The 2023 Florida Statutes (including Special Session C)

Title XVII
MILITARY AFFAIRS AND RELATED MATTERS

Chapter 252
EMERGENCY MANAGEMENT

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F.S. 252.51

252.51 Liability.—Any person or organization, public or private, owning or controlling real estate or other premises who voluntarily and without compensation, other than payment or reimbursement of costs and expenses, grants a license or privilege or otherwise permits the designation by the local emergency management agency or use of the whole or any part of such real estate or premises for the purpose of sheltering persons during an actual, impending, mock, or practice emergency, together with her or his successor in interest, if any, shall not be liable for the death of, or injury to, any person on or about such real estate or premises during the actual, impending, mock, or practice emergency, or for loss of, or damage to, the property of such person, solely by reason or as a result of such license, privilege, designation, or use, unless the gross negligence or the willful and wanton misconduct of such person owning or controlling such real estate or premises or her or his successor in interest is the proximate cause of such death, injury, loss, or damage occurring during such sheltering period. Any such person or organization who provides such shelter space for compensation shall be deemed to be an instrumentality of the state or its applicable agency or subdivision for the purposes of s. 768.28.

History.—s. 1, ch. 74-285; s. 32, ch. 83-334; s. 137, ch. 95-148; s. 8, ch. 2000-140.

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Amendments to 252.51

Arrestable Offenses / Crimes under Fla. Stat. 252.51

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

Current data shows no reason an arrest or criminal charge should have occurred directly under Florida Statute 252.51.

Annotations, Discussions, Cases:

Cases from cite.case.law:

FLEETWOOD HOMES OF FLORIDA, INC. v. REEVES,, 833 So. 2d 857 (Fla. Dist. Ct. App. 2002)

. . . See § 252.51, Fla. . . .

AMERICAN OIL COMPANY, a v. BROWN PAVING COMPANY, a a, 298 F. Supp. 528 (D.S.C. 1969)

. . . three payments are: August 12, 1966 $16,656.83, September 13, 1966 $16,082.07 and December 13, 1966 $8,-252.51 . . .

GUARANTY TRUST CO. OF NEW YORK v. SEABOARD AIR LINE RY. CO., 14 F. Supp. 555 (E.D. Va. 1935)

. . . just indebtedness, but I hold that it Is not entitled to priority. (2) Of the balance, the sum of $1,-252.51 . . .