Florida Statute 157.1 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2024 Florida Statutes (including 2025 Special Session C)

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 157
DRAINAGE BY COUNTIES

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F.S. 157.01

157.01 Public ditch, drain or canal.—Whenever it shall be deemed necessary or expedient, for sanitary or agricultural purposes or conducive to the public health, convenience or welfare, or public utility, or for the benefit of any lands that are low, wet, submerged or liable to become submerged, to establish a public ditch, drain or canal in any of the counties of this state by a majority of those owning the lands through which such proposed ditch, drain or canal shall run or by those owning the greater part of the lands through which such proposed ditch, drain or canal shall run, and by a majority of those owning lands or by those owning the greater part of the lands contiguous thereto, that are benefited by such ditch, drain or canal, the majority of those owning such lands or those owning the greater part of such lands as aforesaid, shall present a petition to the county commissioners of the county in which such ditch, drain or canal is to be located, with a plat of said lands, showing the general course of such proposed ditch, drain or canal, setting forth the cause for the same, its length and the lands to be benefited thereby. Upon filing such petition and plat with the county commissioners, they shall lay the same over until the next regular meeting and give notice by publication at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks, in some newspaper published in the county, of the date when they will consider said petition, citing all persons who may be interested to appear and present any reason why such petition should not be granted.

History.—s. 1, ch. 5035, 1901; GS 950; s. 1, ch. 6457, 1913; s. 1, ch. 6958, 1915; s. 1, ch. 7307, 1917; RGS 1734; CGL 2785; s. 7, ch. 90-279.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 157.01

Level: Degree
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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 157.01

Total Results: 6

Gilbert v. Gilbert

447 So. 2d 299

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 27, 1984 | Docket: 1311837

Cited 7 times | Published

(1963). According to 2 A. Scott, The Law of Trusts § 157.1 (3d ed. 1967) (footnotes omitted): Dependents

In Re Shores of Panama, Inc.

387 B.R. 864, 2008 WL 2156340

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida | Filed: May 22, 2008 | Docket: 1704937

Cited 3 times | Published

into core and non-core proceedings in 28 U.S.C. § 157.[1] The bankruptcy judge is empowered to enter final

Tom Bush Volkswagen, Inc. v. Kuntz

429 So. 2d 398, 35 U.C.C. Rep. Serv. (West) 1176

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 29, 1983 | Docket: 1222361

Cited 3 times | Published

correct one. See also Restatement of Restitution § 157(1)(b). The denial of a set-off is reversed. *400

Miller v. Florida Inland Navigation District

130 So. 2d 615, 1961 Fla. App. LEXIS 2770

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jun 1, 1961 | Docket: 60197526

Cited 2 times | Published

delegated by Section 2785 et seq., C.G.L., now F.S. § 157.01 et seq., F.S.A., brought a petition in eminent

Graves v. POMPANO BEACH EX REL. CITY COM'N

74 So. 3d 595

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 23, 2011 | Docket: 2358148

Cited 1 times | Published

development." POMPANO BEACH, FLA., CODE ORDINANCES § 157.01 (emphasis added). A "plat" is defined as: A map

Graves v. City of Pompano Beach ex rel. City Commission

74 So. 3d 595, 2011 Fla. App. LEXIS 18739

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Nov 23, 2011 | Docket: 60303536

Published

development.” Pompano Beach, Fla., Code Ordinances § 157.01 (emphasis added). A “plat” is defined as: A map