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Fla. Stat. § 162.13 (2025)

Provisions of act supplemental.

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162.13 Provisions of act supplemental.—It is the legislative intent of ss. 162.01-162.12 to provide an additional or supplemental means of obtaining compliance with local codes. Except as provided in s. 162.06(1)(b), nothing contained in ss. 162.01-162.12 shall prohibit a local governing body from enforcing its codes by any other means.

History.—s. 11, ch. 82-37; s. 3, ch. 2021-167.

Notes of Decisions

Cited in 4 cases, 1987–1998 · leading case: Thomas v. State, 614 So. 2d 468 (Fla. 1993).

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Thomas v. State, 614 So. 2d 468 (Fla. 1993). “See §§ 162.13, 162.21(8), Fla. Stat. (1989). Chapter 162, therefore, does not provide guidance on the appropriate penalties for violation of a municipal ordinance.”

Deehl v. Weiss, 505 So. 2d 529 (Fla. 3d DCA 1987). · cites it 2× “4 Section 162.13, which was then added, provides: Provisions of act supplemental.”

Goodman v. Cnty. Court in Broward Cnty., 711 So. 2d 587 (Fla. 4th DCA 1998). · cites it 2× “The third district determined that under section 162.13, Florida Statutes (1983), a municipality could determine which code violations would be heard by the code enforcement board.”

Metro. Dade Cnty. v. Hernandez, 708 So. 2d 1008 (Fla. 3d DCA 1998). “) Next, section 162.13 establishes the supplemental nature of the "Part I" procedures they "shall [not] prohibit a local governing body from enforcing its codes by other means", for instance by "Part II" means.”

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