Florida Statute 125.27 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 125
COUNTY GOVERNMENT

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F.S. 125.27

125.27 Countywide forest fire protection; authority of the Florida Forest Service; state funding; county fire control assessments; disposition; equipment donations.—

(1) The Florida Forest Service of the Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services and the board of county commissioners of each county in this state shall enter into agreements for the establishment and maintenance of countywide fire protection of all forest and wild lands within said county, with the total cost of such fire protection being funded by state and federal funds. Each county shall, under the terms of such agreements, be assessed each fiscal year, as its share of the cost of providing such fire protection, a sum in dollars equal to the total forest and wild land acreage of the county, as determined by the Florida Forest Service, multiplied by 7 cents. The forest and wild lands acreage included in such agreements shall be reviewed each year by the contracting parties and the number of forest and wild land acres and the annual fire control assessment adjusted so as to reflect the current forest acreage of the county. In the event the Florida Forest Service and the county commissioners do not agree, the Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund shall make such acreage determination. All fire control assessments received by the Florida Forest Service from the several counties under agreements made pursuant to this section shall be deposited as follows:

(a) An amount equal to the total forest land and wild land acreage of the counties, multiplied by 4 cents, shall be distributed to the Incidental Trust Fund of the Florida Forest Service; and

(b) An amount equal to the total forest land and wild land acreage of the counties, multiplied by 3 cents, shall be distributed to the General Revenue Fund.

(2) The Florida Forest Service may include provisions in the agreements authorized in this section, or execute separate or supplemental agreements with the several counties, county agencies, or municipalities, to provide communication services and other services directly related to fire protection within the county, other than forest fire control, on a cost reimbursable basis only, provided the rendering of such services does not hinder or impede in any way the Florida Forest Service’s ability to accomplish its primary function with respect to forest fire control.

(3) The Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services may lease, loan, or otherwise make available, without charge, to state, county, and local governmental entities that have fire/rescue responsibilities, new or used fire protection equipment, vehicles, or supplies, which shall include all such items received from public or private entities. The department, and those private or public entities providing at no cost, or de minimis cost, such items for loan or lease through the department, shall not be held liable for civil damages resulting from use or possession of such items. Private or public entities that donate fire/rescue equipment, vehicles, or supplies directly to state, county, or local governmental entities having fire/rescue responsibilities shall not be held liable for civil damages resulting from use or possession of such items.

History.—s. 5, ch. 17024, 1935; CGL 1936 Supp. 2181(23); ss. 14, 35, ch. 69-106; s. 1, ch. 72-305, s. 1, ch. 73-248; s. 3, ch. 2001-279; s. 2, ch. 2008-107; s. 2, ch. 2012-7.

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Amendments to 125.27

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 125.27

Level: Degree
Misdemeanor/Felony: First/Second/Third

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 125.27.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 125.27

Total Results: 6

Knott v. State

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 2016-03-02T00:00:00-08:00

Citation: 198 So. 3d 768, 2016 Fla. App. LEXIS 3029, 2016 WL 801143

Snippet: other woman, Geralyn Graham. Id. at 125-27. As part of this episode, the State alleged that

Brennan v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1999-07-08T00:53:00-07:00

Citation: 754 So. 2d 1

Snippet: Michie Supp.1998)); New York (see N.Y. Penal Law § 125.27 (McKinney 1998)); Ohio (see Ohio Rev.Code Ann.

Horizons Condominium Management Ass'n v. Salvato

Court: Fla. Dist. Ct. App. | Date Filed: 1994-07-29T00:00:00-07:00

Citation: 641 So. 2d 922, 1994 Fla. App. LEXIS 7508, 1994 WL 390783

Snippet: awarded the Sal-vatos damages in the amount of $8,125.27 together with attorney fees and costs and found

Fenelon v. State

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1992-02-12T23:53:00-08:00

Citation: 594 So. 2d 292

Snippet: 1233 (Idaho 1978); State v. Bone, 429 N.W.2d 123, 125-27 (Iowa 1988); State v. Cathey, 241 Kan. 715, 741

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Court: Fla. Att'y Gen. | Date Filed: 1976-01-27T23:53:00-08:00

Snippet: 347, the Division of Forestry is required by s. 125.27(1), F. S., to enter into a contract, when requested…wild lands within the county; and it may, under s. 125.27(2), id., provide communication services and other…or more exhaustive" than the mandate of s. 125.27(1). Thus, insofar as the power of the county to…county" (Emphasis supplied.), pursuant to s. 125.27(1), F. S., by agreement with and in cooperation…Division of Forestry. The division is authorized by s. 125.27(2), F. S., to provide other services directly related

Gonzales v. Sullivan

Court: Fla. | Date Filed: 1878-06-15T00:00:02-07:52:58

Citation: 16 Fla. 791

Snippet: Conn., 585; 5 Conn., 538 ; Cooley’s Con. Lim., 125-27. "We conclude from what has been said that