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Fla. Stat. § 120.72 (2025)

Legislative intent; references to chapter 120 or portions thereof.

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120.72 Legislative intent; references to chapter 120 or portions thereof.—Unless expressly provided otherwise, a reference in any section of the Florida Statutes to chapter 120 or to any section or sections or portion of a section of chapter 120 includes, and shall be understood as including, all subsequent amendments to chapter 120 or to the referenced section or sections or portions of a section.
History.—s. 3, ch. 74-310; s. 1, ch. 76-207; s. 1, ch. 77-174; s. 57, ch. 78-95; s. 13, ch. 78-425; s. 38, ch. 96-159.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 36 cases (1 in the last 5 years), 1975–2026 · leading case: State Ex Rel. Dept. of Gen. Serv. v. Willis, 344 So. 2d 580 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977).
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State Ex Rel. Dept. of Gen. Serv. v. Willis, 344 So. 2d 580 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). · cites it 8× “[8] Comprehensive bills to repeal such statutes by explicit reference have been introduced in succeeding Legislatures, but none has yet passed.”
Life Care Centers v. Sawgrass Care Ctr., 683 So. 2d 609 (Fla. 1st DCA 1996). · cites it 6× “[6] Subsection two of section 120.72, Florida Statutes (Supp.1974), provided: All administrative adjudicative proceedings begun prior to January 1, 1975 shall be continued to a conclusion under the provisions of the Florida Statutes, 1973, except that administrative adjudicatory…”
City of Plant City v. Mayo, 337 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 1976). · cites it 4× “On that basis, and because it would cause confusion to allow that order to remain outstanding in light of our disposition here, we also set aside Order No.”
Askew v. Cross Key Waterways, 372 So. 2d 913 (Fla. 1978). · cites it 2× “05(4) and (8), Florida Statutes (1975); Section 120.72, Florida Statutes (1975). Within 45 days after receiving the recommendations of the Division of State Planning, the Administration Commission must either reject the recommendations or adopt them with or without modification.”
Florida Dept., of Offender Rehab. v. Jerry, 353 So. 2d 1230 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). · cites it 2× “He concluded that since Section 120.72(1), Florida Statutes (Supp.”
McDonald v. Dept. of Banking & Fin., 346 So. 2d 569 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “Section 120.72(2), Fla. Stat. (1975); Lewis v.”
Caloosa Prop. Owners Ass'n v. Palm Beach Cnty. Bd., 429 So. 2d 1260 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). · cites it 3× “The appellant cites Section 120.72(1)(a), Florida Statutes, as authority to bolster its argument that section 380.”
Pierce v. Div. of Ret., 410 So. 2d 669 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). · cites it 10× “To further emphasize its intention to make chapter 120 the exclusive remedy for review of agency actions, the legislature enacted chapter 78-95, Laws of Florida (1978), which further amended section 120.72 and added section 120.722.”
Lewis v. Judges of Dist. Court of App., First Dist., 322 So. 2d 16 (Fla. 1975). · cites it 5× “[15] See Section 120.72, Fla. Stat. (1974). It is also clear that judicial review of the rule is governed by the new act and available in the First District Court of Appeal.”
Smith v. Crawford, 645 So. 2d 513 (Fla. 1st DCA 1994). · cites it 2× “Even if the statute did so require, section 120.72, Florida Statutes (1993), provides that an agency head can be recused in the event of a conflict of interest so as to allow the agency to act as required by law; however, no party has insisted on pursuing relief under that…”
State Ex Rel. City of Casselberry v. Mager, 356 So. 2d 267 (Fla. 1978). · cites it 2× “74-310, Laws of Florida, enacting § 120.72(1), Fla. Stat. (1975). § 120.31 provided for judicial review under the 1961 administrative procedure act, which was repealed in its entirety by the 1974 enactment.”
Chung-Ling Yu v. Criser, 330 So. 2d 198 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976). · cites it 4× “) § 120.72(1)) An Agency may be exempted from the provisions of the APA only by express order of the Administration Commission and after a public hearing.”
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— 120.72(1) — 11 cases
State Ex Rel. Dept. of Gen. Serv. v. Willis, 344 So. 2d 580 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “[8] Comprehensive bills to repeal such statutes by explicit reference have been introduced in succeeding Legislatures, but none has yet passed.”
Florida Dept., of Offender Rehab. v. Jerry, 353 So. 2d 1230 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978). “He concluded that since Section 120.72(1), Florida Statutes (Supp.”
State Ex Rel. City of Casselberry v. Mager, 356 So. 2d 267 (Fla. 1978). “74-310, Laws of Florida, enacting § 120.72(1), Fla. Stat. (1975). § 120.31 provided for judicial review under the 1961 administrative procedure act, which was repealed in its entirety by the 1974 enactment.”
Pierce v. Div. of Ret., 410 So. 2d 669 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). “To further emphasize its intention to make chapter 120 the exclusive remedy for review of agency actions, the legislature enacted chapter 78-95, Laws of Florida (1978), which further amended section 120.72 and added section 120.722.”
City of Plant City v. Mayo, 337 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 1976). “On that basis, and because it would cause confusion to allow that order to remain outstanding in light of our disposition here, we also set aside Order No.”
— 120.72(1)(a) — 3 cases
Caloosa Prop. Owners Ass'n v. Palm Beach Cnty. Bd., 429 So. 2d 1260 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983). “The appellant cites Section 120.72(1)(a), Florida Statutes, as authority to bolster its argument that section 380.”
Pierce v. Div. of Ret., 410 So. 2d 669 (Fla. 1st DCA 1982). “To further emphasize its intention to make chapter 120 the exclusive remedy for review of agency actions, the legislature enacted chapter 78-95, Laws of Florida (1978), which further amended section 120.72 and added section 120.722.”
Sporl v. Lowrey, 431 So. 2d 245 (Fla. 1st DCA 1983).
— 120.72(2) — 8 cases
City of Plant City v. Mayo, 337 So. 2d 966 (Fla. 1976). “On that basis, and because it would cause confusion to allow that order to remain outstanding in light of our disposition here, we also set aside Order No.”
McDonald v. Dept. of Banking & Fin., 346 So. 2d 569 (Fla. 1st DCA 1977). “Section 120.72(2), Fla. Stat. (1975); Lewis v.”
Lewis v. Judges of Dist. Court of App., First Dist., 322 So. 2d 16 (Fla. 1975). “[15] See Section 120.72, Fla. Stat. (1974). It is also clear that judicial review of the rule is governed by the new act and available in the First District Court of Appeal.”
Chung-Ling Yu v. Criser, 330 So. 2d 198 (Fla. 1st DCA 1976). “) § 120.72(1)) An Agency may be exempted from the provisions of the APA only by express order of the Administration Commission and after a public hearing.”
Citizens of Florida v. Mayo, 333 So. 2d 1 (Fla. 1976).
— 120.72(2)(a) — 2 cases
Biltmore Const. Co. v. Florida Dept., Etc., 363 So. 2d 851 (Fla. 1st DCA 1978).
Bigler v. Dep't of Banking & Fin., 394 So. 2d 989 (Fla. 1981).
— 120.72(3) — 3 cases
Fla. Interconnect Tel. v. Fla. Pub. Serv., 342 So. 2d 811 (Fla. 1976).
Pub. Serv. Com'n v. Cent. Corp., 551 So. 2d 568 (Fla. 1st DCA 1989).
Citizens of the State v. Wilson, 568 So. 2d 904 (Fla. 1990).
— 120.72(4) — 1 case
Southside Motor Co. v. Askew, 332 So. 2d 613 (Fla. 1976).
— 120.72(l)(a) — 1 case
Redner v. State, 532 So. 2d 8 (Fla. 2d DCA 1988).
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