Florida Statutes Title VI Chapter 75 - Bond Validation
- 75.01 - Jurisdiction.
Circuit courts have jurisdiction to determine the validation of bonds and certificates of indebtedness and all matters connected therewith.History.—s. 25, ch. 67-254.
- 75.02 - Plaintiff.
Any county, municipality, taxing district or other political district or subdivision of this state, including the governing body of any drainage, conservation or reclamation district,...
- 75.03 - Condition Precedent.
As a condition precedent to filing of a complaint for the validation of bonds or certificates of debt, the county, municipality, state agency, commission or...
- 75.04 - Complaint.
(1) The complaint shall set out the plaintiff’s authority for incurring the bonded debt or issuing certificates of debt, the holding of an election and the...
- 75.05 - Order And Service.
(1) The court shall issue an order directed against the state and the several property owners, taxpayers, citizens and others having or claiming any right, title...
- 75.06 - Publication Of Notice.
(1) Before the date set for hearing, the clerk shall publish a copy of the order in the county where the complaint is filed, and if...
- 75.07 - Intervention; Hearings.
Any property owner, taxpayer, citizen or person interested may become a party to the action by moving against or pleading to the complaint at or...
- 75.08 - Appeal And Review.
Any party to the action whether plaintiff, defendant, intervenor or otherwise, dissatisfied with the final judgment, may appeal to the Supreme Court within the time...
- 75.09 - Effect Of Final Judgment.
If the judgment validates such bonds, certificates or other obligations, which may include the validation of the county, municipality, taxing district, political district, subdivision, agency,...
- 75.10 - Recording Of Judgment In Other Counties.
If any judgment extends into more than one county it shall be recorded in each county in which the plaintiff municipality or district extends.History.—s. 4,...
- 75.11 - Stamping Instruments Validated.
(1) Bonds or certificates, when validated under this chapter, shall have stamped or written thereon, by the proper officers of such county, municipality or district issuing...
- 75.12 - Payment Of Costs.
The costs shall be paid by the county, municipality, or district filing the complaint except when a taxpayer, citizen, or other person contests the action...
- 75.13 - Certain Prior Proceedings Validated.
Any action for validation heretofore brought by any municipality, special taxing district or political district or subdivision which extends into more than one county or...
- 75.14 - Landowner Or Taxpayer Not Disqualification Of Judge.
No judge shall be disqualified in any validation action because the judge is a landowner or taxpayer of any county, municipality, or district seeking relief...
- 75.16 - Certain Orders And Decrees Validated.
All orders, decrees, and judgments heretofore or hereafter made in actions for the validation of bonds or certificates of indebtedness by any judge disqualified by...
- 75.17 - Commencement Of Action After Validation; Affidavit Of Good Faith.
Every person who commences an action as taxpayer or otherwise to challenge the validity of any bonds or certificates or to prevent the use of...
Last modified: September 23, 2016