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Florida Statutes, Title XII

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Title XII, Municipalities

9 chapters · 292 sections in this title.

All chapters in Title XII292 Ch 166, Municipalities64 Ch 177, Land Boundaries41 Ch 175, Firefighter Pensions39 Ch 185, Municipal Police Pensions38 Ch 171, Local Government Boundaries32 Ch 180, Municipal Public Works32 Ch 170, Supplemental and Alternative Method …20 Ch 173, Foreclosure of Municipal Tax and Spe…15 Ch 165, Formation of Local Governments11

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Fla. Stat. § 166.04971 Prohibition of official actions of municipalities relating to diversity, equity, and inclusion; penalty; remedy
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(1) For purposes of this section, the term:(a) “Acting in an official capacity” means performing or purporting to perform a function, duty, or responsibility assigned by law, rule, or policy to a public officer or public employee, or otherwise exercising or claiming to exercise t…
Fla. Stat. § 166.063 Preemption of restrictions on gasoline-powered farm equipment or gasoline-powered landscape equipment
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(1) As used in this section, the term:(a) “Gasoline-powered farm equipment” means a machine powered by an internal combustion engine or motor that uses gasoline, diesel, or a blend of gasoline and oil which is used on a farm or used to transport farm products.(b) “Gasoline-powere…
Fla. Stat. § 166.101 Definitions
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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 “bond” includes bonds, debentures, notes, certificates of indebtedness, mortgage certificates, or other obligations or evidences of in…
Fla. Stat. § 166.111 Authority to borrow
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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 finance the undertaking of any capital or other project for the purposes permitted by the State Constitution and may pledge the funds, credit, …

Fla. Stat. § 166.121 Issuance of bonds

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(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 affirmative vote of the electors of the municipality. Such bonds may be issued in one or more series and shall bear such date or da…

Fla. Stat. § 166.122 Establishment of sinking funds

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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 of any outstanding bonded indebtedness of the municipality.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.

Fla. Stat. § 166.131 Levy of taxes for payment of debt

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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 make payment, including principal and interest, upon the general obligation and ad valorem bonded indebtedness of the municipal…

Fla. Stat. § 166.141 Full authority for issuance of bonds

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This part shall be full authority for the issuance of bonds authorized herein.History.—s. 1, ch. 73-129.

Fla. Stat. § 166.201 Taxes and charges

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Subject to the prohibitions in s. 377.8161, 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 of money which are necessary for the conduct of municipal government and may e…

Fla. Stat. § 166.211 Ad valorem taxes

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(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 levy ad valorem taxes on real and tangible personal property within the municipality in an amount not to exceed 10 mills, exclusive of …

Fla. Stat. § 166.215 Remittance of funds

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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 identified cost of services or programs as described in s. 125.01(6), all or any part of the funds so remitted to the municipality may be f…

Fla. Stat. § 166.221 Regulatory fees

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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 of businesses, professions, and occupations, the regulation of which has not been pre…

Fla. Stat. § 166.222 Building code inspection fees

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(1) 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 the provisions of its building code.(2) The governing body of a municipality authorized under s. 553.80 to issue fees shall p…

Fla. Stat. § 166.223 Special assessments levied on recreational vehicle parks regulated under chapter 513

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1When a municipality levies a non-ad valorem special assessment on a recreational vehicle park regulated under chapter 513, the non-ad valorem special assessment may not be based on the assertion that the recreational vehicle park is comprised of residential units. Instead, recre…

Fla. Stat. § 166.231 Municipalities; public service tax

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(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 either metered or bottled, and water service. Except for those municipalities in which paragraph (c) applies, the tax shal…

Fla. Stat. § 166.232 Municipalities; public service tax; physical unit base option

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(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 basis. The tax on the purchase of electricity may be based upon the number of kilowatt hours purchased; the tax on the purchase of metered or bottled …

Fla. Stat. § 166.233 Public service tax; effective dates; procedures for informing sellers of tax levies and related information

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(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 agent.(b) “Effective date,” with respect to any levy, repeal of a levy, or update to a list required under this section, means the effective date o…

Fla. Stat. § 166.234 Public service tax; administrative provisions; rights and remedies

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(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 of any seller of a service that is taxable by the municipality under s. 166.231 or s. 166.232, for the purpose of ascertaining whether t…

Fla. Stat. § 166.235 Procedure on purchaser’s request for refund or credit

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(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 prescribed in s. 166.234(6) and in accordance with this section. No such request shall be granted unless the amount claimed was collected fro…

Fla. Stat. § 166.241 Fiscal years, budgets, appeal of municipal law enforcement agency budget, and budget amendments

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(1) Each municipality shall establish a fiscal year beginning October 1 of each year and ending September 30 of the following year.(2) The governing body of each municipality shall adopt a budget each fiscal year. The budget must be adopted by ordinance or resolution unless other…

Fla. Stat. § 166.246 Restrictions on identification documents

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A municipality may not:(1) Provide funds to any person, entity, or organization for the purpose of issuing an identification card or document to an individual who does not provide proof of lawful presence in the United States.(2) Accept as identification any identification card o…

Fla. Stat. § 166.251 Service fee for dishonored check

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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 percent of the face amount of the check, draft, or order, whichever is greater, for the collection of a dishonored check, draft, or other order for the p…

Fla. Stat. § 166.271 Surcharge on municipal facility parking fees

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(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 which is exempt from ad valorem taxes, and which is located in a county with a population of more than 500,000 may impose and collect, subje…

Fla. Stat. § 166.401 Right of eminent domain; procedure; compliance with limitations

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(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, except state or federal property, for the uses or purposes authorized pursuant to this part. The absolute fee simple title to all p…

Fla. Stat. § 166.411 Eminent domain; uses or purposes

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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 following uses or purposes:(1) For the proper and efficient carrying into effect of any proposed scheme or plan of drainage, ditching, grad…

Fla. Stat. § 170.01 Authority for providing improvements and levying and collecting special assessments against property benefited

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(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, guttering, and draining of streets, boulevards, and alleys; for grading, regrading, leveling,…

Fla. Stat. § 170.02 Method of prorating special assessments

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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 benefited by the improvement in proportion to the benefits to be derived therefrom, said special benefits to be determine…

Fla. Stat. § 170.03 Resolution required to declare special assessments

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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 part of the expense thereof by special assessments, said governing authority shall so declare by resolution stating the nature of the …

Fla. Stat. § 170.04 Plans and specifications, with estimated cost of proposed improvement required before adoption of resolution

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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 clerk, or like officer, of the municipality adopting said resolution, an assessment plat showing the area to be assessed, with plans and specifications, and an es…

Fla. Stat. § 170.05 Publication of resolution

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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 newspaper of general circulation published in said municipality, and if there be no newspaper published in said municipality, the governing au…

Fla. Stat. § 170.06 Preliminary assessment roll

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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 the method of assessment provided for in said resolution, which assessment roll shall be completed as promptly as pos…

Fla. Stat. § 170.07 Publication of preliminary assessment roll

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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 owners of the property to be assessed or any other persons interested therein may appear before said governing authority and …

Fla. Stat. § 170.08 Final consideration of special assessments; equalizing board to hear complaints and adjust assessments; rebate of difference in cost and assessment

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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 testimony from affected property owners as to the propriety and advisability of making the improvements and funding them with special assessments o…

Fla. Stat. § 170.09 Priority of lien; interest; and method of payment

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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 with the lien of all state, county, district, and municipal taxes, superior in dignity to all other liens, titles, and cl…

Fla. Stat. § 170.10 Legal proceedings instituted upon failure of property owner to pay special assessment or interest when due; foreclosure; service of process

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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, until the entire amount of said assessment has been paid, and upon the failure of any property owner to pay any annual installmen…

Fla. Stat. § 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

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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 a contract for said improvement has been finally let, the governing authority of the municipality may by resolution or ordinance au…

Fla. Stat. § 170.14 Governing authority of municipality required to make new assessments until valid assessment is made if special assessment is omitted or held invalid

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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 shall be either in whole or in part annulled, vacated or set aside by the judgment of any court, or if the governing authority of any municip…

Fla. Stat. § 170.15 Expenditures for improvements

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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 purpose such portion of the cost of any improvement as it may deem proper.History.—s. 15, ch. 9298, 1923; CGL 3036; s. 12, ch. 59-396.

Fla. Stat. § 170.16 Assessment roll sufficient evidence of assessment and other proceedings of this chapter; variance not material unless party objecting materially injured thereby

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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 the validity of the special assessment where the assessment roll has been confirmed by the governing authority. The asses…

Fla. Stat. § 170.17 Denomination of bonds; interest; place of payment; form; signatures; coupons; and delivery

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All bonds issued under this chapter shall be the denomination of $500, or some multiple thereof, and shall bear interest as provided in s. 215.84 until paid in full, payable annually or semiannually, and both principal and interest shall be payable at such place or places as the …

Fla. Stat. § 170.18 Notice required where no newspaper is published in county in which municipality is situated

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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 newspaper published in the county in which the municipality is situated, then such notice shall be posted for the prescribed period of time in at leas…

Fla. Stat. § 170.19 Construction and authority of chapter

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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 authorized, and shall be construed as an additional and alternative method for the financing of the improvements referred to herein. No ordi…

Fla. Stat. § 170.20 Bonds negotiable

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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 irregularity or defect in the proceedings for the issue and sale thereof, and shall be incontestable in the hands of bona fide purchasers or hold…

Fla. Stat. § 170.201 Special assessments

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(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 to fund capital improvements and municipal services, including, but not limited to, fire protection, emergency medical …

Fla. Stat. § 170.21 Provisions of chapter supplemental, additional, and alternative procedure

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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 method of procedure for the benefit of all cities, towns, and municipal corporations of the state, whether organized under…

Fla. Stat. § 171.011 Short title

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This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the “Municipal Annexation or Contraction Act.”History.—s. 1, ch. 74-190.

Fla. Stat. § 171.021 Purpose

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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 set forth criteria for determining when annexations or contractions may take place so as to:(1) Ensure sound urban de…

Fla. Stat. § 171.022 Preemption; effect on special laws

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(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 in this state.(2) The provisions of any special act or municipal charter relating to the adjusting of municipal boundaries in…

Fla. Stat. § 171.031 Definitions

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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 adding of real property to the boundaries of an incorporated municipality, such addition making such real property in every…

Fla. Stat. § 171.0413 Annexation procedures

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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 must be adopted by the governing body of the annexing municipality pursuant to the procedu…