Florida Statute 155.04 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

The 2024 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 155
HOSPITALS

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F.S. 155.04

155.04 County hospitals; petition; election; establishment.—

(1) Whenever the board of county commissioners of any county in the state shall be presented with a petition signed by 5 percent of the resident freeholders of such county, asking that an annual tax may be levied for the establishment and maintenance of a public hospital at a place in the county named therein, and shall specify in said petition the maximum amount of money proposed to be expended in purchasing or building said hospital, such board of county commissioners shall submit the question to the qualified electors of the county who are freeholders at the next general election to be held in the county, or at a special election called for that purpose, first giving 30 days’ notice thereof in one or more newspapers published in the county, if any be published therein, or posting written or printed notices in each precinct of the county, which notice shall include the text of the petition and state the amount of the tax to be levied upon the assessed property of the said county which tax shall not exceed 5 mills on the dollar, and be for the issue of the county bonds, to provide funds for the purchase of the site, or sites, and the erection thereon of a public hospital and hospital buildings, and for the support of same, which bonds shall be payable within 30 years, which said election shall be held at the usual places in such county for voting upon county officers, and shall be canvassed in the same manner as the vote for the county officers is canvassed. The ballots to be used in any election at which such hospital question is submitted, shall be printed with a statement substantially as follows:

For a mill tax for a bond issue for a public hospital, and for maintenance of same:

YES

(2) If a majority of the freeholders who are qualified electors shall participate in said election and a majority of the votes cast at such election on the proposition so submitted shall be in favor of said tax for such bond issue, the board of county commissioners shall levy a tax so authorized, which shall be collected in the same manner as other taxes are collected, and credited to the hospital fund, and shall be paid out on the order of the hospital trustees for the purposes authorized by this law, and for no other purposes whatever.

History.—s. 1, ch. 20905, 1941; s. 1, ch. 26513, 1951.

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Cases Citing Statute 155.04

Total Results: 20

ERIK SATERBO, STEPHEN SATERBO AND BENJAMIN D. MARKUSON v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2024-02-28

Snippet: 2d 1293, 1321 (S.D. Fla. 2010); see also § 624.155(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (2023) ("An action for bad

ERIK SATERBO, STEPHEN SATERBO AND BENJAMIN D. MARKUSON v. STATE FARM MUTUAL AUTOMOBILE INSURANCE COMPANY

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-09-15

Snippet: 3d 1363, 1367 (11th Cir. 1994))); see also § 624.155(4)(a), Fla. Stat. (2023) ("An action for bad

Samantha Elaine Tsuji v. H. Bart Fleet, etc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2023-06-29

Snippet: liable for damages as determined by law.”); § 624.155(4), Fla. Stat. (2022) (“Upon adverse adjudication

STATE OF FLORIDA v. ROBERT SAMPAIO

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2020-02-19

Snippet: 155(3), Fla. Stat. (2016). Additionally, section 812.155(4)(b) states that “failure to redeliver the property

Demase v. State Farm Florida Ins. Co.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2018-03-26

Citation: 239 So. 3d 218

Snippet: in appropriate cases, punitive damages. § 624.155(4), (5), (8), Fla. Stat. (2014). As a condition

Ellsworth v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2012-06-08

Citation: 89 So. 3d 1076, 2012 WL 2052773, 2012 Fla. App. LEXIS 9193

Snippet: ... § 812.155(8) (emphasis added). Section 812.155(4)(b) creates a permissive inference that failure

Government Employees Insurance Co. v. King

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2011-05-06

Citation: 68 So. 3d 267, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 6452

Snippet: awarded at the end of the case under section 624.155(4). The proposal for settlement served in the earlier

Smith v. State

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2009-04-17

Citation: 9 So. 3d 702, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 3243, 2009 WL 1025412

Snippet: prima facie evidence of fraudulent intent." § 812.155(4)(b); see also State v. Rygwelski, 899 So.2d 498

UNITED INS. v. Office of Ins. Regulation

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2008-06-30

Citation: 985 So. 2d 665, 2008 Fla. App. LEXIS 9882, 2008 WL 2572615

Snippet: under which payments are being made. Section 624.155(4) provides: "Upon adverse adjudication at trial or

Explorer Insurance Co. v. Bockel

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2007-01-31

Citation: 948 So. 2d 845, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 1088

Snippet: multiplier, pursuant to sections 768.79 and 624.155(4). Explorer conceded that Van Bockel was entitled

DADELAND DEPOT. v. St. Paul Fire and Marine

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2006-12-21

Citation: 945 So. 2d 1216, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 882, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 2953, 2006 WL 3741019

Snippet: is an insured within the meaning of section 624.155.[4] The question raised by Justice Wells' dissent

State v. Sanders

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-06-22

Citation: 905 So. 2d 241, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 9623, 2005 WL 1457746

Snippet: (2003). In Rygwelski, we held that section 812.155(4)(b) did not create an “unconstitutional presumption”

State v. Person

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-06-03

Citation: 903 So. 2d 281, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 8313, 2005 WL 1307665

Snippet: the trial court’s order which finds section 812.155(4)(b), Florida Statutes (2001), to be unconstitutional

State v. Green

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-06-01

Citation: 902 So. 2d 352, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 8120, 2005 WL 1281662

Snippet: that trial court erred by identifying section 812.155(4)(b) as mandatory presumption when it is permissive

State v. Higby

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-04-27

Citation: 899 So. 2d 1269, 2005 Fla. App. LEXIS 5964, 2005 WL 954847

Snippet: trial court found in its order that section 812.155(4)(b) creates a mandatory presumption that relieves

State v. Rygwelski

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2005-04-22

Citation: 899 So. 2d 498, 2005 WL 924262

Snippet: holding section 812.155(4)(b) unconstitutional. The trial court found that section 812.155(4)(b) creates a

Ago

Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 2003-03-25

Snippet: 4 Section 193.155(6), Fla. Stat. 5 Section 193.155(4)(a), Fla. Stat. 6 See, Article X, s. 7, Fla. Const

Amendments to the Florida Rules of Workers' Compensation Procedure

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 2002-09-19

Citation: 829 So. 2d 791, 27 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 795, 2002 Fla. LEXIS 1884, 2002 WL 31084673

Snippet: 029, 4.030, 4.065, 4.105, 4.115, 4.141, 4.143, 4.155, 4.310, 4.350, 4.360, 4.370, 4.380, forms 4.901, 4

Investment Corp. of Palm Beach v. Department of Business & Professional Regulation, Division of Pari-Mutuel Wagering

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-08-09

Citation: 764 So. 2d 845, 2000 Fla. App. LEXIS 10145, 2000 WL 1114309

Snippet: withheld by the permit-holders as takeout.” § 550.155(4),(5), Fla. Stat. (1999). . "Guest track” means

National SEC. Fire & Cas. Co. v. Dunn

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 2000-03-10

Citation: 751 So. 2d 777, 2000 WL 263184

Snippet: compel Dunn to post a discovery bond. Section 624.155(4)(c), Florida Statutes, provides that any person