Florida Statutes
Editor | Division of Statutory Revision, |
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OCLC | 1048458145 |
The Florida Statutes are the codified, statutory laws of Florida; it currently has 48 titles. A chapter in the Florida Statutes represents all of the relevant statutory law on a particular subject.[1] The statutes are the selected reproduction of the portions of each session law, which are published in the Laws of Florida, that have general applicability.[1]
While the legislature may create specific chapters, the ' Division of Statutory Revision has the final authority to determine where the legislation will be codified and the location of the sections within the chapters.[1] This is why some laws do not appear in the statutes where the bill identifies their placement.[1]
Since 1999, the Florida Statutes have been published in their entirety annually.[1] Before then they were published bi-annually following each odd-year regular session and a supplement was published following each even-year regular session.[1] The practice of publishing the Florida Statutes every other year was a relic of the time when the Florida Legislature, prior to 1969, met only in odd-numbered years.[2]
See also[]
Topics[]
- Capital punishment in Florida
- Felony murder rule (Florida)
- Gun laws in Florida
- LGBT rights in Florida
- Florida property law
References[]
- ^ a b c d e f Florida Style Manual (PDF) (7th ed.). Florida State University Law Review. pp. 25–40.
- ^ See Florida Statutes (2015) at vi (Preface).
External links[]
- Florida Statutes from the Florida Legislature
- Sunshine Statutes (Florida Statutes) from the and
- Florida Statutes from FindLaw
- United States state legal codes
- Florida statutes