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Fla. Stat. § 20.24 (2025)
Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
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20.24 Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.—There is created a Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles.
(1) The head of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles is the Governor and Cabinet.
(2) The following divisions, and bureaus within the divisions, of the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles are established:
(a) Division of the Florida Highway Patrol.
(b) Division of Motorist Services.
(3) The Office of Commercial Vehicle Enforcement is established within the Division of the Florida Highway Patrol.
History.—s. 24, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 76-281; s. 5, ch. 79-10; s. 64, ch. 79-190; s. 1, ch. 79-324; s. 1, ch. 2009-183; s. 2, ch. 2011-66; s. 1, ch. 2012-181.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 16
cases, 1974–2019 · leading case: Women's Emergency Network v. Bush, 214 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (S.D. Fla. 2002).
Women's Emergency Network v. Bush, 214 F. Supp. 2d 1316 (S.D. Fla. 2002). “” Reply at 2 (emphasis in pleading) citing Fla. Stat. § 20.24 . Thus, according to Governor Bush, he lacks the requisite connection with the Act and he is not a proper party.”
Antoine v. State Farm Mut. Auto. Ins., 662 F. Supp. 2d 1318 (M.D. Fla. 2009). “Fla. Stat. § 20.24 As such, its proceedings are not judicial proceedings.”
Sheffield v. Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs., 356 So. 2d 353 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). “The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was created by the Governmental Reorganization Act of 1969, Section 20.24, Florida Statutes. The “head” of the Department is the Governor and Cabinet (§ 20.”
Dep't of High. Saf. v. Schluter, 705 So. 2d 81 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). “The threshold question in the present case is whether any of the policies at issue found *87 expression as agency statements (attributable to appellant's collegial head, § 20.24(1), Fla. Stat. (1995), or some duly authorized delegate) intended to have the preclusive effect of…”
Kawasaki of Tampa, Inc. v. Calvin, 348 So. 2d 897 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “NOTES [1] § 20.24(1), Fla. Stat. (1975).”
McCulley Ford, Inc. v. Calvin, 308 So. 2d 189 (Fla. 1st DCA 1974). “(F.S. 20.24) The heads of the various departments of government are granted powers and duties by F.”
Cates v. Fricker, 529 So. 2d 1253 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988). “" That there had been previous wills of the decedent which also excluded appellant was not by itself necessarily determinative of her lack of standing as an heir at law to contest the will.”
In re Transition Rule 20, 306 So. 2d 489 (Fla. 1974). ““Department” shall mean the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, defined in section 20.24, of Florida Statutes, or the appropriate division thereof.”
In re Florida Rules of Practice & Procedure for Traffic Courts, 410 So. 2d 1337 (Fla. 1982). “*1338 “Department” shall mean the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, defined in section 20.24, Florida Statutes, or the appropriate division thereof.”
Women's Emergency Network v. Bush, 323 F.3d 937 (11th Cir. 2003). “; Fla. Stat. § 20.24 . Appellants contend this finding was improper because the law of this Circuit permits the inclusion of a governor in a suit where the governor is responsible for the enforcement of a challenged law.”
In Re: Amendments to the Florida Rules of Traffic Court - Rule 6.040 (Fla. 2019). ““Department” means the Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles, defined in section 20.24, Florida Statutes, or the appropriate division thereof.”
Moore v. State, 123 So. 3d 672 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). “; § 20.24, Fla. Stat. (2011); Fla. S. Comm, on Budget, SB 2160 (2011) Staff Analysis 1 (Apr.”
— 20.24(1) — 3 cases
Dep't of High. Saf. v. Schluter, 705 So. 2d 81 (Fla. 1st DCA 1997). “The threshold question in the present case is whether any of the policies at issue found *87 expression as agency statements (attributable to appellant's collegial head, § 20.24(1), Fla. Stat. (1995), or some duly authorized delegate) intended to have the preclusive effect of…”
Kawasaki of Tampa, Inc. v. Calvin, 348 So. 2d 897 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “NOTES [1] § 20.24(1), Fla. Stat. (1975).”
Sheffield v. Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs., 356 So. 2d 353 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). “The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was created by the Governmental Reorganization Act of 1969, Section 20.24, Florida Statutes. The “head” of the Department is the Governor and Cabinet (§ 20.”
— 20.24(2) — 1 case
Moore v. State, 123 So. 3d 672 (Fla. 2d DCA 2013). “; § 20.24, Fla. Stat. (2011); Fla. S. Comm, on Budget, SB 2160 (2011) Staff Analysis 1 (Apr.”
— 20.24(2)(a) — 1 case
Sheffield v. Dep't of High. Saf. & Motor Vehs., 356 So. 2d 353 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). “The Department of Highway Safety and Motor Vehicles was created by the Governmental Reorganization Act of 1969, Section 20.24, Florida Statutes. The “head” of the Department is the Governor and Cabinet (§ 20.”
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