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Title IV
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Chapter 15
SECRETARY OF STATE

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F.S. 15.21

15.21 Initiative petitions; s. 3, Art. XI, State Constitution.—

(1) The Secretary of State shall immediately submit an initiative petition to the Attorney General if the sponsor has:

(a) Registered as a political committee pursuant to s. 106.03;

(b) Submitted the ballot title, substance, and text of the proposed revision or amendment to the Secretary of State pursuant to ss. 100.371 and 101.161; and

(c) Obtained a letter from the Division of Elections confirming that the sponsor has submitted to the appropriate supervisors for verification, and the supervisors have verified, forms signed and dated equal to 25 percent of the number of electors statewide required by s. 3, Art. XI of the State Constitution in one-half of the congressional districts of the state.

(2) If the Secretary of State has submitted an initiative petition to the Attorney General pursuant to subsection (1) but the validity of the signatures for such initiative petition has expired pursuant to s. 100.371(11)(a) before securing ballot placement, the Secretary of State must promptly notify the Attorney General. The Secretary of State may resubmit the initiative petition to the Attorney General if the initiative petition is later circulated for placement on the ballot of a subsequent general election and the criteria under subsection (1) are satisfied.

History.—s. 1, ch. 87-363; s. 1, ch. 2002-390; s. 1, ch. 2004-33; s. 1, ch. 2020-15; s. 1, ch. 2022-73.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 15.21

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 15.21.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 15.21

Total Results: 20

Leon Davis, Jr. v. State of Florida & Leon Davis, Jr. v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2024-02-01T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: counsel’s error.” Sanchez-Torres v. State, 322 So. 3d 15, 21 (Fla. 2020) (citing Abdool v. State, 220 So. 3d

Leon Davis, Jr. v. State of Florida & Leon Davis, Jr. v. Ricky D. Dixon, etc.

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2024-02-01T00:00:00-08:00

Snippet: counsel’s error.” Sanchez-Torres v. State, 322 So. 3d 15, 21 (Fla. 2020) (citing Abdool v. State, 220 So. 3d

TEAM HEALTH HOLDINGS, INC. v. LIZETTE C. CACERES

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-02-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: . 15 21-1759 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

BERNARD PIERRE v. THE STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2023-02-28T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: directions. 15 21-2139 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

ALEJANDRO REBOLLEDO v. JOAQUIN CHAFFARDET

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-10-19T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: 15 21-2272 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

Echo River Sanctuary, LLC f/k/a TSE Plantation, LLC v. 21st Mortgage Corp., Meri L. Harrell Curtis R. Harrell

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-09-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: Corporation. 15 21-1940 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

ELLIOTT DAVID DANIELS v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-09-09T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: publication. 15 21-0702 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

ANDRE WHITE v. AUTOZONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION, D/B/A AUTOZONE AUTO PARTS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-09-07T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: . 15 21-0598 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

M.M.W., THE MOTHER v. J.W., THE FATHER

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-08-03T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: remanded. 15 21-2419 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

ANDRE WHITE v. AUTOZONE INVESTMENT CORPORATION, D/B/A AUTOZONE AUTO PARTS

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-06-15T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: remanded. 15 21-0598 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

CITY OF MIAMI v. MIAMI-DADE COUNTY

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-05-05T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: dissent. 15 21-1411 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

CITY OF MIAMI BEACH, etc. v. CLEVELANDER OCEAN, LP, etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2022-03-01T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: . 15 21-1345 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

ZEEV SEGAL, etc. v. FORASTERO, INC., etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-06-02T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: remanded. 15 21-0089 District Court of Appeal of Florida fladistctapp

BJ'S WHOLESALE CLUB, INC., etc. v. LAURA BUGLIARO, etc.

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2021-04-14T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: application of the tax laws of this state[.]” § 213.015(21), Fla. Stat. (2015). On September 9, 2016…this state by the Department of Revenue.” § 213.015(21), Fla. Stat. Before paying taxes, taxpayers are

STATE OF FLORIDA v. WILLIAM GRAHAM MARCELLUS HAYES, II

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2020-08-19T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: be suppressed. Rodriguez v. State, 297 So. 2d 15, 21 (Fla. 1974). The trial courts did not err

Advisory Opinion to the Attorney General Re: Raising Florida's Minimum Wage

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2020-01-08T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: and meets certain technical requirements, see § 15.21, Fla. Stat. (2019), the Attorney General is constitutionally… include that statement in the petition. See §§ 15.21(2), 100.371(13), 101.161(2), Fla. Stat. (2019);…approval before circulating for signatures. §§ 15.21(2), 100.371(2), 101.161(2). In fact, the FIEC has

In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Juvenile Procedure - 2018 Regular-Cycle Report

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 2018-12-06T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 258 So. 3d 1254

Snippet: 2 ... years. ... The child is to serve ... 15/21 ... days in the Juvenile Detention Center, and shall

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners v. an Accountable Miami-Dade

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-09-20T00:53:00-07:00

Snippet: legal sufficiency by the Florida Supreme Court. §§ 15.21, 16.061(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). The petition is placed

Miami-Dade County Board of County Commissioners v. an Accountable Miami-Dade

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-09-20T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 208 So. 3d 724, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 14069

Snippet: legal sufficiency by the Florida Supreme Court. §§ 15.21, 16.061(1), Fla. Stat. (2016). The petition

Kristina Lawhon-Griffis v. State of Florida

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2015-12-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 179 So. 3d 553, 2015 Fla. App. LEXIS 18022

Snippet: amending the sentence as to time served for Counts 15-21; and (3) denying her motion to clarify sentence,