Florida Statutes

Fla. Stat. § 16.08 (2025)

Superintendence and direction of state attorneys.

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16.08 Superintendence and direction of state attorneys.—The Attorney General shall exercise a general superintendence and direction over the several state attorneys of the several circuits as to the manner of discharging their respective duties, and whenever requested by the state attorneys, shall give them her or his opinion upon any question of law.

History.—s. 1, ch. 2098, 1877; RS 90; GS 93; RGS 107; CGL 131; s. 48, ch. 95-147.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 5 cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1972–2021 · leading case: Support Working Animals, Inc. v. Governor of Florida, 8 F.4th 1198 (11th Cir. 2021).

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Support Working Animals, Inc. v. Governor of Florida, 8 F.4th 1198 (11th Cir. 2021). “The plaintiffs also 12 USCA11 Case: 20-12665 Date Filed: 08/12/2021 Page: 13 of 16 argue that the Attorney General has “general superintendence and direction” over elected state attorneys, Fla. Stat. § 16.08 , who can enforce § 32 and, separately, that the Attorney General is…”

United States v. Lanza, 341 F. Supp. 405 (M.D. Fla. 1972). · cites it 2× “Fla.Stat. § 16.08, F.S.A. This relation apparently does not exist between the Attorney General and county solicitors.”

United States v. Sylvester Anthony Domme, Jr. & Thomas Allen Domme, 753 F.2d 950 (11th Cir. 1985). “01(4)-(5) (West Supp.1984). See State v. Bowman, 437 So.”

Support Working Animals Inc v. Desantis (N.D. Fla. 2020). · cites it 3× “To the contrary, the Attorney General could “superintend and direct” the state attorneys to bring prosecutions under Amendment 13’s forthcoming civil or criminal penalties, §16.08, Fla. Stat.; she could independently institute such prosecutions, see Memberworks, Inc.”

Dream Defenders v. Desantis (N.D. Fla. 2021). · cites it 3× “17 Plaintiffs quote section 16.08, Florida Statutes, which states that the Attorney General “shall exercise a general superintendence and direction over the several state 16 The Office of Statewide Prosecution is empowered to investigate and prosecute certain offenses, none of…”

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