Florida Statute 165.051 - Full Text and Legal Analysis

The 2025 Florida Statutes

Title XII
MUNICIPALITIES

Chapter 165
FORMATION OF LOCAL GOVERNMENTS

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165.051 Dissolution procedures.—

(1) The charter of any existing municipality may be revoked and the municipal corporation dissolved by either:

(a) A special act of the Legislature; or

(b) An ordinance of the governing body of the municipality, approved by a vote of the qualified voters.

(2) If a vote of the qualified voters is required, the governing body of the municipality or, if the municipal governing body does not act within 30 days, the governing body of the county or counties in which the municipality is located, shall set the date of the election, which shall be the next regularly scheduled election or a special election held prior to such election, if approved by a majority of the members of the governing body of each governmental unit affected, but no sooner than 30 days after passage of the ordinance. Notice of the election shall be published at least once each week for 2 consecutive weeks prior to the election in a newspaper of general circulation in the municipality.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-192; s. 39, ch. 89-169; s. 13, ch. 90-279.

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Cases Citing Statute 165.051

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Palm Beach v. Everglades Memorial Hosp.

658 So. 2d 577, 1995 WL 390127

District Court of Appeal of Florida | Filed: Jul 5, 1995 | Docket: 1525056

Cited 7 times | Published

NOTES [1] The district also argues that section 165.051, Florida Statutes, provides that the charter

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Jun 7, 2010 | Docket: 3258374

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section 166.031, Florida Statutes? In sum: Section 165.051, Florida Statutes, provides the exclusive manner

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Florida Attorney General Reports | Filed: Oct 29, 1982 | Docket: 3257781

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first question is answered in the affirmative. Section 165.051(1), F.S., in pertinent part, provides that

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