Florida Statute 124.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 124
COMMISSIONERS' DISTRICTS

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F.S. 124.01

124.01 Division of counties into districts; county commissioners.—

(1) There shall be five county commissioners’ districts in each county, which shall be numbered one to five, inclusive, and shall be as nearly equal in proportion to population as possible.

(2) There shall be one county commissioner for each of such county commissioners’ districts, who shall be elected by the qualified electors of the county, as provided by s. 1(e), Art. VIII of the State Constitution.

(3) The board of county commissioners shall, from time to time, fix the boundaries of the county commissioners’ districts so as to keep them as nearly equal in proportion to population as practicable, provided that changes made in the boundaries of county commissioner districts pursuant to this section may not be made in the 270 days before a regular general election for the board of county commissioners. Districts may not be drawn with the intent to favor or disfavor a candidate for county commission or an incumbent county commissioner based on the candidate’s or incumbent’s residential address. Any ordinance enacted or adopted by a county on or after July 1, 2023, which is in conflict with this subsection is void.

(4) County commissioners’ districts now existing shall remain as now constituted until changed by the board of county commissioners, as provided by the constitution and in this chapter.

(5) This section shall not apply to Miami-Dade County.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 3723, 1887; RS 573; GS 765; RGS 1469; CGL 2147; s. 1, ch. 24108, 1947; s. 1, ch. 59-459; s. 8, ch. 69-216; s. 23, ch. 2008-4; s. 1, ch. 2023-101.

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Amendments to 124.01

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Cases Citing Statute 124.01

Total Results: 13

Ned L. Siegel, Georgette Sosa Douglas v. Theresa Lepore, Charles E. Burton

234 F.3d 1163

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 18, 2000 | Docket: 2056346

Cited 670 times | Published

commissioners and supervisor of elections; FI. Stat. Ann. § 124.01(2)) (providing for popular election of county

Solomon v. Liberty County, Fla.

957 F. Supp. 1522, 1997 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 4043, 1997 WL 154619

District Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1997 | Docket: 1148957

Cited 11 times | Published

Art. VIII, § 1(e) (county commission); Fla.Stat. § 124.01(2) (county commission); Fla.Stat. § 230.061(1)

Solomon v. Liberty County

899 F.2d 1012

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Apr 5, 1990 | Docket: 66252935

Cited 7 times | Published

Const. Art. VIII, § 1(e) (commission); Fla.Stat. § 124.01 (1987) (commission); id. § 230.061 (school board)

Solomon v. Liberty County

865 F.2d 1566, 1988 WL 131939

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 12, 1988 | Docket: 66241498

Cited 1 times | Published

art. 8, § 1(e) (county commission); Fla.Stat. § 124.01 (same); id. § 230.061 (school board). In both

Brent Berry v. Native American Services Corporation

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 25, 2024 | Docket: 68305438

Published

Argued: Mar 7, 2024

on certain contracts. Id. § 637(a); 13 C.F.R. § 124.1. The SBA administers the 8(a) program

Aquate II, LLC v. Jessica Myers

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 1, 2024 | Docket: 68491632

Published

compete in the American economy. 13 C.F.R. § 124.1; see generally 15 U.S.C. § 637(a). To that end

Canta v. Philip Morris USA, Inc.

245 So. 3d 813

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 27, 2017 | Docket: 6248138

Published

(Third) of the Law Governing Lawyers (2000).8 Section 124(1) provides that the imputation of prior client

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 1, 2001 | Docket: 3255278

Published

VIII, section 1(e), Florida Constitution, and section 124.01, Florida Statutes, that the Gulf County Board

Ago

Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 1, 2001 | Docket: 3258255

Published

RAB/tgh 1 Article VIII, s. 1(e), Fla. Const. 2 Section 124.01, Fla. Stat. 3 See, s. 1.01(8), Fla. Stat.,

Robert C. Touchston v. Michael McDermott

234 F.3d 1133, 2000 WL 1781942

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 6, 2000 | Docket: 396313

Published

and supervisor of elections); Fla. Stat. Ann. § 124.01(2) (providing for popular election of county commissioners);

Ned L. Siegel v. Theresa Lepore

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 6, 2000 | Docket: 396315

Published

commissioners and supervisor of elections; Fl. Stat. Ann. § 124.01(2) (providing for popular election of county commissioners);

Flagler County Board of Commissioners v. Likins

337 So. 2d 801, 1976 Fla. LEXIS 4499

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Sep 16, 1976 | Docket: 64555214

Published

reapportionment, wherein the trial court declared Fla.Stat. § 124.01(3), F.S.A., to be unconstitutional. We have jurisdiction

Madison v. Haynes

264 So. 2d 852, 1972 Fla. App. LEXIS 6564

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 17, 1972 | Docket: 64526971

Published

Jur.2d, Boundaries, § 63; 11 C.J.S. Boundaries § 124; 1 R. Boyer, Florida Real Estate Transactions, §