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Fla. Stat. § 120.51 (2025)

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120.51 Short title.This chapter may be known and cited as the “Administrative Procedure Act.”
History.s. 1, ch. 74-310.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 5 cases, 1984–2017 · leading case: State, Dep't of Fin. Servs. v. Peter R. Brown Constr., Inc., 108 So. 3d 723 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013).
State, Dep't of Fin. Servs. v. Peter R. Brown Constr., Inc., 108 So. 3d 723 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). “103 is an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority in violation of section 120.51(8)(b), & (d), Florida Statutes.”
Miccosukee Tribe of Indians v. Florida State Athletic Comm'n, 226 F.3d 1226 (11th Cir. 2000). · cites it 2× “commission-”); see also Fla. Stat. § 120.51 (1) (“‘Agency’ means: .”
Florida Indus. Power Users Grp. v. Art Graham, etc., 209 So. 3d 1142 (Fla. 2017). “See §§ 120.51, 120.569(1), Fla. Stat. (2015).”
Miccosukee Tribe v. Florida State Athletic Comm. (11th Cir. 2000). · cites it 2× “”); see also Fla. Stat. § 120.51 (1) (“‘Agency’ means: .”
Upjohn Healthcare Servs., Inc. v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 9 Fla. Supp. 2d 196 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hr'g 1984). · cites it 2× “Section 120.51(15)(b), Florida Statutes. The Barclay opinion, by itself, constitutes an agency legal opinion within the meaning of Section 120.”
— 120.51(15)(b) — 1 case
Upjohn Healthcare Servs., Inc. v. Dep't of Health & Rehabilitative Servs., 9 Fla. Supp. 2d 196 (Fla. Div. Admin. Hr'g 1984). “Section 120.51(15)(b), Florida Statutes. The Barclay opinion, by itself, constitutes an agency legal opinion within the meaning of Section 120.”
— 120.51(8)(b) — 1 case
State, Dep't of Fin. Servs. v. Peter R. Brown Constr., Inc., 108 So. 3d 723 (Fla. 1st DCA 2013). “103 is an invalid exercise of delegated legislative authority in violation of section 120.51(8)(b), & (d), Florida Statutes.”
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