Florida Statute 162.03 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XI
COUNTY ORGANIZATION AND INTERGOVERNMENTAL RELATIONS

Chapter 162
COUNTY OR MUNICIPAL CODE ENFORCEMENT

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F.S. 162.03

162.03 Applicability.—

(1) Each county or municipality may, at its option, create or abolish by ordinance local government code enforcement boards as provided herein.

(2) A charter county, a noncharter county, or a municipality may, by ordinance, adopt an alternate code enforcement system that gives code enforcement boards or special magistrates designated by the local governing body, or both, the authority to hold hearings and assess fines against violators of the respective county or municipal codes and ordinances. A special magistrate shall have the same status as an enforcement board under this chapter. References in this chapter to an enforcement board, except in s. 162.05, shall include a special magistrate if the context permits.

History.—ss. 1, 2, ch. 80-300; s. 3, ch. 82-37; s. 2, ch. 86-201; s. 1, ch. 87-129; s. 2, ch. 89-268; s. 2, ch. 99-360; s. 63, ch. 2004-11.

Note.—Former s. 166.053.

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Total Results: 37

Grayden v. Rhodes

345 F.3d 1225, 2003 U.S. App. LEXIS 19293, 2003 WL 22137047

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 17, 2003 | Docket: 397767

Cited 277 times | Published

and other insect infestations. . Fla. Stat. § 162.03. The Board has the authority to issue final orders

Robert Clark, Jr. v. Union Mutual Life Insurance Company

692 F.2d 1370, 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 23578

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Dec 6, 1982 | Docket: 254315

Cited 56 times | Published

coverage of such employee or such member.... Section 162(3) further provides that exceptions of the policy

Club Madonna, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach

924 F.3d 1370

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 24, 2019 | Docket: 15673847

Cited 54 times | Published

162.11 ; see also Fla Stat. Ann. § 162.03 (providing that special masters with enforcement

Ellis Banking Corporation v. Commissioner of Internal Revenue Service

688 F.2d 1376, 50 A.F.T.R.2d (RIA) 5909, 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 24827

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Oct 15, 1982 | Docket: 954032

Cited 45 times | Published

appeals. II. To be deductible under section 162, 3 an expenditure must meet five conditions

DA Mortgage, Inc. v. City of Miami Beach

486 F.3d 1254, 2007 U.S. App. LEXIS 11597, 2007 WL 1452002

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: May 18, 2007 | Docket: 226646

Cited 33 times | Published

ordinance at issue here. The plaintiffs argued that section 162.03, Florida Statutes, only allowed the City to

Mid-South Holding Company, Inc. v. United States

225 F.3d 1201, 2000 WL 1239257

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Sep 14, 2000 | Docket: 688155

Cited 25 times | Published

also Boarding & Search of Vessels, 19 C.F.R. § 162.3(a) (1999). 6 This broad grant of authority

City of Hollywood v. Mulligan

934 So. 2d 1238, 31 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 461, 2006 Fla. LEXIS 1476, 2006 WL 1837930

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: Jul 6, 2006 | Docket: 1461223

Cited 20 times | Published

a local government code enforcement board. See § 162.03, Fla. Stat. (1999). The City bears the burden

United States v. Thomas Hartwell Liles, Michael Harold Jones, John Richard Salane

670 F.2d 989, 1982 U.S. App. LEXIS 21041

Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit | Filed: Mar 15, 1982 | Docket: 928662

Cited 13 times | Published

of the Coast Guard is not limited by 19 C.F.R. § 162.3(a)). 3 . 21 U.S.C. § 955a(f) provides:

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

proceedings to be statutorily authorized by section 162.03(2), Florida Statutes, therefore, the court

City of Palm Bay v. Wells Fargo Bank, N.A.

114 So. 3d 924, 38 Fla. L. Weekly Supp. 322, 2013 WL 2096257, 2013 Fla. LEXIS 1000

Supreme Court of Florida | Filed: May 16, 2013 | Docket: 60232017

Cited 7 times | Published

Local Government Code Enforcement Boards Act. Section 162.03, Florida Statutes (2004), authorizes municipalities

City of Tampa v. Braxton

616 So. 2d 554, 1993 WL 95600

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Mar 31, 1993 | Docket: 1726498

Cited 7 times | Published

ordinance local government code enforcement boards. Section 162.03(1), Fla. Stat. We find persuasive the Florida

Metropolitan Dade County v. Hernandez

708 So. 2d 1008, 1998 WL 146178

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Apr 1, 1998 | Docket: 1528275

Cited 4 times | Published

even peculiar about this arrangement. First, section 162.03(2), Florida Statutes (1995), states that a

Richbon, Inc. v. Miami-Dade County

791 So. 2d 505, 2001 Fla. App. LEXIS 9508, 2001 WL 770000

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 11, 2001 | Docket: 1228812

Cited 2 times | Published

masters, rather than boards, as permitted by section 162.03, Florida Statutes (2000). The special master

Sarasota County v. BOW POINT ON GULF CONDO.

974 So. 2d 431, 2007 WL 3120415

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Oct 26, 2007 | Docket: 1717212

Cited 1 times | Published

boards is authorized by section 162,03, Florida Statutes (2005). Under section 162.03(2), the special magistrate

MICHAEL HAYES AND DEBRA FERRAGAMO-HAYES v. MONROE COUNTY, FLORIDA

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jan 12, 2022 | Docket: 62217907

Published

administrative code enforcement system. Id.; see § 162.03(2), Fla. Stat. Part II provides for supplemental