two and three east where the same strikes the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.66; Walton County.
  The boundary lines of Walton County are as follows: Beginning on the Alabama state line where same is intersected by the line dividing centrally range ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 7.67; Washington County.
  The boundary lines of Washington County are as follows: Beginning on the Choctawhatchee River on the line dividing townships four and five north; thence east ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.0001; Definitions.
  In accordance with s. 8(a), Article X of the State Constitution, the United States Decennial Census of 2000 is the official census of the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.0002; Division of state into congressional districts.
  For the election of representatives to the United States House of Representatives, the state is divided into 25 consecutively numbered, single-member congressional districts of ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.0111; Inclusion of unlisted territory in contiguous districts.
  Any portion of the state which is not stated in this chapter as being included in any district described in this chapter but which is ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.0112; Districts with noncontiguous territory.
  If any district described in this chapter is composed of noncontiguous territory, the noncontiguous portion that has the least population shall be included in the ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.02; New counties.
  When any new counties are created, such new counties shall become a part of the congressional district in which the territory for such new county ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.031; Election of representatives to Congress.
  The districts named in s. 8.0002 constitute and form the congressional districts of the state, and a representative to the Congress shall be selected ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.05; Members of governmental agencies appointed pursuant to former district boundaries unaffected by new district boundaries.
  A change in the division of the state into congressional districts shall not vacate or otherwise affect the office of any member of a board ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.0611; Severability.
  If any provision of this chapter is held invalid with respect to any person or circumstance, or if any congressional district established in this chapter ...
• Florida State Organization Code Section 8.07; Applicability.
  The congressional districts prescribed in s. 8.0002 apply with respect to the qualification, nomination, and election to the office of representative to the Congress ...

Last modified: November 21, 2006