Florida Statute 11.031 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

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F.S. 11.031

11.031 Official census.—

(1) All acts of the Florida Legislature based upon population and all constitutional apportionments shall be based upon the last federal decennial statewide census.

(2) No special county or district census shall be effective for any purposes other than to ascertain the population for the purpose of interpreting an existing law relating to additional judges of the circuit court and additional county court judges, but no existing population or apportionment act shall be affected by a special census.

(3) The last federal decennial statewide census shall not be effective for the purpose of affecting acts of the Legislature enacted prior thereto which apply only to counties of the state within a stated population bracket until July 1 of the year following the taking of such census.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 57-126; ss. 1, 2, ch. 59-28; s. 1, ch. 59-264; s. 1, ch. 59-410; s. 2, ch. 63-572; s. 3, ch. 73-333.

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Total Results: 10

Jackson v. Consolidated Government of City of Jacksonville

225 So. 2d 497

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 22, 1969 | Docket: 1444846

Cited 28 times | Published

required by Article VII, § 5, of the Constitution and § 11.031, Florida Statutes. The constitutional provision

Treasure Salvors, Inc. v. Unidentified Wrecked & Abandoned Sailing Vessel

459 F. Supp. 507, 1980 A.M.C. 646, 26 Fed. R. Serv. 2d 121, 1978 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 15924

District Court, S.D. Florida | Filed: Aug 21, 1978 | Docket: 938047

Cited 21 times | Published

its interests. James & Hazard, Civil Procedure § 11.31 (1977). A party who purposely fails to intervene

In Re Advisory Opinion to the Governor

132 So. 2d 163, 1961 Fla. LEXIS 2275

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 20, 1961 | Docket: 1382009

Cited 13 times | Published

1951. "The 1959 Legislature enacted [F.S.A.] Section 11.031(3) which appears to postpone the effect of

State v. Rios

409 So. 2d 241

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 9, 1982 | Docket: 526210

Cited 10 times | Published

Code § 13A-4-2(b) (1978) Alaska: Alaska Stat. § 11.31.100(b) (1980) Arizona: State v. Carner, 25 Ariz

Brown v. State

790 So. 2d 389, 2001 WL 578457

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Oct 5, 2000 | Docket: 1734359

Cited 8 times | Published

415 (Alaska Ct. App.1984) (citing Alaska Stat. § 11.31.100(a)); State v. Kiles, 175 Ariz. 358, 857 P.2d

Byrd, The Florida Senate v. Black Voters Matter Capacity Building Institute, Inc., Equal Ground Education Fund, Inc.

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 1, 2023 | Docket: 68057214

Published

United States House of Representatives districts. § 11.031(1), Fla. Stat. (2023). In furtherance of its duty

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 3, 1992 | Docket: 3258575

Published

Fund to eligible municipalities and counties. Section 11.031(1), F.S., states that all acts of the Florida

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 19, 1979 | Docket: 3256837

Published

031(3), F. S., or the applicability thereof. Section 11.031(3), F. S., however, provides that `[t]he last

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: May 2, 1978 | Docket: 3255115

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Orange County had a population of 344,311. Section 11.031(3), F. S., provides that [t]he last federal

Newell v. Carlisle

298 So. 2d 568, 1974 Fla. App. LEXIS 8956

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Aug 13, 1974 | Docket: 64540573

Published

become effective on July 1, 1971, pursuant to § 11.031(3).” It is obvious therefore that the legislature