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The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS
Chapter 162
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT
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F.S. 162.02
162.02 Intent.—It is the intent of this part to promote, protect, and improve the health, safety, and welfare of the citizens of the counties and municipalities of this state by authorizing the creation of administrative boards with authority to impose administrative fines and other noncriminal penalties to provide an equitable, expeditious, effective, and inexpensive method of enforcing any codes and ordinances in force in counties and municipalities, where a pending or repeated violation continues to exist.
History.—s. 1, ch. 80-300; s. 2, ch. 82-37; s. 1, ch. 85-150; s. 1, ch. 86-201; s. 1, ch. 89-268.
Note.—Former s. 166.052.

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Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases Citing Statute 162.02

Total Results: 36

United States v. Isaac Feldman

931 F.3d 1245

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Jul 30, 2019 | Docket: 15987286

Cited 14 times | Published

(same); accord Restatement (Second) of Contracts § 162(2) ; Prosser and Keaton on Torts § 108, at 753-54;

Rodeway Inns of America v. Alpaugh

390 So. 2d 370

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 10, 1980 | Docket: 1750235

Cited 11 times | Published

01, Fla. Stat.; 11 Fla.Jur.2d 469, Contracts § 162. [2] The actual basis of the denial of certiorari

Verdi v. Metropolitan Dade County

684 So. 2d 870, 1996 WL 724135

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 18, 1996 | Docket: 1481826

Cited 10 times | Published

relief sought was essentially the same. [2] Section 162.02 reads: It is the intent of this part to promote

Demura v. County of Volusia

618 So. 2d 754, 1993 WL 134078

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 30, 1993 | Docket: 1720346

Cited 9 times | Published

where a pending or repeated violation exists." Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. (1991). Section 162.09(3), Florida

Miskin v. City of Fort Lauderdale

661 So. 2d 415, 1995 WL 608514

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 18, 1995 | Docket: 1526495

Cited 6 times | Published

ordinances in force in counties and municipalities." § 162.02, Fla. Stat. (1993). Specifically, section 162

Pleasures II Adult Video, Inc. v. City of Sarasota

833 So. 2d 185, 2002 WL 31757000

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 11, 2002 | Docket: 1675642

Cited 5 times | Published

code enforcement boards" (emphasis supplied). Section 162.02, Florida Statutes (1997), authorizes the creation

City of Gainesville Code Enforcement Bd. v. Lewis

536 So. 2d 1148, 1988 WL 139520

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Dec 28, 1988 | Docket: 415743

Cited 5 times | Published

pending or repeated violation continues to exist. Section 162.02. Enforcement is initiated by a code inspector

Monroe County Code Enforcement v. Carter

14 So. 3d 1019, 2009 Fla. App. LEXIS 5774, 2009 WL 1393689

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: May 20, 2009 | Docket: 2536325

Cited 2 times | Published

of enforcing any code and ordinance in force." § 162.02. In these administrative proceedings, there is

Mathieu v. City of Lauderdale Lakes

961 So. 2d 363, 2007 WL 2119203

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 25, 2007 | Docket: 1515791

Cited 2 times | Published

ordinances in force in counties and municipalities." § 162.02, Fla. Stat. (2003). Section 162.09(3), Florida

CSX Corporation v. United States

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Nov 10, 2021 | Docket: 60858216

Published

the Accountable Plan Regulation. See 26 C.F.R. § 162-2; id. § 31.3121(a)-3 (incorporating the requirements

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jul 29, 2010 | Docket: 3255594

Published

Fla. Stat. 8 Section 162.06(5), Fla. Stat. 9 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 10 And see Inf. Op. to Dellagloria

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 13, 2009 | Docket: 3258557

Published

intent for adopting the act is expressed in section 162.02, Florida Statutes: "It is the intent of this

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Aug 26, 2009 | Docket: 3256295

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Structures Board Order #03-08, November 10, 2008. 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 3 Section 162.09(1), Fla. Stat

Broward County v. Recupero

949 So. 2d 274, 2007 Fla. App. LEXIS 1413, 2007 WL 397296

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Feb 7, 2007 | Docket: 64849279

Published

method of enforcing any codes and ordinances.... § 162.02, Fla. Stat. (2001). Accordingly, after inspection

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 28, 2005 | Docket: 3258108

Published

intent for adopting the act is expressed in section 162.02, Florida Statutes: "It is the intent of this

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Nov 13, 2002 | Docket: 3258939

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statutory intent behind the act is expressed in section 162.02, Florida Statutes: "It is the intent of this

Miami-Dade County v. Brown

814 So. 2d 518, 2002 Fla. App. LEXIS 5238, 2002 WL 662885

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 24, 2002 | Docket: 64814526

Published

its code and ordinance exists, Florida Statutes § 162.02, confers on local government the authority to

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 4, 2002 | Docket: 3255579

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Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tgh 1 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 2 Section 162.04(2), Fla. Stat

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 22, 2001 | Docket: 3256008

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Stat., provides the short title for the act. 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat., provides legislative intent for

Florida Progress Corp. v. United States

156 F. Supp. 2d 1265, 1999 WL 33305818

District Court, M.D. Florida | Filed: Dec 2, 1999 | Docket: 2187133

Published

ordinary and necessary business requirements of § 162. 2. Capitalizing the Trenching Costs onto the Underground

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 24, 1997 | Docket: 3255849

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Stat., providing the title for the act. 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 3 Section 162.03(1), Fla. Stat

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 23, 1996 | Docket: 3256943

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continues to exist.5 The plain language of section 162.02, Florida Statutes, setting forth the legislative

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 6, 1995 | Docket: 3258318

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RAB/tgk 1 See, s. 162.01, Fla. Stat. (1993). 2 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. (1993). 3 See, e.g., Ops. Att'y

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 27, 1995 | Docket: 3258322

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Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tgk 1 Section 162.02, Florida Statutes. 2 See, Attorney General

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Dec 14, 1993 | Docket: 3256746

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Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tlt 1 Section 162.02, Fla. Stat. 2 Id. Based on provisions of the

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Nov 24, 1993 | Docket: 3256154

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pursuant to Part I, Ch. 162, F.S. RAB/tjw 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 Id. In light of s. 1, Art. V, State

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Nov 4, 1993 | Docket: 3258556

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Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General RAB/tjw 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 See, s. 162.05, F.S., providing for

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jan 4, 1993 | Docket: 3258579

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Attorney General RAB/tls 1 Section 162.01, F.S. 2 Section 162.02, F.S. Such authorization is necessary for the

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 15, 1992 | Docket: 3257788

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their assistance in addressing this problem. 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 See, AGO's 86-10, 85-84, 85-27, 85-17

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 2, 1992 | Docket: 3255127

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violator. RAB/tjw 1 Section 162.01, F.S. 2 Section 162.02, F.S. Authorization was necessary for the creation

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Nov 14, 1989 | Docket: 3258249

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Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General (gh) 1 Section 162.02, F.S., as amended by s. 1, Ch. 89-268, Laws

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Sep 9, 1988 | Docket: 3257412

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Robert A. Butterworth Attorney General (ls) 1 Section 162.02, F.S. 2 See, AGO 86-10 in which this office

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Feb 17, 1987 | Docket: 3258811

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administrative fines on, a traffic infraction. Section 162.02, F.S. (1986 Supp.), provides that the legislative

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Mar 26, 1985 | Docket: 3255545

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license, fire, building, zoning, and sign codes.' Section 162.02, F.S. In AGO 84-55, this office concluded that

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 9, 1984 | Docket: 3257617

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force in counties and municipalities . . . ." Section 162.02, F.S. Subsection (4) of s162.05, F.S., states:

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Apr 2, 1984 | Docket: 3255721

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enforcing county or municipal technical codes. Section 162.02, F.S. The local code inspectors are the authorized