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17.001 Chief Financial Officer.—As provided in s. 4(c), Art. IV of the State Constitution, the Chief Financial Officer is the chief fiscal officer of the state and is responsible for settling and approving accounts against the state and keeping all state funds and securities.
History.—s. 12, ch. 2003-261.

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·Horace Luckey, III v. Joe Frank Harris, Governor, 860 F.2d 1012 (11th Cir. 1988).

Cited 85 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1988 U.S. App. LEXIS 15659, 1988 WL 116404

to commence criminal prosecutions, Ga. Code Ann. § 17-1-2 (1982), and has the final authority to direct
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·Cumulus Media, Inc. v. Clear Channel Commc'ns, Inc., 304 F.3d 1167 (11th Cir. 2002).

Cited 68 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 53 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 823, 64 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1353, 2002 U.S. App. LEXIS 18485, 2002 WL 31000244

McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 17:1 (4th ed.2001); see also Abdul-Jabbar v. Gen
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·R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. v. Martin, 53 So. 3d 1060 (Fla. 1st DCA 2010).

Cited 44 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 2010 Fla. App. LEXIS 19008, 2010 WL 5074839

John McGinley, Fla. Prac., Elements of an Action, § 17:1 (2009-2010 ed.). The civil conspiracy claim required
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·Nat. Answers, Inc. v. SmithKline Beecham Corp., 529 F.3d 1325 (11th Cir. 2008).

Cited 27 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 87 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1200, 2008 U.S. App. LEXIS 12569, 2008 WL 2390483

5 McCarthy on Trademarks and Unfair Competition § 17:1 (4th ed. 2001) (explaining that if a trademark
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·Hitt v. Nissan Motor Co., Ltd., 399 F. Supp. 838 (S.D. Fla. 1975).

Cited 32 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1975 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 11356

v. Pinnell, supra. [44] Ill.Rev.Stat. ch. 110, § 17(1) (b). [45] 1965 Perm.Supp., C.R.S. § 37-1-26(c)
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·Norfolk S. Ry. Co. v. Groves, 586 F.3d 1273 (11th Cir. 2009).

Cited 33 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2009 U.S. App. LEXIS 23980, 2009 WL 3522327

1990); see also, e.g., REST (SECOND) OF CONTRACTS § 17(1) (1981) ("the formation of a contract requires
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·Smith v. Singletary, 170 F.3d 1051 (11th Cir. 1999).

Cited 16 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1999 U.S. App. LEXIS 5046, 1999 WL 162461

law is universally recognized_” Id., § 17.1, at 497 (citing cases); Pitts v. Cook,
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·Maurice Walker v. City of Calhoun, GA, 901 F.3d 1245 (11th Cir. 2018).

Cited 14 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Kennesaw Mun. Code § 38-46; Nashville Mun. Code § 17-1; Smyrna Mun. Code § 34-49(a); Stockbridge Mun.
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·In Re Will of Martell, 457 So. 2d 1064 (Fla. 2d DCA 1984).

Cited 15 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

intended that the provisions of Chapter 73-159, Section 17[1] would have retroactive application. We base
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·Brevard Cnty. v. Ramsey, 658 So. 2d 1190 (Fla. 5th DCA 1995).

Cited 18 times | Published | Florida 5th District Court of Appeal | 1995 WL 471654

holds the property in trust... . *1195 Fratcher, § 17.1, at 226-228 (footnotes omitted). See also 76 Am
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·Gryzik v. State, 380 So. 2d 1102 (Fla. 1st DCA 1980).

Cited 19 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

automatic retirement at age seventy. Article V, § 17(1), Fla. Const. This court reasoned: It is obvious
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·Susan Lee Weissinger v. James C. White, 733 F.2d 802 (11th Cir. 1984).

Cited 13 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1984 U.S. App. LEXIS 21956

thirty percent. Consequently, the court declared § 17(1) of Title 51 of the Alabama Code 1 unconstitutional
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·State v. Franklin, 836 So. 2d 1112 (Fla. 3d DCA 2003).

Cited 11 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2003 WL 289338

J. Singer, Statutes and Statutory Construction § 17:1, at 2 (6th ed.2002 revision), and Florida's provision
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·Qantum Commc'ns Corp. v. Star Broad., Inc., 473 F. Supp. 2d 1249 (S.D. Fla. 2007).

Cited 10 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2007 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 12009, 2007 WL 445307

a written notice of termination pursuant to Section 17.1. (D.E. No. 117 at 4 n. 2). This Court agrees
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·Any Kind Checks Cashed, Inc. v. Talcott, 830 So. 2d 160 (Fla. 4th DCA 2002).

Cited 9 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 48 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. 2d (West) 800

in the underlying transaction." WHITE & SUMMERS, § 17-1. In applying the new standard, "fairness" should
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·State Ex Rel. Booth v. Byington, 168 So. 2d 164 (Fla. 1st DCA 1964).

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

automatically become retired as county judge under Section 17(1), Article V, Constitution of Florida, which
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·Alterman Transp. Lines, Inc. v. State, 405 So. 2d 456 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 8 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1981 Fla. App. LEXIS 21390, 1981 WL 610505

the title. Sutherland, Statutory Construction, § 17.01 (4th Ed. 1972). These requirements are designed
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·Marine Coatings of Alabama v. United States, 71 F.3d 1558 (11th Cir. 1996).

Cited 9 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1996 A.M.C. 1035, 1996 U.S. App. LEXIS 233, 1996 WL 202

Schoenbaum, Admiralty and Maritime Law § 17-1, at 867 (2d ed. 1994). Given the Supreme Court's
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·Town of Lauderdale-by-the-sea v. Meretsky, 773 So. 2d 1245 (Fla. 4th DCA 2000).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2000 WL 1819401

construction of the wall on the public right-of-way. Section 17-1, Town of Lauderdale-By-The-Sea Code of Ordinances
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·Villanueva v. City of Fort Pierce, Fla., 24 F. Supp. 2d 1364 (S.D. Fla. 1998).

Cited 5 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 1998 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 17490, 80 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 1617, 1998 WL 764791

national origin. [4] City of Fort Pierce Code § 17.1(E). [5] See Pl.'s Resp. to Def.'s Mot. for Summ
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·Leon Cnty. v. Parker, 566 So. 2d 1315 (Fla. 1st DCA 1990).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal | 1990 WL 110282

not considered together at that level. [4] Section 17.1-25(d), Leon County Code, provides: (d) Existing
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·Clean Water, Inc. v. State, Dept. of Env. Reg., 402 So. 2d 456 (Fla. 1st DCA 1981).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

time to file a notice of appeal specified by Section 17-1.72(1), Florida Administrative Code, must be
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·Hill v. Palm Beach Polo, Inc., 717 So. 2d 1080 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998).

Cited 5 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 1998 WL 552668

Restated Bylaws and the Master Declaration, section 17.1 gave the developer authority to "alter, modify
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·S. Broadcast Grp., LLC v. Gem Broad., Inc., 145 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (M.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, M.D. Florida | 2001 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 7386, 2001 WL 617629

of the APA bear directly on the waiver issue. Section 17.1 of the APA states that "[a]ll representations
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·Alabama Educ. Ass'n v. State Superintendent of Educ., 746 F.3d 1135 (11th Cir. 2014).

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

in isolation; we read statutes as a whole.”). Section 17-1-4 of the Election Code states that “political
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·Commodity Futures Trading Comm'n v. G7 Advisory Servs., LLC, 406 F. Supp. 2d 1289 (S.D. Fla. 2005).

Cited 2 times | Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 38209, 2005 WL 3577149

investment bank holding company (as defined in section 17(1) or the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 [15
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·Provident Grp.-Continuum Props., L.L.C. Ex Rel. Univ. of Florida v. Crapo, 157 So. 3d 409 (Fla. 1st DCA 2015).

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

William F. Fratcher, Scott on Trusts, § 17.1, at 226-28 (4th ed. 1988)). The court did not suggest
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·Microf LLC v. Paul L. Cumbess (11th Cir. 2020).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

“representative of the bankruptcy estate,” id. at § 17:1, and her “primary purpose . . . is . . . to serve
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Lefkovitz v. Lefkovitz, 341 So. 2d 253 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976).

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

[1] Smith-Hurd Ann., Ch. 110, § 17. [1] Smith-Hurd Ann., ch. 110, § 17(1)(e). A 1973 revision of the Florida
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Agency for Health Care Admin. v. ORHS, INC., 617 So. 2d 385 (Fla. 1st DCA 1993).

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

NEED," submitted into evidence, provides, in section 17-1: "This chapter outlines the department's policy
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·Landcastle Acquisition Corp. v. Renasant Bank (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

consideration.” Restatement (Second) of Contracts, supra, § 17(1) (emphases added); 1 Williston on Contracts
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·Home Ins. Co. v. Gonzalez, 648 So. 2d 291 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1995).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1995 Fla. App. LEXIS 4, 1995 WL 1701

Trawick, Jr., Florida Practice and Procedure, § 17-1 (1993 ed.) (“Perpetuation of testimony is not discovery
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·In Re Star Broad., Inc., 336 B.R. 825 (Bankr. N.D. Fla. 2006).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida | 19 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 133, 2006 Bankr. LEXIS 105, 2006 WL 156715

termination notice is sent. See Movant's Exhibit 1, Section 17.1(g). The APA also contained a provision that
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Jonathan Huey Lawrence v. State of Florida (Fla. 2020).

Published | Supreme Court of Florida

cert. denied, 140 S. Ct. 262 (2019); Va. Code Ann. § 17.1- 313(C)(2), (E) (West 2020); Lawlor v. Commonwealth
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Cwi-gg Rcfl Prop. Owner, LLC. v. David J. Stern & Castillo Grand Residences Condo. Ass'n, Inc. (Fla. 1st DCA 2020).

Published | Florida 1st District Court of Appeal

surrounding common elements and exterior. Section 17.1.1 of the condominium declaration addresses the
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Positano Place at Naples IV Condo. Ass'n, Inc. v. Empire Indem. Ins. Co. (11th Cir. 2023).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

cause or hearing before the same.” ch. 20, § 17, 1 Stat. 73, 83. USCA11 Case: 22-11059 Document:
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Smith v. Moore, 170 F.3d 1051 (11th Cir. 1999).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

of law is universally recognized . . . .” Id., § 17.1, at 497 (citing cases); Pitts v. Cook, 923 F.2d
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Qantum Commc'ns Corp. v. Star Broad., Inc., 382 F. Supp. 2d 1362 (S.D. Fla. 2005).

Published | District Court, S.D. Florida | 2005 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 21901, 2005 WL 2001185

Seller. (D.E. No. 1 at Exhibit C, page 21). [3] Section 17.1(g) of the Agreement states, in relevant part
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Claudio Cini v. Angela Cabezas (Fla. 3d DCA 2022).

Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal

Ufferman, Florida Criminal Practice & Procedure § 17:1 (2022 ed.). During election season, courts
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1974).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

the only exceptions to the prohibition made by Section 17(1), supra. . . ." Thus, when read in context,
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·Charles T. Johnson v. NPAS Solutions, LLC (11th Cir. 2020).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

representing. See id. at 1312–13; see also Newberg § 17:1. Courts across the country discuss the reasons
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