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Florida Statute 27.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 27.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 27.01 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
27.01 State attorneys; number, election, terms.There shall be a state attorney for each of the judicial circuits, who shall be elected at the general election by the qualified electors of their respective judicial circuits as other state officials are elected, and who shall serve for a term of 4 years.
History.s. 1, ch. 5120, 1903; GS 1796; ss. 1, chs. 6197, 6198, 1911; RGS 3026; CGL 4769; ss. 1, 5-A, ch. 17085, 1935; s. 1, ch. 26761, 1951.

Cases Citing F.S. 27.01

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·21 Emp. Benefits Cas. 1544, 11 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. C 132 Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc., Plaintiff-Counter-Defendant-Appellee v. John O. Nielsen, D.M.D., Individually & on Behalf of All Other Persons Who Are Similarly Situated, Kenneth O. Friday, George R. Bolling, Individually & on Behalf of All Others Similarly Situated, Intervenor-Defendants-Counterclaimants-Appellants, Complete Health, Inc., Samuel W. Sullivan, M.D., Movants, 116 F.3d 1406 (11th Cir. 1997).

Cited 48 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

performance of covered services. See Ala.Code § 27-1-19(a) (Supp.1996). The Assignment Act also requires
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Cited as authorityAdell (2011)
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Cited as authorityFreeman (1998)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Smith v. Am. Int'l Life Assurance Co. of New York, 50 F.3d 956 (11th Cir. 1995).

Cited 28 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1995 U.S. App. LEXIS 9443, 1995 WL 152680

district court derived this rate from Ala.Code § 27-1-17(b) (1986), which provides the rate of interest
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Cited "but see"(citing case) (1998)
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·Burshan v. Nat'l Union Fire Ins. Co. of Pittsburgh, Pa., 805 So. 2d 835 (Fla. 4th DCA 2001).

Cited 24 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2001 WL 883234

P. TRAWICK, JR., FLORIDA PRACTICE AND PROCEDURE § 27-1 (2000). An execution may be levied against various
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Criticized(citing case) (2018)
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Cited as authorityBrashevitzky (2024)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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·Matter of Nichols, 42 B.R. 772 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1984).

Cited 19 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida

alienating his interest. Lowell, Florida Law of Trusts, § 27-1 (1976). However, where a debtor has the power to
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Cited as authorityIn Re Thomas (1990)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1989)
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Cited as authorityIn Re Kerr (1986)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·State v. Valera, 75 So. 3d 330 (Fla. 4th DCA 2011).

Cited 10 times | Published | Florida 4th District Court of Appeal | 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 17366, 36 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. D 2390

...icial Circuit. The former derives its authority from article IV, section 4(b) of the Florida Constitution and section 16.56, Florida Statutes, while the latter’s authority is derived from article V, section 17 of the Florida Con *332 stitution and section 27.01 et seq., Florida Statutes....
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2022)
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Cited as authorityDavis (2017)
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Cited as authorityPethtel (2015)
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·Roy A. Mullenix, Arletta Howerton, Tom Willey & Mary Willey v. Aetna Life & Cas. Ins. Co., 912 F.2d 1406 (11th Cir. 1990).

Cited 7 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 12 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 2698, 1990 U.S. App. LEXIS 16908, 1990 WL 129272

chiropractic services. Alabama Code § 27-1-10 (1975) provides as follows: § 27-1-10. Payment for health services
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Cited as authorityHudgens (2012)
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Cited as authority(citing case) (1995)
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Cited as authorityFioretti (1995)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Alabama, Inc. v. Nielsen, 116 F.3d 1406 (11th Cir. 1997).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 21 Employee Benefits Cas. (BNA) 1544, 1997 U.S. App. LEXIS 17061, 1997 WL 345949

and that because of Alabama Code § 10-4-115 and § 27-1-4, Blue Cross is not bound by the Assignment Act
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2026)
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·Stancel v. Schultz, 226 So. 2d 456 (Fla. 2d DCA 1969).

Cited 6 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal

...But the Florida statutes prescribing the duties of the State Attorney under authority of Art. V, § 6(6) of the Constitution, F.S.A., rather clearly limit his duties and authority to the judicial circuit wherein he has been duly elected and qualified. F.S. § 27.01 et seq., F.S.A....
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Cited "but see"Harris (1982)
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Cited as authorityMcKay (2004)
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Cited as authorityGrant (2002)
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·Silver v. Baggiano, 804 F.2d 1211 (11th Cir. 1986).

Cited 9 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1986 U.S. App. LEXIS 33923

ruled that the policy was not violative of Ala.Code § 27-1-15. It did not consider Silver’s claims based on
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AbrogatedDDS (2019)
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Cited "but see"Brown (1997)
phrase: "but see"
Cited as authorityBentley (2015)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Bdo Seidman v. Banco Espirito Santo Int'l, Ltd., 998 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 3d DCA 2008).

Cited 4 times | Published | Florida 3rd District Court of Appeal | 2008 WL 1734148

15-26A-26 (2003) ($25 million cap); Tenn.Code Ann. § 27-1-124 (2003) ($75 million cap); Tex. Civ. Prac. &
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2023)
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·Grant v. Wells (In Re Wells), 259 B.R. 776 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 2001).

Cited 2 times | Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 14 Fla. L. Weekly Fed. B 225, 2001 Bankr. LEXIS 271, 37 Bankr. Ct. Dec. (CRR) 157, 2001 WL 282355

Fla.1984) (quoting Lowell, Florida Law of Trusts, § 27-1 (1976)). To the contrary, the Trust gives Defendant
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Cited as authority(citing case) (2026)
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Cited as authorityBarnes (2011)
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Cited as authorityWelch (2009)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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·Gonzalez v. Vogel, 616 So. 2d 473 (Fla. 2d DCA 1993).

Cited 1 times | Published | Florida 2nd District Court of Appeal | 1993 WL 33806

...The statute does not define the term "district." We conclude that Vogel is an appointed district officer. For this statutory purpose, a state attorney's territorial jurisdiction, coinciding with a judicial circuit, is a "district." Art. V, § 17, Fla. Const.; § 27.01, Fla....
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Cited as authorityRuiz (2010)
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·Nixon v. P.J. Pedone & Co. (In re Nichols), 42 B.R. 772 (Bankr. M.D. Fla. 1984).

Published | United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida | 1984 Bankr. LEXIS 5496

alienating his interest. Lowell, Florida Law of Trusts, § 27-1 (1976). However, where a debtor has the power to
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Cited as authorityKresser (2010)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authorityIn Re Wells (2001)
phrase: "rule_authority"
Cited as authority(citing case) (1989)
phrase: "rule_authority"
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Jordan v. Nat'l Accident Ins. Underwriters Inc., 948 F.2d 1218 (11th Cir. 1991).

Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1991 U.S. App. LEXIS 29461

judgment should be awarded pursuant to Ala.Code 1975, § 27-1-17(b) or at the "legal rate" prescribed by Ala
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·Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: May 2, 2023

...attorney for Florida’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which encom- passes Hillsborough County, whose seat is Tampa. Florida state at- torneys are state officers, locally elected to four-year terms. See Fla. Const. art. V, § 17; Fla. Stat. § 27.01....
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Cited as authorityRiegel (2025)
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·Paul Eknes-Tucker v. Governor of the State of Alabama (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

often necessary to provide needed care.” ALA. CODE § 27-1- 10.1(a)(5) (2022).
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Cited as authorityOLIVER (2025)
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Ameritox, Ltd. v. Millennium Labs., Inc., 803 F.3d 517 (11th Cir. 2015).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

plaintiff could not bring a cause of action under § 27-1-202, MCA — a statute allowing parties to seek damages
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Blue Cross & Blue Shield v. Nielsen, 142 F.3d 1375 (11th Cir. 1998).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

their performance of covered services. See Ala.Code § 27-1-19(a) (Supp.1996). The Assignment Act also requires
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City of Miami Beach v. Amoco Oil Co., 510 So. 2d 609 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1987).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 12 Fla. L. Weekly 1539, 1987 Fla. App. LEXIS 9026

City of Miami Beach zoning ordinance No.-1891, section 27-1.D.3 unenforceable. Although we agree with the
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Jordan ex rel. Est. of Jordan v. Nat'l Accident Ins. Underwriters Inc., 922 F.2d 732 (11th Cir. 1991).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

The court denied Jordan’s request under Ala.Code § 27-1-17 for an award of interest at the rate of one
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Andrew H. Warren v. Ron DeSantis (11th Cir. 2024).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

Argued: May 2, 2023

...attorney for Florida’s Thirteenth Judicial Circuit, which encom- passes Hillsborough County, whose seat is Tampa. Florida state at- torneys are state officers, locally elected to four-year terms. See Fla. Const. art. V, § 17; Fla. Stat. § 27.01....
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Jordan ex rel. Est. of Jordan v. Nat'l Accident Ins. Underwriters Inc., 948 F.2d 1218 (11th Cir. 1991).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

holding that interest is to be awarded pursuant to § 27-1 — 17(b). Jordan v. Reliable Life Insurance Company
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Vinales v. State, 374 So. 2d 570 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1979).

Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1979 Fla. App. LEXIS 15702

...authorizing the wiretaps. Finding that no error has been presented, we affirm the judgments and sentences appealed. Affirmed. . Section 849.25, Florida Statutes (1977). . Office of the State Attorney of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit of Florida. See § 27.01, Fla....
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Equal Emp. Opportunity Comm'n v. Reno, 758 F.2d 581 (11th Cir. 1985).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1985 U.S. App. LEXIS 29153, 38 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 35, 689, 37 Fair Empl. Prac. Cas. (BNA) 985

...employer— (1) to fail or refuse to hire or to discharge any individual or otherwise discriminate against any individual with respect to his compensation, terms, conditions, or privileges of employment, because of such individual's age; . Fla.Stat. § 27.01 (1981)....

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