Florida Statute 161.051 | Lawyer Caselaw & Research

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Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 161
BEACH AND SHORE PRESERVATION

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F.S. 161.051

161.051 Coastal construction by persons, firms, corporations, or local authorities.—Where any person, firm, corporation, county, municipality, township, special district, or any public agency shall construct and install projects when permits have been properly issued, such works and improvements shall be the property of said person, firm, corporation, county, municipality, township, special district, or any public agency where located, and shall thereafter be maintained by and at the expense of said person, firm, corporation, county, municipality, township, special district, or other public agency. No grant under this section shall affect title of the state to any lands below the mean high-water mark, and any additions or accretions to the upland caused by erection of such works or improvement shall remain the property of the state if not previously conveyed. The state shall in no way be liable for any damages as a result of erections of such works and improvements, or for any damages arising out of construction, reconstruction, maintenance, or repair thereof, or otherwise arising on account of such works or improvements.

History.—s. 1, ch. 65-408.

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Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 161.051

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 161.051.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 161.051

Total Results: 6

Board of Trustees of the Internal Improvement Trust Fund v. Sand Key Associates, Ltd.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-07-09

Citation: 509 So. 2d 925, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 372, 1987 Fla. LEXIS 2077

Snippet: court decision in Sand Key I, we held that section 161.051, Florida Statutes (1981), did not entitle the state

BD. OF TRUSTEES OF INTERNAL IMP. TR. FUND v. Sand Key Assoc.

Court: Supreme Court of Florida | Date Filed: 1987-07-09

Citation: 512 So. 2d 934, 12 Fla. L. Weekly 349

Snippet: court upheld the constitutionality of section 161.051, Florida Statutes (1981), determined that it did

Board of Trustees v. Sand Key Associates, Ltd.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1986-01-29

Citation: 489 So. 2d 34, 11 Fla. L. Weekly 307, 1986 Fla. App. LEXIS 6119

Snippet: recognizing that the legislative intent of section 161.051 was not clear, we certified the following question

Sand Key Assoc. v. BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1984-10-26

Citation: 458 So. 2d 369

Snippet: accreted land and the constitutionality of section 161.051, Florida Statutes (1981). In 1974, the state of

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Court: Florida Attorney General Reports | Date Filed: 1979-08-10

Snippet: been preempted to the state. See ss. 161.041 and 161.051, F. S. 1977, and ss. 161.052, 161.053, and 161

BOARD OF TRUSTEES, ETC. v. Medeira Beach Nom., Inc.

Court: District Court of Appeal of Florida | Date Filed: 1973-01-26

Citation: 272 So. 2d 209

Snippet: a retroactive application to Florida Statute § 161.051, F.S.A. which purports to vest title to accretions