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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH
Chapter 15
SECRETARY OF STATE
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15.012 State flag.—The state flag shall conform with standard commercial sizes and be of the following proportions and description: The seal of the state, in diameter one-half the hoist, shall occupy the center of a white ground. Red bars, in width one-fifth the hoist, shall extend from each corner toward the center, to the outer rim of the seal.
History.—s. 2, ch. 70-300.

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Cedric Eagle v. Leland Linahan, 279 F.3d 926 (11th Cir. 2001).

Cited 372 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 29395, 2001 WL 1705676

strikes, of which nine were exercised. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-165 (1990). 4 . As the prosecutor
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Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).

Cited 369 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2003 WL 21729838

mailing, as determined by the sheriff. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-65.21 42 The State also has
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William Anthony Brooks v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Respondent, 762 F.2d 1383 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 198 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

was forbidden by statute in 1979. Ga.Code Ann. § 15-12-132 (1982). In Ates v. State, 155 Ga.App. 97, 270
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David Peek v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., 784 F.2d 1479 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 86 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 22736, 54 U.S.L.W. 2506

excused and replaced pursuant to Ga.Code Ann. § 15-12-172 which provides: If at any time, whether
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O.P. Hollis v. J.O. Davis & the Attorney Gen. of the State of Alabama, Court of Appeals, Bullock Cnty., Crim. Courts, Union Springs, 941 F.2d 1471 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 76 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 21833, 1991 WL 166714

right of the person" incarcerated. Ala.Code § 15-12-23 4 The respondents
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James Lee Spencer v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Respondent, 781 F.2d 1458 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 53 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 21447

immediately be put upon the accused. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-161 (formerly Ga.Code § 59-802); and that: The
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Fernandez v. Vazquez, 397 So. 2d 1171 (Fla. 3d DCA 1981).

Cited 53 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 21 A.L.R. 4th 181

Restatement (Second) Property, Landlord and Tenant, § 15.12 (1977); Weissenberger, "The Landlord's Duty to
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James Lee Spencer v. Walter D. Zant, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., 715 F.2d 1562 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 51 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 14561

immediately be put upon the accused. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-161 (formerly Ga.Code § 59-802). The provision
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John Eldon Smith v. Ralph M. Kemp, Superintendent, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., 715 F.2d 1459 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 40 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

the time the jury is “put upon him”. O.C. G.A. § 15-12-162; Ga.Code Ann. § 59-803. Smith also failed to
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Charlie Benson Bowen v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Respondent, 769 F.2d 672 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 29 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 21467

Ann. § 59-106 (current version at Ga.Code Ann. § 15-12-40 (1982)). Although the Supreme Court has characterized
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Forrest Andrew Jordan v. Ray Lippman, Warden, & Michael J. Bowers, Attorney Gen. for the State of Georgia, 763 F.2d 1265 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 21 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 30697

and the accused?” See Ga.Code Ann. § 15-12-164(a)(l)-(3). These questions could not have
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Timothy Wesley McCorquodale v. Charles Balkcom, Warden, Georgia State Prison, 721 F.2d 1493 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 19 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 14055

group by asking questions required by O.C.G.A. § 15-12-164 — “Questions on voir dire; setting aside juror
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Curfew Davis v. Walter D. Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., 721 F.2d 1478 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 18 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

slightly modified and it has been renumbered as § 15-12 — 40 (1982) in the current Georgia Code. . E
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Ivax Corp. v. B. Braun of Am., Inc., 286 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2002).

Cited 18 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 6019, 2002 WL 480099

certified public accounting firms." . Notably, section 15.12 of the Agreement provided that the parties were
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Florida East Coast Ry. Co. v. United States, 259 F. Supp. 993 (M.D. Fla. 1966).

Cited 18 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 1966 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 8224

commerce and or national defense." [11] 49 U.S.C.A. § 15. [12] 49 U.S.C.A. §§ 1, 13a. [13] 49 U.S.C.A. § 1
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Michael Gene Berryhill, Cross-Appellant v. Walter Zant, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Cross-Appellee, 858 F.2d 633 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 17 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1988 WL 102863

recodified, with minor modification of language, in section 15-12-40 of the current Georgia Code. . Petitioner
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John Washington Hightower v. Derrick Schofield, 365 F.3d 1008 (11th Cir. 2004).

Cited 16 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2004 U.S. App. LEXIS 7040, 2004 WL 764596

perjury to the questions put to them. . O.C.G.A. § 15-12-164 requires that all venirepersons be asked 4
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Doctor's Bus. Serv., Inc. v. Clark, 498 So. 2d 659 (Fla. 1st DCA 1986).

Cited 13 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

the employer has no conceivable control. Id. at § 15.12(b). Although we find no Florida decision specifically
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Haskell Co. v. Lane Co., Ltd., 612 So. 2d 669 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993).

Cited 12 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 8989

Squillante & John R. Fonseca, Williston on Sales § 15-12, at 364 (4th ed. 1974). *672 The doctrine of caveat
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David Peek v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., Respondent, 746 F.2d 672 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 8 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 28171

requirements, into the provisions of Ga.Code Ann. § 15-12-172. Significantly, none of the Georgia courts
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Gibson v. Zant, 705 F.2d 1543 (11th Cir. 1983).

Cited 6 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1983 U.S. App. LEXIS 27257

slightly modified and it has been renumbered as § 15 12^40 in the current Georgia Code.
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Tony B. Amadeo v. Ralph Kemp, Warden, Georgia Diagnostic & Classification Ctr., 773 F.2d 1141 (11th Cir. 1985).

Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 23317

required by Georgia law. See O.C.G.A. § 15-12-162. Failure to make a timely objection results
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O.P. Hollis v. J.O. Davis & the Attorney Gen. of the State of Alabama, Court of Appeals, Bullock Cnty., Crim. Courts, Union Springs, 912 F.2d 1343 (11th Cir. 1990).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 16813, 1990 WL 128216

the right of the person" incarcerated. Ala.Code § 15-12-23. . The respondents briefly contend that Mr
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Candansk, LLC v. Est. of Hicks Ex Rel. Brownridge, 25 So. 3d 580 (Fla. 2d DCA 2009).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 16861, 2009 WL 3787192

Rev.Stat. § 15-14-735 (2009); Idaho Code Ann. § 15-12-212 (2009); Mont.Code Ann. § 72-31-232 (2009);
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Larry Wayne McKinley v. Fred Smith, Comm'r, Alabama Dep't of Corr., J.D. White, Warden, Kilby Corr. Ctr., 838 F.2d 1524 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 4095, 1988 WL 12729

petitioner moved the court, pursuant to Ala.Code § 15-12-21(d) (1982) (amended 1984), 1 for funds
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Picou v. Gillum, 874 F.2d 1519 (11th Cir. 1989).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1989 WL 54726

others.” L. Tribe, American Constitutional Law § 15-12, at 1372 (2d ed. 1988). Leaving aside the deference
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Gonzalez Ex Rel. Gonzalez v. Reno, 212 F.3d 1338 (11th Cir. 2000).

Cited 2 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2000 Daily Journal DAR 5737, 2000 U.S. App. LEXIS 11994

related within ninth degree to part}'); O.C.G.A. § 15-12-135(a) (disqualifying persons related within the
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Micheal Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton, 871 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir. 2017).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2017 WL 4296582, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18810

the sheriffs operation of the county jail. Section 15-12-78 of the Georgia Code expressly requires grand
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James Farmer v. State of Florida, 268 So. 3d 1009 (Fla. 1st DCA 2019).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

(2018); § 40.01, Fla. Stat (2018); Ga. Code Ann. § 15-12-60 (2018); Haw. Rev. Stat. § 612-4 (2018); Idaho
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Micheal Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton (11th Cir. 2017).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

the sheriff’s operation of the county jail. Section 15-12-78 of the Georgia Code expressly requires grand
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State of Georgia v. Jeffrey Clark (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

ecution as it shall see fit.” See O.C.G.A. § 15-12-100. In January 2023, after issuing its
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Eagle v. Linahan, 268 F.3d 1306 (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 21767, 2001 WL 1217228

strikes, of which nine were exercised. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-165 (1990). 4 . As the prosecutor
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Christopher Teasley v. Warden, Macon State Prison (11th Cir. 2020).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

the evidence. So help you God. Ga. Code Ann. § 15-12-139. After a multi-day trial, the jury found
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Oqueshia Andrews v. Carmel Biggers, Jr. (11th Cir. 2021).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

conditions of their own county jails. O.C.G.A. § 15-12- 71(b)(1), (c). Manders attempts to distinguish
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United States v. Branch D. Kloess, 251 F.3d 941 (11th Cir. 2001).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 10489

constitutes an element of the offense under Section 15 12(b)(3), it held that the government must not
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Georgia Elec. Membership v. Hi-Ranger, Inc., 286 F.3d 1309 (11th Cir. 2002).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

" 6 Notably, section 15.12 of the Agreement provided that the parties were
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Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2002).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

mailing, as determined by the sheriff. O.C.G.A. § 15-12-65.21 The State also has assigned sheriffs the
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Michael David Carruth v. Comm'r, Alabama Dep't of Corr. (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

(1) he was entitled to counsel under § 15-12-22 of the Alabama Code, and Rule 39(a)(2)
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Mark Allen Jenkins v. Comm'r, Alabama Dep't of Corr.. (11th Cir. 2020).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

compensation due him as appointed counsel. See Ala. Code § 15-12-21. In it, Downey reported that he spent 71 hours
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United States v. John Robert Hasson, a.k.a. Heloneti Glaera, a.k.a. Jack Hasson (11th Cir. 2003).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

witness tamperin g in viola tion of 1 8 U.S .C. § 15 12(b) a nd obs tructing ju stice in 3
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Elian Gonzalez v. Janet Reno, 212 F.3d 1338 (11th Cir. 2000).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

related within ninth degree to party); O.C.G.A. § 15-12-135(a) (disqualifying persons related within the
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Bradley Hester v. Matthew Gentry (11th Cir. 2022).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

complexity of the proceedings.” Ala. Code 1975 § 15-12-5(b). B. The district court found that
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Mark Jenkins v. Comm'r, Alabama Dep't of Corr. (11th Cir. 2019).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

compensation due him as appointed counsel. See Ala. Code § 15-12-21. In it, Downey reported that he spent 71 hours4
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Mark Jenkins v. Comm'r, Alabama Dep't of Corr. (11th Cir. 2019).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

compensation due him as appointed counsel. See Ala. Code § 15-12-21. In it, Downey reported that he spent 71 hours4
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Mark Jenkins v. Comm'r, Alabama Dep't of Corr. (11th Cir. 2019).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

compensation due him as appointed counsel. See Ala. Code § 15-12-21. In it, Downey reported that he spent 71 hours4

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