The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 138
COUNTY SEATS

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F.S. 138.12

138.12 Commissioners may expand county seat.—The board of county commissioners of any county may expand the geographical area of the county seat of its county beyond the corporate limits of the municipality named as the county seat by adopting a resolution to that effect at any regular or special meeting of the board. Such a resolution may be adopted only after the board has held not less than two public hearings on the proposal at intervals of not less than 10 or more than 20 days and after notice of the proposal and such meetings has been published in a newspaper of general circulation in the county. However, nothing herein shall be deemed to extend the boundaries of the municipality in which the county seat was previously located or annex to such municipality the territory added to the county seat.

History.—s. 1, ch. 73-320.

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Amendments to 138.12

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 138.12

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 138.12.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

COUNTY OF VOLUSIA, a v. STATE, 417 So. 2d 968 (Fla. 1982)

. . . county seat as soon as the county seat has been decided upon by the electors, we note that section 138.12 . . . If the Volusia County Council exercises its authority under section 138.12 and expands the county seat . . . Section 138.12 provides: The board of county commissioners of any county may expand the geographical . . . It could accomplish this by expanding the geographic area of DeLand as provided by section 138.12, Florida . . .