Florida Statute 16.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title IV
EXECUTIVE BRANCH

Chapter 16
ATTORNEY GENERAL

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F.S. 16.01

16.01 Residence, office, and duties of Attorney General.—The Attorney General:

(1) Shall reside at the seat of government and shall keep his or her office in the capitol.

(2) Shall perform the duties prescribed by the Constitution of this state and also perform such other duties appropriate to his or her office as may from time to time be required of the Attorney General by law or by resolution of the Legislature.

(3) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, shall, on the written requisition of the Governor, a member of the Cabinet, the head of a department in the executive branch of state government, the Speaker of the House of Representatives, the President of the Senate, the Minority Leader of the House of Representatives, or the Minority Leader of the Senate, and may, upon the written requisition of a member of the Legislature, other state officer, or officer of a county, municipality, other unit of local government, or political subdivision, give an official opinion and legal advice in writing on any question of law relating to the official duties of the requesting officer.

(4) Shall appear in and attend to, in behalf of the state, all suits or prosecutions, civil or criminal or in equity, in which the state may be a party, or in anywise interested, in the Supreme Court and district courts of appeal of this state.

(5) Shall appear in and attend to such suits or prosecutions in any other of the courts of this state or in any courts of any other state or of the United States. This subsection is not intended to authorize the joinder of the Attorney General as a party in such suits or prosecutions.

(6) Shall act as co-counsel of record in capital collateral proceedings.

(7) Shall have and perform all powers and duties incident or usual to such office.

(8) Shall make and keep in his or her office a record of all his or her official acts and proceedings, containing copies of all official opinions, reports, and correspondence, and also keep and preserve in the office all official letters and communications to him or her and cause a registry and index thereof to be made and kept, all of which official papers and records shall be subject to the inspection of the Governor of the state and to the disposition of the Legislature by act or resolution thereof.

(9) May periodically publish a report of his or her official opinions and may prepare and publish an index or consolidated index or indexes of opinions.

History.—s. 2, ch. 2, 1845; ch. 1845, 1871; RS 85; GS 87; RGS 101; CGL 125; s. 7, ch. 22858, 1945; s. 7, ch. 59-1; s. 1, ch. 78-399; s. 1, ch. 79-159; s. 7, ch. 81-259; s. 1, ch. 85-123; s. 45, ch. 95-147; s. 10, ch. 97-313; s. 6, ch. 2001-266.

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Amendments to 16.01

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 16.01

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 16.01.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 16.01

Total Results: 20

Hillsborough County v. Stephen J. Dibbs

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-12-04

Snippet: with Future Land Use Element Objective and Policies 16.1 and 16.2 regarding neighborhood protection."

Kelly A. Kranci v. Casey J. Kranci

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-20

Snippet: any proceeding under this chapter . . . .” § 61.16(1), Fla. Stat. (2019). The factors to consider in

Eduardo Acosta v. the State of Florida

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: evidence. 16 1. The Jury’s Finding Is Reviewable on Direct Appeal

Luz A. Ospina-Shone v. Jason Andrew Shone

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-11-06

Snippet: Jason Andrew Shone, attorney’s fees pursuant to § 61.16(1), Florida Statutes. Because there was not competent

FERNANDEZ v. KIVIMAKI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-21

Snippet: sanction for contemptuous conduct. Compare § 61.16(1) ("The court may from time to time, after considering

FERNANDEZ v. KIVIMAKI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-21

Snippet: sanction for contemptuous conduct. Compare § 61.16(1) ("The court may from time to time, after considering

FERNANDEZ v. KIVIMAKI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-21

Snippet: sanction for contemptuous conduct. Compare § 61.16(1) ("The court may from time to time, after considering

FERNANDEZ v. KIVIMAKI

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-21

Snippet: sanction for contemptuous conduct. Compare § 61.16(1) ("The court may from time to time, after considering

MICHAEL ALLEN LOVETT v. STATE OF FLORIDA

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-08-16

Snippet: offenses charged in the same information. See § 921.16(1), Fla. Stat. (2018). But the jury only convicted