Florida Statute 50.021 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

50.021 Publication when no newspaper in county.—When any law, or order or decree of court, directs advertisements to be made in a county and there is no newspaper published in the county, the advertisement may be published on a publicly accessible website as provided in s. 50.0311 or made by posting three copies thereof in three different places in the county, one of which shall be at the front door of the courthouse, and by publication in the nearest county in which a newspaper qualified under this chapter is published.

History.—RS 1297; GS 1728; RGS 2943; CGL 4667; s. 6, ch. 67-254; s. 2, ch. 2021-17; s. 2, ch. 2022-103.

Note.—Former s. 49.02.

Cases Citing F.S. 50.021

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·Grech v. Clayton Cnty., GA, 335 F.3d 1326 (11th Cir. 2003).
Cited 362 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 13575, 2003 WL 21521761
under the State Tort Claims Act, Ga.Code Ann. § 50-21-22, et seq., which covers "the State of Georgia
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Cited "but see"Couser (2020)
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·Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).
Cited 369 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2003 WL 21729838
immunity. Compare Ga.Code Ann. § 36-1-4 with id. § 50-21-20 et seq. Counties' immunity from many state law
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Distinguished(citing case) (2017)
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·Randall Kevin Jones v. Officer S. Fransen, 857 F.3d 843 (11th Cir. 2017).
Cited 104 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2017 WL 2198126, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 8816
*857 Not surprisingly, O.C.G.A. § 50-21-22(4), which we use to determine the meaning of
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Cited as authorityBrown (2026)
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·Nat'l Ass'n of Boards of Pharmacy v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Georgia, 633 F.3d 1297 (11th Cir. 2011).
Cited 47 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 78 Fed. R. Serv. 3d 1386, 97 U.S.P.Q. 2d (BNA) 1931, 2011 U.S. App. LEXIS 3543, 2011 WL 649951
employment under O.C.G.A. § 50-21-23, while a later statute, O.C.G.A. § 50-21-25, states that the procedure
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·David Carter v. Timothy Filbeck, 821 F.3d 1310 (11th Cir. 2016).
Cited 102 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2016 U.S. App. LEXIS 8010, 2016 WL 1743573
counties or county employees. See O.C.G.A. § 50-21-23(a) (“The state waives jts sovereign immunity
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Abrogated(citing case) (2017)
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Cited as authorityMcKenzie (2026)
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Cited as authorityKing (2026)
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·Lapides v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Georgia, 251 F.3d 1372 (11th Cir. 2001).
Cited 14 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2001 U.S. App. LEXIS 10649, 81 Empl. Prac. Dec. (CCH) 40, 766, 2001 WL 561352
1983 and the Georgia Tort Claims Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-21-23, in the Superior Court of Cobb County, Georgia
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Cited as authorityAnderson (2011)
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Cited as authorityMeyers (2005)
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·Zaneta (Joi) Rainey Lightfoot v. Henry Cnty. Sch. Dist., 771 F.3d 764 (11th Cir. 2014).
Cited 8 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 30 Am. Disabilities Cas. (BNA) 1675, 23 Wage & Hour Cas.2d (BNA) 1372, 2014 U.S. App. LEXIS 21382, 2014 WL 5803575
units 'of local government....” Ga. Code Ann. § 50-21-22. Finally, the School District argues that
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Cited as authorityAmaya (2024)
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Cited as authorityOhai (2024)
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·Thomas Hayden Barnes v. Ronald M. Zaccari, 669 F.3d 1295 (11th Cir. 2012).
Cited 32 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2012 WL 373316, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 2396
immunity for breach of contract claims. Ga.Code Ann. § 50-21-l(a). But neither provision expressly consents
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Vacated(citing case) (2016)
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Limited(citing case) (2022)
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·Contour Spa at the Hard Rock, Inc. v. Seminole Tribe of Florida, 692 F.3d 1200 (11th Cir. 2012).
Cited 5 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2012 WL 3740402, 2012 U.S. App. LEXIS 18464
actions brought in federal court. Ga. Code Ann. § 50-21-23(b) (“The state waives its sovereign immunity
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Cited as authorityManzini (2025)
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·Micheal Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton, 871 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir. 2017).
Cited 1 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2017 WL 4296582, 2017 U.S. App. LEXIS 18810
out that the Georgia Tort Claims Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-21-20, which waives the sovereign immunity of the
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Cited as authorityHill (2022)
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Cited as authorityMONROE (2021)
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Pokress v. S. Hotel Corp., 42 So. 2d 166 (Fla. 1949).
Cited 3 times | Published | Supreme Court of Florida | 1949 Fla. LEXIS 983
for compulsory amendment, as authorized by Section 50.21, F.S.A. We hold the allegations of conspiracy
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·Akeem Washington v. Shannon Rivera (11th Cir. 2019).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
her official duties or employment.” O.C.G.A. § 50-21-25(a). But the Act expressly excludes “counties”
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Cited as authorityPaez (2026)
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Cited as authorityHolton (2026)
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·Langston Austin v. Glynn Cnty., Georgia (11th Cir. 2023).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Argued: Mar 2, 2023
perior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.” Ga. Code § 50-21-1(b). The Georgia Constitution further
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Cited as authorityTurner-Pugh (2024)
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Cert. deniedTurner-Pugh (2024)
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Micheal Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton (11th Cir. 2017).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
out that the Georgia Tort Claims Act, O.C.G.A. § 50-21-20, which waives the sovereign immunity of the
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Langston Austin v. Glynn Cnty., Georgia (11th Cir. 2023).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Argued: Mar 2, 2023
perior Court of Fulton County, Georgia.” Ga. Code § 50-21-1(b). The Georgia Constitution further
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Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2002).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
immunity. Compare Ga.Code Ann. § 36-1-4 with id. § 50-21-20 et seq. Counties’ immunity from many state law
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Nat'l Ass'n v. Bd. of Regents (11th Cir. 2011).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
employment under O.C.G.A. § 50-21-23, while a later statute, O.C.G.A. § 50-21-25, states that the procedure
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Brantley Tyler Rayburn v. Dora L. Farnesi (11th Cir. 2001).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
scope of official duties or employment. O.C.G.A. § 50-21-23(a). In addition, the Act provides total
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Brantley Tyler Rayburn v. Dora L. Farnesi, 241 F.3d 1341 (11th Cir. 2001).
Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 2001 WL 133161
scope of official duties or employment. O.C.G.A. § 50-21-23(a). In addition, the Act provides total immunity

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Cases Citing F.S. 50.021

·Grech v. Clayton Cnty., GA, 335 F.3d 1326 (11th Cir. 2003).

·Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2003).

·Randall Kevin Jones v. Officer S. Fransen, 857 F.3d 843 (11th Cir. 2017).

·Nat'l Ass'n of Boards of Pharmacy v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Georgia, 633 F.3d 1297 (11th Cir. 2011).

·David Carter v. Timothy Filbeck, 821 F.3d 1310 (11th Cir. 2016).

·Lapides v. Bd. of Regents of the Univ. Sys. of Georgia, 251 F.3d 1372 (11th Cir. 2001).

·Zaneta (Joi) Rainey Lightfoot v. Henry Cnty. Sch. Dist., 771 F.3d 764 (11th Cir. 2014).

·Thomas Hayden Barnes v. Ronald M. Zaccari, 669 F.3d 1295 (11th Cir. 2012).

·Contour Spa at the Hard Rock, Inc. v. Seminole Tribe of Florida, 692 F.3d 1200 (11th Cir. 2012).

·Micheal Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton, 871 F.3d 1340 (11th Cir. 2017).

Pokress v. S. Hotel Corp., 42 So. 2d 166 (Fla. 1949).

·Akeem Washington v. Shannon Rivera (11th Cir. 2019).

·Langston Austin v. Glynn Cnty., Georgia (11th Cir. 2023).

Micheal Leslie Lake v. Michael Skelton (11th Cir. 2017).

Langston Austin v. Glynn Cnty., Georgia (11th Cir. 2023).

Willie Santonio Manders v. Thurman Lee, 338 F.3d 1304 (11th Cir. 2002).

Nat'l Ass'n v. Bd. of Regents (11th Cir. 2011).

Brantley Tyler Rayburn v. Dora L. Farnesi (11th Cir. 2001).

Brantley Tyler Rayburn v. Dora L. Farnesi, 241 F.3d 1341 (11th Cir. 2001).