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Florida Statute 138.01 - Full Text and Legal Analysis Florida Statute 138.01 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research
Fla. Stat. § 138.01 (2026) Copy Cite Official Site Syfertize CourtListener Amendments
138.01 Petition to change county seat.—The qualified electors in any county in this state wishing to change their county seat, shall present to the board of county commissioners of such county a petition signed by one-third of the qualified electors, who are taxpayers on real or personal property, praying for a change of the location of such county seat.
History.—s. 1, ch. 1890, 1872; RS 622; GS 831; s. 1, ch. 6239, 1911; RGS 1578; CGL 2426.

Cases Citing F.S. 138.01

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·Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc., 993 F.2d 1500 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 51 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 15274

185.2 (ten or more migrant workers); Iowa Code § 138.1(8) (1991) (seven or more migrants or two or more
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·Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc., 993 F.2d 1500 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 4 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1993 WL 195370

185.2 (ten or more migrant workers); Iowa Code § 138.1(8) (1991) (seven or more migrants or two or more
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Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc., 981 F.2d 501 (11th Cir. 1993).

Cited 3 times | Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | 1993 U.S. App. LEXIS 610

185.2 (ten or more migrant workers); Iowa Code § 138.1(8) (1991) (seven or more migrants or two or more
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·Volusia Cnty. v. Eubank, 151 So. 2d 37 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 1963).

Cited 1 times | Published | District Court of Appeal of Florida | 1963 Fla. App. LEXIS 3495

...in substance : That on August 16, 1960, the requisite number of qualified electors of Volusia County under Chapter 138, Florida Statutes, F.S.A., filed with the Board of County Commissioners of said county a petition for an election as provided by F.S. 138.01 1 and 138.02, 2 F.S.A., and that said petition was such as to cast on said Board the statutory duty to order an election to be held upon the question of the relocation of the county seat of said county; that on July 6, 1961, said Board adop...
...policy and clearly erroneous, hence said order should be and it is set aside. This cause is remanded for proceedings consistent herewith. Reversed in part, affirmed in part. CARROLL, DONALD K., C. J., concurs WIGGINTON, J., specially concurring. . F.S. 138.01, F.S.A....
...or personal property, praying for a change of location of such county seat.” . F.S. 138.02, F.S.A. provides: “Commissioners to order election. The county commissioners of any county in this state, upon receiving such petition as is specified in § 138.01 shall order an election to be held at the several precincts of such county for the location of such county seat, giving not less than thirty days’ notice thereof, and no person shall be allowed to vote in such elections except those quali...
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·Caro-Galvan v. Curtis Richardson, Inc., 981 F.2d 501 (11th Cir. 1993).

Published | Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit

185.2 (ten or more migrant workers); Iowa Code § 138.1(8) (1991) (seven or more migrants or two or more
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Ago (Fla. Att'y Gen. 1999).

Published | Florida Attorney General Reports

which a county may change its county seat. Section 138.01, Florida Statutes, provides that the qualified

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